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Tattoos: What Church leaders have actually said

Editor's note: This article is part of a series on what the Church has actually taught about various topics. To read more about the Church’s teachings on cremation, garments, beards, and more, click here.

3 Apostles and 1 member of the Young Women General Presidency addressed Church members this week. Here’s what they said

Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages by Church leaders.

11 things you might not know about these recently called Church leaders

By Lindsey Williams

During the April 2021 general conference, a new Primary General Presidency and eight new General Authority Seventies were called. Here are 11 things you might not know about these new Church leaders. You can also click on the leader’s name to read a full bio from Church News.

Look back on general conference with social posts from Church leaders this week

By Valerie Russell

Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages by General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church.

‘We need to see a reflection of ourselves in each other’: Elder Soares speaks on religious freedom + more counsel from Church leaders this week

By Valerie Russell

Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages by General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church.

The story behind the first baptism for the dead in this dispensation is one you may have never heard

Did you know the first baptism for the dead was a mother acting in proxy for her recently deceased son?

From the Church

Utah Area updates COVID-19 safety measures following state executive and public health orders

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Utah Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent the following email to Church leaders in Utah on November 12, 2020. To ensure that the Church is responsive to state executive and public health orders, the Utah Area Presidency asks local Church leaders to make the following four temporary adjustments to ensure increased safety and vigilance during a time of rising COVID-19 cases in the state:

Podcasts

Former ‘Martha Stewart Living’ senior food editor talks being a Latter-day Saint in the NYC food industry

Tara Bench, perhaps best known as Tara Teaspoon, was still a student at Utah State University when she flew out to New York City for a cooking interview with Martha Stewart Living. The interview didn’t go great and as Tara recalls she “messed up a lot.” But at the end of the day she assured those interviewing her that she was a fast learner. She got the internship and started at the bottom of the barrel in the Martha Stewart test kitchen running errands and going to the grocery store for last minute ingredients but when her internship was over, they offered her a position as “recipe developer.”

From the Church

9 couples you might recognize on the list of new mission presidents and companions

By Lindsey Williams

On Friday, January 8, 2021, Church News released a list of 105 new mission presidents and companions who will begin their service in July 2021. Included in the list are a General Authority Seventy, a member of the Primary General Presidency, a former NFL player, and parents of an Olympian.

Lesson Helps

FHE: Living with Differences

By Shauna Gibby

In his talk "Loving Others and Living with Differences," Elder Dallin H. Oaks counseled: