Latter-day Saint leaders recently met with government officials in Chile and Peru to advance interfaith dialogue, collaborate on community service and promote religious liberty.
Elder Marcus B. Nash addressed faith leaders at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C., and advocated for the protection of religious freedom.
During recent ministry in central Asia and the Middle East, Elder David A. Bednar dedicated the first Latter-day Saint chapel Azerbaijan, and met with Uzbekistan president and religious leaders in United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Nearly 150 delegates, representing 47 countries worldwide, gathered at BYU in Provo, Utah, to participate in an international symposium on religious freedom.
At an address in Rome, Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said AI should give "nondiscriminatory accuracy and respectful portrayal" of faith.
“As disciples of Christ, we have a solemn responsibility to advocate for human dignity and moral agency in a setting of religious pluralism,” Apostle said at Rome conference.
From the early days of the Restoration, Church leaders have championed the fundamental human right to religious freedom. Here are 17 times Church leaders have emphasized the importance of religious liberty.