Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery lowered one of the temple curtains that provided a private place to pray among the pulpits in the Kirtland Temple.

Lasting happiness, even joy, comes to those who keep the commandments of God, said President Russell M. Nelson, speaking here in the “happiest place on earth” on Sunday, June 9.

Did you know Sister Mary Cook finds a way to sing in most of her addresses to Latter-day Saints around the world? In a recent Church News video, Sister Cook and Sister Wendy Nelson sang an impromptu duet from the classic movie White Christmas as they talked about the joys of traveling together and with the prophet of God.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released a rendering of the Syracuse Utah Temple.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made a $20,000 donation to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

On June 20, ProjectProtect officially ended after an added “encore week.” Over the course of six weeks, 57,500 volunteers from around the state of Utah sewed more than 5.7 million medical-grade masks to help health care professionals in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Faylor family, from San Antonio, Texas, will soon be making Church history as all of their children begin missionary service this fall.

Although Riley enjoys the arts, music, and a good, sappy romantic comedy, he is usually mistaken for a jock. He currently works full time as a sport psychology consultant, or mental performance coach, addressing innermost fears of most athletes: failure. He enjoys giving athletes, corporate employees, and young people the tools to handle a stressful and frightening world. Riley went back to school at the over-the-hill age of 40 (it’s the new the new 30, right?) to get his master’s degree in sport and performance psychology at the University of Utah in 2017. He is married to the wonderful and talented Georgann Manolis Jensen and they have three beautiful children under the age of 7 (yes, he’s tired). His dream is to serve another mission in France one day (he seems attracted to difficult scenarios), and to enjoy laughing and watching his children make some of the mistakes he made.

With the number of new temples booming, the ratio of temples to Church members will soon be the smallest since the 19th century, meaning more members worldwide have access to temple blessings.

Latter-day Saints living in and around the US capitol city have waited nearly four years and are finally able to participate in the Washington D.C. Temple’s public open house.