When a fire broke out in the Provo Tabernacle on a frigid December morning in 2010, we were all broken hearted. When the announcement was made in 2011's October general conference that the tabernacle would be restored into a temple, we all found a degree of comfort and hope. And now, as the dedication of the new temple nears (set for the 20th of March next year), the excitement is almost palpable. Check out the latest images of the progress of the Provo City Center temple.

The following article was written by Elder Fred A. “Tony” Parker and shared in a special Ensign issue celebrating the revelation extending the priesthood to all worthy male members in the Church.

Where do the dedicatory prayers come from? Is it the same prayer each time? What do temple dedicatory prayers say? Answers to common questions.

The Church made a minor but important change to the bread sacrament prayer in the French scriptures recently.

George Potter’s long journey from the Valley of Lemuel to Utah started in 1995 when Craig Thorsted and George located the real Mount Sinai in Arabia. The following day while retracing the saga of Moses, they came upon an amazing valley with a small river of continually flowing water exactly a three-day camel ride into the wilderness (1 Nephi 2:6). George immediately recognized that this must be the Valley of Lemuel. Subsequent visits to the valley proved that the small river and valley contain all the attributes of the valley that Nephi described.

President Joseph Fielding Smith taught an important principle when he explained that “all revelation since the fall has come through Jesus Christ, who is the Jehovah of the Old Testament. In all of the scriptures, where God is mentioned and where he has appeared, it was Jehovah who talked with Abraham, with Noah, Enoch, Moses and all the prophets. He is the God of Israel, the Holy One of Israel. . . . The Father has never dealt directly and personally since the fall, and he has never appeared except to introduce and bear record of the Son.”1 Elsewhere President Smith pointed out that “after Adam’s transgression he was shut out of the presence of the Father who has remained hidden from his children to this day, with a few exceptions wherein righteous men have been privileged with the glorious privilege of seeing him. . . . Since the fall all revelation and commandments from the Father have come through Jesus Christ.”2

During the Saturday morning session of conference, the Tabernacle Choir sang a less well-known second verse of “Keep the Commandments”.

After the invitation went out on Nov. 25 for members to join the "Light the World" initiative, members everywhere served in Christlike ways during the Christmas season to draw closer to the Savior.

As we sing the hymns each Sunday and at other Church-related activities and meetings, it's important to remember the messages of hope and faith in the lyrics of the songs.

Nearly 500 people recently gathered for the inaugural Canadian Black History Summit held in a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The free conference, held April 16, 2016, was co-hosted by the nonprofit FamilySearch International (the genealogical arm of the Church) and the Ontario Black History Society.