Official Church Info
Apostles Visit Members in Brazil
From January 20 to 29, 2012, Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, along with Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Presidency of the Seventy, visited Church members in Brazil. The Brethren were accompanied by their wives, as well as by the Brazil Area...
President Uchtdorf dedicates new Bishops’ Central Storehouse
Mormon Life says: “God is in His heavens, but He asks that we, His disciples on earth, serve as His hands.” —President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf dedicated a new 570,000-square-foot Bishops’ Central Storehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Bishop H. David Burton, Presiding Bishop,...
Seminary program celebrates century of teaching Mormon teens
In 1912, adjacent to Granite High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, Thomas J. Yates assumed the challenging task of organizing and teaching the first seminary class of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). Yates, a Cornell University trained engineer and a power plant employee,...
Kansas City Missouri Temple open house and dedication dates announced
The First Presidency has announced open house and dedication dates for the Kansas City Missouri Temple.
The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from Saturday, 7 April 2012, until Saturday, 21 April 2012, excluding Sundays.
Bishop Burton joins leaders to promote religious freedom and marriage
Mormon Life says: The letter he signed promotes the protection of marriage between a man and a woman.
Last Thursday, Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, H. David Burton, joined 38 prominent leaders of different faiths in signing a letter advocating traditional...
2012 sharing time theme
The theme for the 2012 Outline for Sharing Time — "Choose the Right" — will help Latter-day Saint children learn that agency, or the ability to make choices, is part of Heavenly Father's plan, said Sister Rosemary M. Wixom, Primary general president."Agency was a part of our life before this...
Church launches new Hong Kong newsroom website
Only months after the launch of the Church’s Mexico Newsroom website, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched the Hong Kong Newsroom website: mormonnewsroom.hk.
Collaboration of Jewish Center and LDS Institute Builds Friendship
From May through August 2011, there could be found at the Tucson Arizona LDS Institute of Religion an interesting mix of people. For those four months, students and staff of the University of Arizona’s Hillel Foundation Jewish Student Center utilized empty offices and space at the institute while...
Saints in Solomon Islands Celebrate First District with Service
Latter-day Saints in Honiara, Solomon Islands, celebrated the organization of the nation’s first district this month. The historic event was marked by the Saints’ humanitarian efforts throughout their communities. For example, using humanitarian funds provided by the Church, members teamed up...
Year in Review: 2011 Another Year of Progress for the Church
Mormon Life says: Love this look at the last year from the perspective of the Church. It has been a great one!
In 2011 new temples were announced and others dedicated, and increased public attention was focused on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in what many journalists have called the...
New features kick off issues of the 2012 Friend magazine
Mormon Life says: Love the "I Can Play It!" feature.
Readers of the Friend magazine will notice new and exciting features designed to enhance scripture learning and provide music for young musicians. Other new features will cater to older children...
Church Offers Program to Help Those with Addictions and Their Families
Mormon Life says: Love that the Church has this program.
Rod was 12 years old when some older teens in his neighborhood introduced him to alcohol and drugs. Although he didn’t necessarily see it this way at the time, he began using the substances to...
Redesign of Mormon Channel Website and App Increases Usability
Early in December, Mormon Channel—a media channel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—enhanced features of both its website, mormonchannel.org, and its free mobile app, increasing usability and visual appeal. The new design is meant to be more intuitive and user-friendly and now...
Site acquired for Meridian Idaho LDS Temple
The Meridian Idaho Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hasn't been completely designed yet, but it does have an address: 7345 North Linder Road in Meridian. The location just north of the intersection of North Linder Road and Chinden Blvd. in Idaho's third-largest city was...
Elder Keith W. Wilcox dies at age 90
Elder Keith W. Wilcox, who served in the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy from 1984 to 1989, died Friday evening, Dec. 16. Elder Wilcox,a resident of Ogden, Utah, was 90 years old. An architect before he was called as a General Authority, he is perhaps best known for his design of the...
