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After raising more than $6.3 million for charity throughout the Christmas season, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint has released a video showing many of the funds being delivered around the world. The video also highlights the benefits these donations are having to the recipients. The money was raised by the Church’s Giving Machines as part of it’s …

“We want to know how the children and youth program is going,” said President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Oaks and his wife, Sister Kristen M. Oaks, hosted a Face to Face worldwide broadcast for the youth that originated on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Sunday, …

According to an updated news release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the coronavirus continues to impact both missionaries and members of the faith in Asia. Two temples, the Taipei Taiwan Temple and Seoul Korea Temple, are closing temporarily. In some areas of the world, members have been instructed not to gather for weekly Sabbath day meetings …

In a small bit of news first announced in a letter to leaders and shared by Church News, a change has come to wifi network available in meetinghouses and other buildings for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The current password for the Church’s worldwide network, Pioneer47, has been used for many years and has even become a …

The new handbook for leaders and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (first announced in January) is now available in English online and in the Gospel Library app. Nine of the 38 chapters have been completely rewritten, and one section of another chapter has been updated. See the summary of the changes below. Also see a …

In a new statement posted on Church Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discusses how the sacred funds of the Church are used. The full text of the article is below: In 1991, then Church President Gordon B. Hinckley said, “The tithes of the Church are sacred. They are appropriated in the manner set forth by the …

After the economic conditions in Liberia have worsened, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced all missionaries will be temporarily transferred from the country. The full statement from Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff reads: Economic conditions in Liberia have continued to deteriorate, leading to increased difficulties in obtaining basic supplies and conducting missionary work. For this reason, The …

The second volume of Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days is now available for purchase. The digital version is also available for free in the Church History section of the Gospel Library app. Readers will find themselves moved by the volume’s countless stories of sacrifice. Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of …

Beautiful new photos of the Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple have been released alongside the official open house and dedication dates. The temple, first announced in April 2103, will be dedicated in three sessions on May 17, 2020. A public open house will be held from April 17 through May 2, 2020.

Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles traveled to the Guatemala National Palace in Guatemala City for a historic meeting with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, who took office in January.   Me reuní con Ulisses Soares y miembros de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días, conversamos sobre las iniciativas humanitarias que tiene …