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LDS Church Releases Article About Pokémon GO Visitors

We've grown accustomed to seeing people texting while walking, but lately have you noticed strangers wandering outside your local ward or stake building while expectantly staring into their phone's camera?

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President Uchtdorf Climbs to the Newly Constructed Heights of the Rome Temple Site

By LDS Living

When President Dieter F. Uchtdorf went to see the Rome Italy Temple last week, he didn't just see it--he climbed it.

Elder Marion D. Hanks dies at age 89

A submarine chaser in the Navy during World War II, Elder Marion D. Hanks risked his life to fly into hot combat zones during the Vietnam War to minister to LDS soldiers. When a few of the first letters he wrote back to the families of soldiers didn't arrive until after the soldiers were killed in action, Elder Hanks took to staying up late into the night dictating the letters. Each morning, he put the tapes on a plane back to Utah, where his secretary would immediately type and send the letters.

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'Wexford Carol' Cover by Jenny Oaks Baker

Have you seen the Church's online art exhibit 'Meditations on Belief'? Here are a few of our favorite art pieces

Did you know the Church has a permanent online art exhibit? You can see all 151 pieces from the most recent International Art Competition here.

From the Church

Apostles Visit Church Members in India and Hong Kong

Two apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints visited Church members in India and Hong Kong to extend their love and blessings. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland visited Latter-day Saints in India on 22 May 2011, and Elder Holland was accompanied by Elder David A. Bednar on a visit to Hong Kong on 25 May 2011. The goal of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is to train local priesthood leaders on every continent and become personally acquainted with the unique challenges and needs of members from dozens of cultures. The Church now has more than 14 million members, most of whom live outside of the United States.

Get Baptized Maybe (Call Me Maybe Parody)

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Mormon Mom Visits Hurricane Harvey Flood Victims as Cinderella

Here's one creative way a Mormon mom served the victims of Hurricane Harvey, offering all she could to bring smiles to children's faces. “A lot of people had trucks, they had boats, and they were going around rescuing people,” Mary Mecham said. “I don’t have a truck, I don’t have a boat and I was trying to figure out . . . ‘What can I do?"

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U.S. Senator Visits Venezuela, Government Pressure Rises to Release Jailed RM Josh Holt

Returned missionary Josh Holt has been held in a Venezuelan jail for nearly two years while his health steadily deteriorates. The 7-year-old daughter of Holt's wife, who he married shortly before being arrested in June 2016, recently made her way to Utah in February of this year, where she is staying with Holt's family. Both Joshua Holt and his wife, Thamara Candelo, are jailed and fighting for their freedom.

Happy birthday, LDS.org

LDS.org turned 16 years old today. The first image below shows what it looked like on February 14, 1996 when the domain www.lds.org was activated with an “under construction” page.