Senior leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have a new place to share their messages and testimonies about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each member of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles now has his own YouTube channel.
Launched on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, leaders shared their first video messages on the popular video site.
President Dallin H. Oaks’ video titled “What Does Being Perfect in Jesus Christ Mean?” comes from a message he shared in a Latter-day Saint chapel on a recent ministry in Europe.
President Henry B. Eyring’s “Because of Temple Covenants, There Is No Need To Fear” video illustrates a message he shared in the April 2024 general conference when he shared his experience at the time of the Teton Dam collapse nearly 50 years ago.
President D. Todd Christofferson’s video is titled, “Seeking the Kingdom First: How to Align Your Life with God’s Will.”
Like many other social media posts from Church leaders, these messages are pulled from various locations and events where the leaders speak. Some are recorded specifically to be shared on social media platforms.
While the current videos on each channel are published in English, captions are available in Spanish, Portuguese and French. Other languages may become available in the future.
According to Statista, YouTube trails only Facebook among social media platforms in terms of unique users. Facebook’s 3 billion users is 500 million more than YouTube, but the video site still has more regular users than Instagram, WhatsApp and TikTok.
Church leaders have shared their witness of the Savior and His Church on some platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more than a decade.
Those who wish to receive notifications when Church leaders publish new videos on their YouTube channels can subscribe to the leaders’ channels either on YouTube.com or in the YouTube app.
The Church has additional video content on YouTube on its official channel at YouTube.com/@churchofjesuschrist, where the Church has nearly 2.5 million subscribers. The Church also has a dedicated channel on YouTube for general conference at YouTube.com/@churchofjesuschristgeneralconf.
Church News also has a YouTube channel featuring videos of Church leader ministries, weekday Church News updates, Church News podcast excerpts and other videos pertaining to the news of the Church. Those videos can be seen at YouTube.com/@ChurchNewsVideos.
Church leaders on YouTube
Church leaders can be found on YouTube by adding the usernames listed below to the URL YouTube.com/ or by searching the usernames on YouTube.
President Dallin H. Oaks: @Dallin_H_Oaks
President Henry B. Eyring: @HenryB.Eyring
President D. Todd Christofferson: @D.ToddChristofferson
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: @DieterF.Uchtdorf
Elder David A. Bednar: @DavidA.Bednar
Elder Quentin L. Cook: @Quentin_L_Cook
Elder Neil L. Andersen: @NeilL.Andersen
Elder Ronald A. Rasband: @RonaldA.Rasband
Elder Gary E. Stevenson: @GaryE.Stevenson
Elder Dale G. Renlund: @DaleG.Renlund
Elder Gerrit W. Gong: @Gerrit_W_Gong
Elder Ulisses Soares: @Ulisses.Soares
Elder Patrick Kearon: @Patrick.Kearon
Elder Gérald Caussé: @Gérald_Caussé
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect leadership changes since it was originally published. YouTube accounts originally created for the late President Russell M. Nelson and the late President Jeffrey R. Holland remain accessible.
