Menu
In the News
In the News
Leaders & Ministry
Elder Bruce D. and Sister Susan H. Porter pose for a photo in 2011. Elder Porter died in December 2016. Sister Porter was called as first counselor in the Primary general presidency in April 2021.
What President Porter learned about labels after her husband’s death
By Sydney Walker
As a widow, President Porter learned that life experiences do not define her or others. The most important labels, as President Nelson taught, are “child of God,” “child of the covenant” and “disciple of Jesus Christ.”
Screen_Shot_2022_07_17_at_12.43.42_AM.png
In case you missed it: Elder Uchtdorf’s surprise FSY visit, Tabernacle Choir’s concert, plus seven more articles
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
Elder Uchtdorf’s surprise visit to FSY and Tabernacle Choir’s Pioneer Day concert were among articles published on July 10 to 16.
merlin_2931310.jpg
‘Your strength is Jesus Christ’ Elder Uchtdorf tells youth during surprise visit at FSY
By Ryan Jensen
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf made an unannounced visit to see nearly 400 youth attending an FSY conference at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.
merlin_2927342.jpg
‘God wants me to love people': What prepared Sister Tracy Y. Browning to be the first Black woman to serve in a general presidency
By Trent Toone
Sister Browning, who joined the Church as a teenager, sees her new calling in the Primary general presidency as an opportunity to bless and minister to all of God’s children.
merlin_2933633.jpg
Elder Cook, Europe leaders participate in U.K. conference on preventing violence, promoting religious freedom
By Scott Taylor
Co-sponsored by the Church, the “Preventing Violence, Promoting Freedom of Belief” conference focused on how women and children are leading interfaith efforts.
Sister Michelle D. Craig, first counselor in the Young Women general presidency, greets sister in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in March 2022.
Today is Sister Michelle D. Craig’s birthday. Here are 8 of her quotes from the past year
By Mary Richards
Bishop L. Todd Budge, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, speaks in a BYU Pathway devotional broadcast on July 12, 2022.
Is your life’s drill set in reverse? Bishop Budge on why ambitions should be Christlike
By Valerie Walton
Primary General President Camille N. Johnson invites a child to play a sequence of chimes on a xylophone during a Primary devotional in Anchorage, Alaska, June 11, 2022.
What Elder Rasband and President Johnson taught Primary children in Alaska about the Holy Ghost
By Sydney Walker
Week_in_Review_White_lines_July_8.jpg
In case you missed it: Tokyo Japan Temple rededication, President Ballard on pioneers, Elder Uchtdorf on citizenship, plus 6 more stories
By Capri Baker
Brother James McConkie Wright and Sister Amy A. Wright, second counselor in the Primary general presidency, pose for a portrait outside of the Beehive House in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 16, 2022.
Sister Amy A. Wright enters ‘new’ Primary call with year’s experience, perspective and emphasis on children’s relationship with the Savior
By Scott Taylor
A year serving in the outgoing Primary general presidency, Sister Wright has gotten to know — and learn with — children and Primary leaders worldwide.
President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, talks about pioneers while sitting in front of the Mary Fielding Smith home at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 15, 2020.
Pioneer Day is more than handcarts — it’s about the story of the Restoration, President Ballard says
By Sydney Walker
edfb0b8f2dae35ca48edce1c4d6d832e7d22397f170919_Inauguration_969_scaled.jpg
President Henry B. Eyring to speak at BYU–Idaho commencement in July
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency delivers the 2021 Joseph Smith Lecture in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021.
13 times Church leaders have spoken about the importance of religious liberty in the past year
By Christine Rappleye
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, points to the audience during the Patriotic Service of America’s Freedom Festival in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah, on Sunday, July 3, 2022.
Elder Uchtdorf at Provo Freedom Festival: Citizenship in God’s kingdom is the highest hope for humanity
By Mary Richards
Screen_Shot_2022_07_01_at_3.01.16_PM.jpg
In case you missed it: President Nelson’s invitation for spiritual preparation, a handwritten copy of Doctrine and Covenants 11, plus 7 more stories
By Sydney Walker
President Henry B. Eyring, right, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Elder Gary E. Stevenson, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, look over the grounds prior to the Tokyo Japan Temple rededication in Tokyo on Sunday, July 3, 2022.
President Eyring rededicates Tokyo Japan Temple, Church’s longest-operating in Asia
By Jason Swensen
Sister Susan H. Porter, general president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Primary, poses for a photo at the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 4, 2022. Currently the first counselor, she will begin serving as the Primary general president on Aug. 1, 2022.
‘It’s in the doing’ – How Susan H. Porter hopes to help strengthen the faith of children as Primary general president
By Mary Richards
Through all she has learned, President Susan H. Porter knows that strengthening the faith of the rising generation has to start in Primary.
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks at a devotional for parents during his visit to the Philippines June 8-20, 2022, with Sister Ruth Renlund.
With 4 temples under construction in their country, Elder Renlund urges Filipino Saints: Be a temple-ready people
By Church News Archives
FTxrKS3XsAIYHUQ_e1656518338809.jpeg
Elder Cook meets with government officials in Kazakhstan
By Sydney Walker
Elder Marcus B. Nash, a General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Missionary Department, speaks at the 2022 Seminar for New Mission Leaders on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Provo Missionary Training Center.
Elder Nash shares 3 principles and 5 how-tos of being converted unto the Lord
By Scott Taylor
During her June 25, 2022, presentation, Sister Amy A. Wright encourages new mission leaders to utilize the youth in their assigned area to help the missionaries find people to teach.
Success awaits mission leaders when they align their hearts with God, promises Sister Wright
By Jason Swensen
Residents of Cabo Verde walk in the rain on Monday, June 20, 2022.
Scott Taylor: An Apostle’s prayer for the Praia temple and ‘the miracle of the rain’
By Scott Taylor
A leader teaches young women from the Queen Creek Arizona South Stake how to do archery during a Young Women camp at Camp LoMia near Pine, Arizona, on June 3, 2021.
Young Women: How to help create a Christ-centered and youth-led camp
By For the Church News
Elder Gerrit W. Gong, far right, enlists a group of returned missionaries and former mission leaders to teach ways to find people to teach during his June 25, 2022, presentation at the 2022 New Mission Leaders Seminar.
Wise missionaries keep ‘multiple lines in the water,’ teaches Elder Gong
By Jason Swensen
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addresses mission leaders during the 2022 Seminar for New Mission Leaders on Friday, June 24, 2022.
Elder Rasband on helping young mission leaders lead in the Savior’s way
By Scott Taylor
Elder Neil L. Andersen and his wife, Sister Kathy Andersen, speaking during the 2022 Seminar for New Mission Leaders in Provo, Utah, on June 23, 2022.
Elder Neil L. Andersen and Sister Kathy Andersen on how to lead as disciples of Jesus Christ
By Ryan Jensen
President Russell M. Nelson waves to missionaries during the 2022 Seminar for New Mission Leaders on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah.
In special sacrament meeting for mission leaders, President Nelson urges all to spend private time each day with the Lord
By Sarah Jane Weaver
Elder Dale G. Renlund frequently called upon newly called mission leaders to share personal experiences during his June 25, 2022, presentation at the 2022 Seminar for New Mission Leaders.
Mission leader success, teaches Elder Renlund, comes when their missionaries become faithful disciples of Christ
By Jason Swensen
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland speaks about the importance of utilizing the scriptures to discover revelation on June 25, 2022, during the Seminar for New Mission Leaders.
Anchor missionary work to scripture teachings, Elder Holland counsels mission leaders
By Jason Swensen
President Dallin H. Oaks delivers the opening message of the Saturday, June 25, 2022, session of the 2022 Seminar for New Mission Leaders in Provo, Utah.
Understanding and being committed to the Savior is fundamental for all missionaries, declares President Oaks
By Jason Swensen