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3 ways I find hope as I wait for the temple doors to reopen

Every Monday morning, I eagerly check Newsroom to see what temples will reopen in the coming week. I feel joy for my fellow Saints around the world as the sealing power is once again available in their country in the first phase of reopening. I marvel as I picture missionaries preparing to serve during a pandemic who have the opportunity to receive their endowment before their departure through temples in the second phase of reopening.

The entrance to the “Inside a Temple” tour at Temple Square Visitors’ Center

Temple Worship

The best moment of the new ‘Inside a Temple’ tour at Temple Square

By Maddie Tolk

“Our guide told us this was the only room where he wouldn’t be talking.”

Help for Life Challenges

This hauntingly beautiful hymn might become a new Church favorite

By Abby Larkins

Similar in melody to ‘If You Could Hie to Kolob,’ this moving piece is one everybody needs to hear.

Church Announces General Conference Sessions Will Now Be Consolidated

In a message sent to Church leadership, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles announced changes for future general conferences. The following letter is to be read in sacrament meetings throughout the world:

Latter-day Saint Life

Watch: How One of the Early Criticisms of the Book of Mormon Became an Evidence of Its Truthfulness

By LDS Living

Book of Mormon Central recently created a video demonstrating how the "reformed Egyptian" Moroni mentions in the Book of Mormon initially proved a topic of constant criticism during the early days of the Church but how later archeological evidence has come to support the existence of this "manner of speech" (Mormon 9:32).

LDS Church gives $1.5 million to African immunization charity

The GAVI Alliance today commended the leadership and generosity of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its US$ 1.5 million gift and the volunteer work of LDS members to support immunisation programmes through the GAVI Alliance. The donation will be doubled as part of the GAVI Matching Fund by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, making the Church-sponsored LDS Charities the seventh public-private partner in the programme. Under the GAVI Matching Fund, the Gates Foundation and the British Government have agreed to match contributions to GAVI from corporations, foundations, their customers, employees, business partners and members to raise US$ 260 million for immunisation through 2015.

First YSA Building in Europe Dedicated in England

Sunday afternoon 16th March saw the dedication of the new Young Single Adult Building in Manchester, England by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve. The 5 storey facility was full from the cultural hall on the top floor to the baptismal font area in the basement, bursting with 570 in attendance and nearly 100 non-member friends of the young adults.

New Church History Seminary Manual Discusses Sensitive Topics

The Church has released a new edition of the Doctrine and Covenants and Church History manual for seminary students. One of the remarkable aspects of the new manual is that it includes a discussion of several sensitive topics in church history. These topics include the following.

Mormonism in Pictures: The Beauty and Purpose of Mormon Temples

This week, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the open house and dedication dates for the Gilbert Arizona Temple, the next temple the Church will open. The Church currently operates 141 temples around the world. In today’s Mormonism in Pictures, we feature photos of Mormon temples and discuss the role they play in the lives of Church members.

Portrait of Oliver Cowdery, the First Mormon Lawyer, Joins BYU Law School

In addition to being the "second elder" of the Church during the Restoration, one of the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon and the principal scribe for its translation, Oliver Cowdery was the first Mormon lawyer in Church history. Now, a portrait hanging in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University memorializes him for that achievement and the sterling character he exemplified during his legal career.