Church Leaders

April 08, 2024 10:33 AM MDT
“There isn’t enough space to share all that I learned from and experienced with Ardeth,” writes Laurel C. Day, president of Deseret Book Company, in a powerful, personal tribute to the former Young Women General President.
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October 23, 2023 03:57 PM MDT
Several Latter-day Saint leaders were asked about their hopes and dreams for the next generation of missionaries.
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September 20, 2023 04:05 PM MDT
In our busy lives, how do we make planning and participating in church activities a joy rather than a burden?
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Latter-day Saints in Maui who have been displaced are focusing on hope moving forward. Watch this footage from a Church leader's recent visit to the island.
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August 10, 2023 12:29 PM MDT
“We only place limits upon God’s power when we require that His creation fit our own personal views or when we try to suppress the views of others.”
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April 14, 2023 12:38 PM MDT
The First Presidency has just announced new area leadership assignments, effective August 1, 2023. These changes will affect various Area Presidencies around the world.
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April 14, 2023 11:46 AM MDT
When we know how to help, even the smallest signs of support and love can make a big impact in our wards and branches.
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March 31, 2023 09:00 AM MDT
As Bryan Hall walked up to a group of general conference protesters one cold October morning, he never thought that he would one day become friends with the ringleader, Ruben Israel, a man he had come to hate—a man he had never even met.
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September 15, 2022 01:18 PM MDT
During a worldwide devotional for young adults, Elder and Sister Renlund spoke about the newest volume of Saints and had some special artifacts with them to help share their message.
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July 28, 2022 12:40 PM MDT
Lachlan Mackay was anticipating a variety of responses when he and his uncle, Daniel Larsen, released a new daguerreotype last week that they believe is Joseph Smith after keeping it a secret for two years.
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June 08, 2022 03:47 PM MDT
“The idea that the Church, of all places, should be lectured to by our larger culture—by Hollywood—about its violence and misogyny defies everything in my life’s experience and that of many other women I know.”
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April 18, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
“Saints,” vol. 3, offers new insights into Church history, and the digital version is packed with links to primary sources for readers interested in a deeper dig.
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November 23, 2021 03:00 PM MST
Presidents Bonnie H. Cordon and Camille N. Johnson each posted heartfelt thoughts to social media this week about the children in their lives.
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October 28, 2021 11:22 AM MDT
In Cairo, Egypt, the storied city on the banks of the Nile River, most of the ten million residents are Muslim. But there is a minority Christian population as well, and within that minority are two branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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September 30, 2021 04:00 PM MDT
Published in 1899, the first Church handbook was small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. The world has changed greatly since then, and so has the handbook.
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Sister Jean B. Bingham, the Church’s Relief Society general president, was the keynote speaker at the fifth annual International Women-in-Diplomacy Day symposium. The event originated from Los Angeles and was held virtually this year because of the pandemic. The event was sponsored by the honorary consul of the Republic of Senegal.
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November 03, 2020 05:15 PM MST
You might recognize Elder Peter M. Johnson from his October 2019 general conference talk, “Power to Overcome the Adversary.” Maybe you recognize Elder Johnson as the first African American General Authority Seventy, or you might know him as President Peter M. Johnson, president of the England Manchester Mission.
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October 02, 2020 11:00 AM MDT
The night before she was called as Relief Society General President, Jean B. Bingham contemplated the purpose behind a meeting that was scheduled between her and President Thomas S. Monson the next morning. “What could he possibly want to talk to me about?” she remembers asking herself.
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May 28, 2020 04:30 PM MDT
When the list of new mission presidents and companions was released by Church News in January 2020, two of the 130 names may have been more easily recognized: Elder Peter M. Johnson, called to the England Manchester Mission with his wife, Stephanie, and Elder Ricardo P. Giménez, called to the California San Diego Mission with his wife, Catherine.
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March 20, 2020 05:00 PM MDT
Editor's note: "This Week from the Pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.
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March 13, 2020 11:00 AM MDT
Editor's note: "This Week from the Pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.
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March 06, 2020 05:02 PM MST
Editor's note: "This Week from the Pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.
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February 21, 2020 07:00 PM MST
Editor's note: "This Week from the Pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.
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February 14, 2020 12:30 PM MST
This story was originally published by LDS Living in June 2018.
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January 24, 2020 07:29 PM MST
From a devotional in the Philippines to the NAACP Luncheon in Salt Lake City, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have shared inspirational messages over the last week. Here are some highlights from their remarks.
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December 16, 2019 06:18 PM MST
Church leaders have been busy during the month of December, speaking at Brigham Young University, BYU-Hawaii, and Peru. Here are a few quick summaries of what they taught in each place.
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By  LDS Living
October 24, 2019 01:02 PM MDT
We saw many changes announced during the 2019 October general conference, including nine General Authority Seventies who received emeritus status: Elder Wilford W. Andersen, Elder Kim B. Clark, Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge, Elder Claudio R.M. Costa, Elder Bradley D. Foster, Elder O. Vincent Haleck, Elder Donald L. Hallstrom, Elder Steven E. Snow, and Elder Larry Y. Wilson.
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October 14, 2019 11:29 AM MDT
Elder James O. Mason, 89 — the former head of the U.S. Public Health Service who also served for five years as a General Authority Seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019.
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September 10, 2019 12:55 PM MDT
In the tearful days after a wildfire devastated entire neighborhoods in California’s Sonoma County in October 2017, Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles traveled to affected communities to be with the Latter-day Saints.
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August 23, 2019 08:55 AM MDT
It's that time of year again. We wanted to help those who are pursuing their education to get back into the swing of things by finding some classic quotes from past and modern-day prophets and apostles to motivate you as you continue your education—in whatever way, shape or form that may be. Enjoy!
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August 22, 2019 03:37 PM MDT
Religious freedom and the crisis in Venezuela were among issues Vice President Mike Pence and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discussed in a brief meeting Thursday morning in Salt Lake City.
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By  LDS Living
August 07, 2019 04:35 PM MDT
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has more than 16 million members around the world. Yet the organization of the Church remains the same no matter where members live. Why is that?
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By  LDS Living
July 23, 2019 04:00 PM MDT
Elder Neil L. Andersen wound up on the pitcher's mound at Dodger Stadium on July 19, 2019, prepared to throw the first pitch. There to catch the pitch was Area Seventy Gary K. Wilde.
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July 13, 2019 09:00 AM MDT
The following article originally appeared on LDS Living in 2015.
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May 14, 2019 01:00 PM MDT
Like most evenings in the Netherlands, the wind swirled through the small attic room. Wooden beams creaked as the 9-year-old boy knelt and began to pray. Although he had prayed there many times before, this night was unlike other nights in the family home — just one floor beneath him, his mother was giving birth to his younger sister.
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April 30, 2019 12:09 PM MDT
Learn how newly called General Authority Seventy Elder Rubén V. Alliaud found the gospel as a teenager and later found his wife after receiving revelation through a dream.
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By  LDS Living
April 06, 2019 06:35 PM MDT
During the Saturday afternoon session of general conference, President Dallin H. Oaks announced the calls of 10 General Authority Seventies and 55 Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2019 general conference.
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April 06, 2019 05:53 PM MDT
President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the calls of 10 General Authority Seventies and 55 Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2019 general conference. He also announced a new Sunday School General Presidency to replace Brother Tad. R. Callister, Brother Devin G. Durrant and Brother Brian K. Ashton, who have served as a presidency for five years. Brother Mark L. Pace is the new president, with Brother Milton Camargo and Brother Jan E. Newman as his counselors.
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By  LDS Living
April 06, 2019 03:47 PM MDT
For many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, general conference weekend is one of the most exciting and inspiring times of the year. Every April and October, Church leaders gather in Salt Lake City, Utah, and address the worldwide Church on matters involving faith, change, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Here are GIFs that perfectly explain our conference experience.
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By  LDS Living
April 05, 2019 09:22 AM MDT
From the Tabernacle Choir’s beautiful renditions of cherished hymns to the dazzling floral arrangements and inspired messages from prophets and apostles, what’s not to love about general conference? Since its beginning, general conference has undergone many changes and many firsts—like the first time it was only two days long or the first time it was held in the tabernacle—that have made it look different over the years. However, its powerful, revelatory spirit remains. We asked our readers what their earliest memories of general conference were and loved the responses so much that we had to share a few. Are any of these memories similar to yours?
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March 25, 2019 07:14 PM MDT
About five years ago, Emily Belle Freeman and Nish Weiseth sat down to eat lunch together.
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February 26, 2019 02:35 PM MST
This article is republished with permission from Book of Mormon Central. For more inspiring and instructive content on the Book of Mormon visit Book of Mormon Central, subscribe to our mailing list, see our YouTube videos, and follow us on Facebook.
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January 28, 2019 11:46 AM MST
Elder William R. Bradford, emeritus General Authority Seventy, former president of the Houston Texas Temple and the Chile Santiago and Chile Santiago South missions, died on Jan. 24, 2019, in Bountiful, Utah. He was 85.
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January 26, 2019 12:40 PM MST
One in four people worldwide will be affected by mental illness or neurological disorders at one point in their lives.
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January 23, 2019 03:44 PM MST
Will you stand forever? Or will you go away?
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By  LDS Living
October 06, 2018 06:09 PM MDT
President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency announced the following changes to Church leadership at the Saturday afternoon session of the 188th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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By  LDS Living
October 01, 2018 12:00 PM MDT
April 2018 marked a memorable and historic general conference, and our prophet asked us to study and apply the messages that were presented. In order to help us remember the incredible words of each speaker, here is one great quote from each talk from the April 2018 general conference.
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August 23, 2018 09:37 AM MDT
“Our stories are as big as we think they are.” That’s what Latter-day Saint film director Mitch Davis believes is the key to making a good film about Latter-day Saints: belief that they are important enough to be shared.
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August 16, 2018 04:46 PM MDT
Have you ever seen a bumper sticker that just resonated with you on a level you would never have expected? Though it might seem strange to receive enlightenment from a sticky piece of plastic, you're not the only one. Many general authorities have shared wisdom from these often quippy, sometimes serious phrases.
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July 13, 2018 12:18 PM MDT
While the Church maintains its stance on political neutrality, members are encouraged to "engage in the political process in an informed and civil manner." Since its establishment, Church leaders have been committed to public service.
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June 26, 2018 01:47 PM MDT
When Elder W. Mack Lawrence was called as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, the Ensign published an article that shared his faith and testimony. “Family and church—those two things are the things that matter, the things that last,” Elder Lawrence said. “That’s really all there is. . . . It’s hard to put in words, to record on paper. But I know the gospel is true. I want to share that with others so they can find peace and happiness and purpose in life. There’s no one secret to helping others and sharing the gospel. It’s a continual, loving, patient process. It’s an arm around a shoulder, both figuratively and literally. That’s how we build the kingdom. That’s how we do the Lord’s work.”
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