SALT LAKE CITY-Saturday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed a missionary died in a car accident while serving in the Dominican Republic Santiago Mission. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff confirmed 20-year-old Israel Emmanuel Ramirez Diaz of Ecatepec, Mexico passed away in the incident. Diaz had been serving on […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ charitable arm, Latter-Day Saint Charities, gave a report on how their efforts are blessing the world during COVID-19 crises worldwide. Aid has been delivered to Cambodia, China, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, Iran, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Friday evening, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed one of its missionaries has tested positive for the coronavirus. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff confirmed a young elder from Guatemala serving in Mexico City tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. Officials are in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, President Russell M. Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on YouTube, called upon the world to fast Sunday March 29. President Nelson cited his previous experience as a surgeon and as a man of faith to explain the necessity of all […]
SALT LAKE CITY-In remarks shared Thursday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced further adjustments to missionary service. The First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve Apostles cited their original statement on the matter, dated March 20. In this post, the indication was the original term of service for […]
SALT LAKE CITY-As of Thursday morning, no Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries have tested positive for COVID-19. Nevertheless, the global pandemic has caused reassignment or release in the Salt Lake City-based faith’s missionary service efforts worldwide. However, as of this stage, no nonnative mission leaders have returned […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave additional updates on the future status of missionaries serving throughout the world. Missionaries have returned home from all foreign lands with the exception of the Europe and Europe East areas and Taiwan. For all missions, even those previously […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed the closure of more temples because of the coronavirus. These include the Denver Colorado Temple, the Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple, the Laie Hawaii Temple, the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple, the Medford Oregon Temple, the Memphis Tennessee Temple, the […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, the Utah Area presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed members and missionaries are to follow instructions concerning self-isolation and congregating at airports. In a letter drafted on March 23, this presidency, Elders Craig C. Christensen, Randy D. Funk and Walter F. Gonzalez […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints confirmed it is extending the temporary closure of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The South Jordan, Utah-based temple was temporarily closed March 9 for maintenance and was slated to reopen this week. Other temples to […]
