Nothing says General Conference like our Tie Tracker! Come watch real-time results to the fashion trends of our General Authorities. Vera Wang, for the win! Will President Eyring continue his quest for stark stripes? Will President Uchtdorf change the world and regularly be the only member of the First Presidency to change his tie for every session of General Conference?

Basketball star and New York native Jimmer Fredette is heading home.

The Joseph Smith Memorial Building is home to The Roof Restaurant, FamilySearch Center, and beloved Legacy Theater, but before its days as a memorial building, it used to be a world-class hotel. Live music, fine dining, lavish ballrooms—maybe even a sighting of Elton John, Katharine Hepburn, or John F. Kennedy—were all part of the Hotel Utah, where there were no limits on splendor.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced dates for the opening of Brazil’s seventh temple and the 165th temple in the world. The open house for the Fortaleza Brazil Temple is scheduled for April 27 through May 18, 2019. The temple will be dedicated Sunday, June 2, and a devotional for the youth is the day before on June 1.

In 1960, I was living near Hamburg in West Germany and was called to be the mission YMMIA president. Half of the members of our mission lived in East Germany, which necessitated having counterpart Young Men’s and Young Ladies’ presidents serving in the same capacity in East Germany. Because the Church members were scattered over a large area, we made a special effort to plan as many activities as possible that could be attended by all the youth of the mission. This presented some problems peculiar to our mission, since half the mission was in West Germany and West Berlin, and the other half was behind the Iron Curtain. It was impossible to hold any activities in the eastern sector, so we scheduled all of our programs in West Berlin so that the East Germans could also attend. They could easily board a subway in East Berlin, ride across the border into West Berlin and attend the meeting, then return to their homes without difficulty.

When a fire destroyed 188 tents earlier this year, Latter-day Saint Charities helped provide the resources to build more permanent concrete structures to replace the lost homes. Read more:

There's nothing quite like being an American missionary around Thanksgiving. Whether you have a dinner appointment, are trying to find classic Thanksgiving staples in a different country, or are making due with what you got, there's no doubt this day is an adventure.

Stories in this episode: Vinnie’s experience of coming unto Christ is made up of small decisions that end up changing his heart in unexpected ways; Lisa's decisions about which hymns to sing at her son's funeral end up leading to a moment of profound healing.

At the beginning of August, Rese and Darvin Moore celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary. This month, they’ll travel to Hawaii and finish the 16-month-long celebration of their 50th.