During the week of June 4-10, President M. Russell Ballard, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, rededicated the Columbus Ohio Temple. Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ministered across southern South America, including in Uruguay and Chile. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gave an update about recent health challenges and his slow return back to work.
Bishop Gérald Caussé dedicated a new Global Distribution Services Center that will provide and distribute Church materials to members around the world. Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon addressed Latter-day Saint cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Primary General President Susan H. Porter spoke to students and faculty gathered during a BYU–Idaho devotional.
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed political participation, voting and the political neutrality of the Church in a June 1 letter. The Yigo Guam Temple suffered damage during the downpour and 140 mph winds of Typhoon Mawar, including saturated carpets and furniture, damage to trees and landscaping. Historians Richard E. Turley Jr. and Barbara Jones Brown joined the Church News podcast to provide context and understanding to one of the grimmest episodes in Church history.
Read summaries and find links to these nine articles below.
1. President Ballard rededicates the Columbus Ohio Temple

President Ballard rededicated the Columbus Ohio Temple on Sunday, June 4. “I testify that the temples are the houses of the Lord. It is here where Heavenly Father instructs His children and helps us prepare to return to His presence,” President Ballard told Church News.
2. Elder Soares ministers in South America

Elder Soares ministered across southern South America, speaking with the Uruguayan president to “do something to bless the people” and, while in Chile, teaching of the importance of learning of Christ and following the prophet.
3. Elder Holland shares update on closer to the Lord

Elder Holland gave an update about recent health challenges and gave thanks for the prayers and many expressions of prayers and well wishes for him and his wife, Sister Patricia Holland. The Church News revisited a video of the Hollands speaking about their health concerns and how they’ve drawn closer to the Lord. “I have felt like everything I have done that’s been a challenge has driven me closer and closer to the Lord — everything. I don’t think you can have light without having darkness, and that kind of hope carries you,” Sister Holland says.
4. New Global Distribution Services Center will provide and distribute Church materials to members around the world

Bishop Gérald Caussé dedicated a new Global Distribution Services Center in Salt Lake City that will provide and distribute Church materials to members around the world, which, according to Bishop Caussé, will “help in the great and holy work of saving souls.
5. President Cordon addresses Latter-day Saint cadets at U.S. Air Force Academy

Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon addressed Latter-day Saint cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy, saying, “I’m so impressed with who you are and what grand things the Lord has in store for you. I hope you realize that you are loved and known.”
6. What the metaphor of ‘a cloud of witnesses’ means to President Porter

Primary General President Susan H. Porter spoke to students and faculty gathered during a BYU–Idaho devotional on Tuesday, June 6, in the BYU–I Center on the Rexburg, Idaho, campus. President Porter taught that In times of spiritual drought, remembering past witnesses can provide rain for parched souls.
7. First Presidency letter emphasizes Latter-day Saints’ participation in elections and civic affairs, reaffirms political neutrality

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed political participation, voting and the political neutrality of the Church in a June 1 letter that is being read to Latter-day Saints in the United States in their ward and branch sacrament meetings.
8. Yigo Guam Temple, several meetinghouses remain closed due to damage from May 24 typhoon

The Yigo Guam Temple suffered damage during the downpour and 140 mph winds of Typhoon Mawar, including saturated carpets and furniture, damage to trees and landscaping. Cleanup efforts at the temple and local meetinghouses have been underway for more than a week.
9. ‘And the truth shall set you free’ — historians discuss the Mountain Meadows Massacre and its aftermath

Historians Richard E. Turley Jr. and Barbara Jones Brown joined the Church News podcast to provide context and understanding to one of the grimmest episodes in Church history.