A step-by-step guide for every first-time temple goer

Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presented Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, with a two-volume family history today in her Wellington office.

One of the most frequently asked doctrinal questions since the early days of the Church concerns the history and whereabouts of the Israelites sometimes called the "lost ten tribes." Yet "Where are the lost ten tribes?" is not a Latter-day Saint question at all. It was brought into the Church by early converts from other denominations, who were already speculating concerning it. It was asked more commonly in past generations, but even today the question still arises. It is unfortunate that it should be asked at all, however, because latter-day revelation gives clear teaching on the subject—as does the Bible. The expression "lost tribes" is found in only two verses of scripture—both in the Book of Mormon (see 2 Ne. 29:13; 3 Ne. 17:4). Both passages refer to members of the house of Israel outside their ancestral homeland. Nephi indicates that the word lost shows the perspective of the Israelites in Palestine: the "lost" tribes were simply "lost from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem" (1 Ne. 22:4). Thus those people are Israelites who were removed from Palestine and whose history was unknown to those who remained, including to the writers of the Bible and the Book of Mormon.

Two leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Relief Society and Young Women organizations recently opened a dialogue with Chile’s Minister of Women and Gender Equity, Isabel Plá.

I love that ministry in the Church helps me get to know people I never would have been able to otherwise—especially sisters who have experience and wisdom to share with me. Seven years ago, my visiting teacher Betty Owen sat and listened to me cry in frustration. There was just too much work to do and not enough of me. My four kids were running riot. My pregnancy made me slow and hot and tired. I had projects piling up, and my anxiety and depression were getting out of control.

The Church has called 14 new general board members to the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary boards who will join other Church leaders for the upcoming general women's session of general conference.

Latter-day Saint trapeze artists Tyce and Mary Nielsen made it into the top 10 finalists for America’s Got Talent and will perform in the finale and on tour.

Over 49,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to the Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field on Saturday. It wasn’t “Mormon Night” for the Mariners and the Church members didn’t come to watch baseball at all. It was the largest “non-sporting event in the history of Safeco Field,” and the second largest event the venue has ever hosted, according to the Deseret News.

"There is urgency," said Elder Jack N. Gerard of the Seventy said about legalizing medical marijuana. "This isn't 'let's wait till next year to have a conversation.' It needs to be dealt with soon. There's an urgency to accomplish this. . . . With this coalition, we're calling on public officials to act and act promptly."

“The rivers are expected to crest tomorrow, so it’s only going to get worse for us in the next couple of days,” Fayetteville North Carolina Stake President Jeffrey Quick told Church News on Sunday. “We’ve just got to get this rain out of here, or it’s just going to keep adding to the rivers.”