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Primary General President Rosemary K. Chibota hugs a child in Tacloban City, Philippines, Sept. 19, 2026.
Latter-day Saint Life
Pres. Chibota on how to help your kids know they are never alone
By  Church News
October 07, 2026 11:24 AM MDT
In her first international ministry assignment, President Rosemary K. Chibota ministered in the Church’s Philippines Area.
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The American Red Cross responds to the flooding in Central Texas in July 2025.
Latter-day Saint Life
How the Church’s $7 million donation to the American Red Cross will expand life-saving efforts
By  Church News
October 05, 2026 12:54 PM MDT
“As followers of Jesus Christ, we seek to care for our neighbors, lift burdens, and bring hope to individuals and families in times of need.”
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Latter-day Saint young adults gather in the ICCU Arena on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow, Idaho, to listen to a "100 years of institute" commemorative devotional on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.
Latter-day Saint Life
Celebrating 100 years of institute: A look back at where it all started
By  Church News
October 01, 2026 10:11 AM MDT
Sessions held the first classes near the campus of the University of Idaho, with just 25 students.
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Jesus Christ with Mary and Martha statue at Temple Square
Latter-day Saint Life
Going to general conference? Here’s what’s new at Temple Square right now
By  Church News
September 28, 2026 10:44 AM MDT
A new statue of Christ with Mary and Martha was installed on September 15.
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Elder Gilbert speaks to Jose Coy in Schaumburg, Illinois
Follow the Prophets
Elder Gilbert testifies of God’s love during Spanish youth devotional in Chicago
By  Church News
September 25, 2026 10:08 AM MDT
“He knows you. He is already trying to do a marvelous work in your lives.”
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Jane Seymour and CeCe Moore, RootsTech 2027
Latter-day Saint Life
Golden Globe-winning actress and DNA expert to speak at RootsTech 2027
By  Church News
September 24, 2026 10:07 AM MDT
Additional keynote speakers will be announced at a later date.
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In the six-part video series “Dedicate,” to be released Oct. 4, 2026, seven young adults from different countries tour Salt Lake Temple renovations and testify of Christ, temples and temple covenants.
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New video series on temples will premiere after general conference
By  Church News
September 23, 2026 11:00 AM MDT
In two weeks, the Church will release a six-part video series called “Dedicate.”
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Two sister missionaries talking with a young man on a Hong Kong subway.
From the Church
The Church just reached 2 major missionary records
By  Church News
September 22, 2026 10:53 AM MDT
The milestone comes as the Church opened 55 new missions this summer.
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Temple Worship
Ground broken for the Barcelona Spain Temple
By  Church News
September 21, 2026 11:09 AM MDT
With the ceremony livestreamed in Spanish, Catalan, French, and English, ground was broken for the Barcelona Spain Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, Sept. 19.
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Elder Neil L. Andersen shakes hands with attendees after speaking at a devotional at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.
Follow the Prophets
Elder Andersen’s counsel for choosing discipleship in a confusing world
By  Church News
September 18, 2026 11:14 AM MDT
“To make your faith in the Savior central to all your important motivations and decisions requires an unusual clarity of purpose.”
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David K. Beus, E. Brian Gentry, and Scott J. Harris, all first cousins in the Othello Washington Stake
Stories of Faith
These 3 cousins are serving as bishops in the exact same stake
By  Church News
September 15, 2026 10:55 AM MDT
“We like to go to lunch and just talk about what’s working, what’s not working.”
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LDS and Sikh food kit distribution ceremony in Dubai 2026
Latter-day Saint Life
How Sikhs in Dubai are honoring a late stake president
By  Church News
September 14, 2026 02:44 PM MDT
The chairman of a Sikh temple in Dubai met a former stake president at an interfaith conference in 2014.
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Dates announced for the next 2 batches of Salt Lake Temple open house tickets
By  Church News
September 10, 2026 09:44 AM MDT
The tickets from the first batch were all claimed within 24 hours.
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Temple Worship
See Nicaragua’s first temple
By  Church News
September 09, 2026 10:05 AM MDT
The Managua temple will be dedicated October 18 by Elder Ronald A. Rasband.
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Sister JoAnn F. Phillips and Sister Kristen M. Oaks smile at each other.
Latter-day Saint Life
Sister Oaks’s simple teaching tool that has impacted 100,000+ testimonies
By  Church News
September 08, 2026 11:30 AM MDT
Sister Kristen M. Oaks and her friend JoAnn F. Phillips developed a creative tool to teach children how to bear their testimonies.
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Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during a devotional at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
Follow the Prophets
Elder Cook shares 3 questions that shaped every major decision in his life
By  Church News
September 04, 2026 10:02 AM MDT
Elder Cook called these questions “keystones of faith” in a devotional at the Provo MTC on September 1, 2026.
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Two young women study during a For the Strength of Youth conference in Chile on Feb. 10, 2026.
Latter-day Saint Life
5 ways youth can prepare for new Sunday schedule
By  Church News
September 02, 2026 11:02 AM MDT
In a recent Church News podcast, President Emily Belle Freeman and President Timothy L. Farnes discussed how to navigate the transition.
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Graphic of US LDS Church growth from 2000–2025
Latter-day Saint Life
Where is the Church growing fastest in the US?
By  Church News
August 27, 2026 10:06 AM MDT
Over the past 25 years, the number of Latter-day Saints increased in 49 of 50 states.
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf greets Kathleen Hartshorn following a special multistake meeting in Spokane, Washington, on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026.
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Pres. Uchtdorf and Elder Andersen offer messages of hope in Washington after wildfires
By  Church News
August 26, 2026 10:54 AM MDT
The two Apostles met with Latter-day Saints from multiple stakes on Sunday, August 23.
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Vanessa Duerson and her husband, Brian Kristofer Duerson, stand outside the Columbia South Carolina Temple in Columbia, South Carolina, on April 24, 2024.
Stories of Faith
She didn’t know why God prompted her to move—until she opened her Ancestry app
By  Church News
August 25, 2026 10:06 AM MDT
For Vanessa and her husband, moving across the country was an act of faith.
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The Salt Lake Temple, still under renovation, is seen from the new Visitors Center area in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 13, 2026.
From the Church
How to reserve tickets to tour the Salt Lake Temple
By  Church News
August 21, 2026 09:57 AM MDT
Reservations will be available starting next month.
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Karl Anderson, 89, left, talks with Elder David A. Bednar following the dedication ceremony of the Cleveland Ohio Temple in Independence, Ohio, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.
Temple Worship
Elder Bednar dedicates the Cleveland Ohio Temple
By  Church News
August 19, 2026 11:03 AM MDT
The temple is about 25 miles southwest of historic Kirtland, Ohio.
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Jake Hardy visits the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on the first day it is partially reopened after a two and a half year renovation in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 30, 2025.
From the Church
Temple Square announces new Christ-centered experiences
By  Church News
August 18, 2026 10:01 AM MDT
“These new Temple Square experiences have been designed to help all guests learn of Jesus Christ.”
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The Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple at sunrise.
Temple Worship
Gorgeous photos from Cambodia’s first temple open house
By  Church News
August 14, 2026 10:47 AM MDT
“Cambodia is a country that treasures temples.”
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