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Latter-day Saint temples continue to be built around the world as the gospel of Jesus Christ rolls forth. Here’s a quick look at temple news and updates from this last week. New Design For Provo Utah Temple Released Images of the new design for the Provo Utah Temple have been released. The location of the temple will remain the same. …

The Church of Jesus Christ’s annual Light The World initiative has officially begun. This year’s theme will be “Light The World With Love.” The Light The World campaign is an amazing time to show love and to serve those around us. It is also a great time to invite friends of all faith traditions to get involved and to learn …

Latter-day Saint temples continue to be built around the world as the gospel of Jesus Christ rolls forth. Here’s a quick look at temple news and updates from this last week. Stained Glass Installed In Columbus Ohio Temple Steeple The steeple for the Columbus Ohio Temple is being assembled on the ground before being lifted and secured on the roof. …

The Giving Machines, a charitable take on traditional vending machines, have become a celebrated Christmas tradition for Latter-day Saints around the world. However, many wonder how they can participate if they don’t have a Giving Machine close by. This year, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has worked with their charitable partners to add their most popular donation …

Although current divisions among the religious and secular in the United States are distressing and complex, President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency is advocating a better approach to current conflicts. Delivering the University of Virginia’s 2021 Joseph Smith Lecture on religious liberty on Friday night, the Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and First …

The following statement was given by Sam Penrod, a spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Seventy full-time missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are all safe following a serious incident on Friday, November 12, 2021, during a zone conference in Torreón, Mexico. Two men entered a Church meetinghouse armed with guns and …

Latter-day Saint temples continue to be built around the world as the gospel of Jesus Christ rolls forth. Here’s a quick look at temple news and updates from this last week. Pocatello Idaho Temple Dedicated The Pocatello Idaho Temple was dedicated Sunday, November 7, by President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The temple …

For the large populations of Latter-day Saints in the Intermountain West, travel is a way of life. There are students going to Brigham Young University campuses, mission farewells and arrivals, and weddings at the dozens of temples scattered throughout the region. This doesn’t include the many vacation opportunities, from concerts and national parks to General Conference. How can you enjoy …

Sam Penrod, spokesman with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has released this statement to media: Due to growing concerns about civil unrest in Ethiopia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has temporarily moved missionaries serving in the Ethiopia Addis Ababa Mission out of the country. Sixty missionaries, including the mission leaders, President and Sister Dudfield, …

The first Giving Machine for the 2021 Christmas season has launched and Dan Reynolds, frontman of the rock band Imagine Dragons, made the first donation at the kickoff event in Las Vegas. “This is for our kids. This is to show them what life is about,” Reynolds said at the event. “It’s to teach them a quick lesson that it’s …