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LDS Church announces new symbol; calls for Good Friday worldwide fast for relief from COVID-19

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a new symbol to identify the faith. Church Prophet and President Russell M. Nelson announced it and explained its significance during the Saturday evening session of the April 2020 general conference….

Latter-day Saints provide equipment to hospital in Shanghai

As concerns regarding the respiratory illness coronavirus continue to rise, Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, inquired of his longtime friends in China as to what might be needed. Through these efforts, the…

Renovation Work Underway on St. George Utah Temple

The first phase of the renovation of the historic St. George Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is underway in southern Utah. Twentieth-century additions on the north and west sides of the building have been…

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asks members and friends to create welcoming community for refugees

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued this statement on refugees following recent media inquiries: “As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are deeply committed to living the…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prohibit guns on property

This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is prohibiting guns inside the faith’s meetinghouses and on church property. In the past, firearms at church…

Utah church leader charged in Tennessee dressing room camera incident

*This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Nashville woman is speaking out after she said a Utah man took pictures of her while she was undressing at a store on Tuesday night….

LDS Church releases statement regarding Florida school shooting

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released this statement Thursday on the Florida school shooting: “Once again we find ourselves as a nation and as communities faced with a tragic loss of life and incomprehensible sorrow following the…

LDS General Conference Sessions Consolidated

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced changes to the Priesthood and Women’s Sessions of it’s biannual general conferences. In a letter sent to church leadership to be read during worship services, the Church stated that the…

Funeral arrangements for LDS leader Elder Robert D. Hales announced

SALT LAKE CITY – Funeral services for Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be held in the Mormon Tabernacle on Temple Square at 11 a.m….