Bind patrons "joyfully to the promises they make in solemnity before Thee," said President Dieter F. Uchtdorf in the prayer to dedicate the Willamette temple.

"With full hearts, we praise Thee and Thy Holy Son," said President Christofferson in the Yorba Linda California Temple dedicatory prayer.

Led by two Apostles, Latter-day Saints across America participated in combined Sunday School lessons to discuss religious freedom, the Constitution and other foundational documents.

The temple "marks a milestone in the progress of the kingdom of God on the earth," President Christofferson said at the California Temple.

New presidents and matrons of the new Knoxville Tennessee and Modesto California temples have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service when the temples are dedicated.

Two stakes were created in Idaho and Tennessee, and seven stake presidencies were reorganized in Canada, Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Learn more about them here.

"You are not a data point. You’re a beloved child of God with moral agency and divine potential," Elder Gong says.

Here are 10 stories from the Church News for the week of May 31 to June 6.

A series of pivotal life decisions helped Elder Lebethoa, sustained as a General Authority Seventy during April 2026 general conference, learn to trust the Lord.

Individuals will draw closer to Christ as they follow living prophets and the Spirit, the Apostle taught.