(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is getting a one-month head start on wishing President Russell M. Nelson a happy 100th birthday. The church sponsored a “special birthday broadcast” in his honor over the weekend. A video on the church’s YouTube page quotes […]
(Provo, UT) — Brigham Young University is going to have its own medical school. The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced today that the new school will focus on international health issues, particularly those affecting the church’s members and its humanitarian efforts. The announcement […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is extending congratulations to Salt Lake for securing the host bid for the 2024 Winter Olympics. In a social media post church officials say they celebrate the news and recall the feelings of unity and peace felt […]
(Taylorsville, UT) — LDS Church Elder Gerrit W. Gong dedicated the Taylorsville Utah Temple yesterday. The church says dedicating is a ceremony in which a special prayer is said, designating the building for use. The dedication ceremony was held in two sessions, one at 10:00 a.m. and the other at […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A senior LDS missionary and his wife are dead following a car crash last Saturday in Fresno, California. Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say Elder Paul Hardin of San Antonio died Monday after he was hospitalized in critical condition following […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The LDS Church has announced plans to build two new temples in the suburbs of Salt Lake City. The first temple will be built in Lehi, and will include both a new meetinghouse and a multi-story temple building measuring about 85-thousand square feet. It will […]
(Provo, UT) — The reconstruction of the Provo Temple of the LDS Church is officially underway. Some demolition is taking place ahead of the project, including the removal of the building’s golden Angel Moroni statue. The reconstruction project was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson in the months after […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced who will be the one to rededicate the Manti Utah Temple. In a press release on Apr. 9, it was announced that Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will be the one to rededicate the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to build 15 new temples in cities around the world. The Church concluded its spring General Conference Apr. 4 by announcing the locations of the new temples. The temples will be built in the following […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is addressing his age ahead of this weekend’s General Conference. President Russell M. Nelson expressed his appreciation for still being able to take part in the conference in a social media post yesterday. He […]
