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Thanks to members of the church worldwide and ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org for providing these updates. Please Note: It is possible that progress has been made on temples not included in this article that we have not been made aware of.  If you have updates (including pictures or video) about a temple near you, feel free to send it to calledtoshare (at) ldsdaily.com.    President Nelson Announces New Temples …

Magdiel Negron moved to Utah two years ago but is originally from Puerto Rico. He decided to record President Russell M. Nelson announcing twelve new temples in the October 2018 General Conference. He had no idea a temple in Puerto Rico was going to be announced and his reaction is priceless. Watch it below!   Do you have a reaction …

A federal lawsuit has been filed against Brenda and Richard Miles, daughter and son-in-law of President Russell M. Nelson, president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The lawsuit has brought 30-year-old allegations against the couple to the surface, allegations that were rejected by multiple law enforcement investigations at the time. The lawsuit, filed by six …

Featured Image | AP Photo/Rick Bowmer A former bishop and Texas businessman has been excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after a formal disciplinary hearing with his local Church leaders. Sam Young, who founded Protect LDS Children as a campaign to end all one-on-one interviews between Latter-day Saint youth and adult leaders, appeared before his leaders earlier …

From Olympic training to Temple sealing, Courtney & Ryan explain that “we don’t believe that at death we part. After this life, marriage will continue and you’ll still be able to be with your family.” Courtney Webb and Ryan Spencer met on the dating app Mutual, created especially for Latter-day Saints. They were married after eight months and their love …

A Latter-day Saint designer is getting love online for his hilarious re-design of the pews found in Latter-day Saint chapels. The post on Instagram features multiple additions anyone will get a chuckle at. “The idea for the post actually did come while I was in sacrament meeting,” Ryan Moore told us. “I noticed that the supporting column of the pew …

The public is invited to tour the newly completed Concepción Chile Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is the faith’s second temple in Chile, the first having been completed in Santiago in 1983. The First Presidency of the Church has announced that the open house will be held from Saturday, September 15, to Saturday, October 13, 2018, …

An artist rendering of the Pocatello Idaho Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was released today, Thursday, September 6, 2018. The rendering features a three-story temple with a center spire. The temple will be located east of Satterfield Drive and Butte Street in Pocatello in a new subdivision known as Crestview Estates – Division 2. This will …

On September 3, 2018, a woman suing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints disrupted a fast and testimony meeting to confront the former MTC president she claims sexually attacked her thirty years ago. McKenna Denson visited the ward of Joseph Bishop, who served as the president of the Mission Training Center in 1984 while Denson was serving as …

An anti-Latter-day Saint reference has been removed from the latest issue of the Amazing Spider-Man comic book. Ryan Ottley, an artist for Marvel Entertainment, originally included a visual reference to the CES Letter, an online document by former member Jeremy Runnells that criticizes the faith.     Marvel investigated and decided to remove the reference. They released the following statement to The Hollywood Reporter: …