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Two former stake presidents walk on the Okinawa Japan Temple grounds.
Both lost family in WWII, now former stake presidents in Okinawa share their journey from sorrow to peace — and a temple
By Sarah Jane Weaver
Former leaders in Okinawa lost their fathers in World War II and now rejoice that a temple — the Okinawa Japan Temple — will grace their land.
Four-year-old Priscilla washes her hands in water collected from a spring in Gicumbi District, Rwanda.
Having water ‘is like a dream’ in Rwanda
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ and Water for People are working on completing water systems in Gicumbi District, Rwanda.
Women and children at a malnutrition screening session in the village of Ngolo, in the Northern region of Burkina Faso.
The Church’s global effort to nourish children and mothers
By Mary Richards
The Relief Society is involved in a global effort to improve the health and development of children under five and their mothers.
A map of the 36 new missions being created in 2024.
With 36 new missions coming in 2024, get to know the cities, states and countries a little better
By Scott Taylor
Scheduled to start July 1, 2024, the 36 new missions will be in seven U.S. states and 20 other countries.
An aerial photo of the Kanton Atoll in Kiribati, with several green and sand rimmed islands in a blue ocean.
How the Church is helping address one of the biggest issues in Kiribati
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
The Church and the Kiribati government recently partnered to help some of the outer islands get clean drinking water.
A map shows an area of Israel and Gaza in the Middle East.
Church providing humanitarian aid in Middle East during conflict
By Mary Richards
A statement says the Church is devoting significant financial resources for critical needs.
The Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple at dusk.
See first images inside, outside of the Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple, the Church’s 2nd in the metro area
By Scott Taylor
The temple begins its open-house phrase, beginning with Monday’s media briefing and tours.
Women from soup kitchens in Puno, Peru, receive new cooking kits donated by the Church.
Photo gallery: See how the Church and its members are helping people across Latin America
By Sydney Walker
Recent donations from the Church include new school desks in Guatemala, access to clean drinking water in Colombia and cooking kits for soup kitchens in Peru.
A FamilySearch team member, shares FamilySearch archivist solutions with a congress delegate in the United Arab Emirates.
FamilySearch announces new initiative for digitizing Ottoman Empire family histories at ICA Congress
By Trent Toone
FamilySearch participated in the ICA Congress in the United Arab Emirates where representatives announced a new initiative to digitize Ottoman Empire family histories.
Children carry humanitarian supplies in Brazil after 2023 cyclones.
How the Church in Brazil has been blessing thousands of people throughout the country
By Vanessa Fitzgibbon
Recent donations from the Church of Jesus Christ in Brazil have helped thousands of members and non-members.
Hands hold pictures of ancestors in a Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos letter.
Day of the Dead is a time to remember ancestors
By Mary Richards
Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson and the Church’s Mexico Area presidency invited others to reflect on lessons from their ancestors and do family history work.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will create 36 new missions worldwide in 2024.
With full-time missionary numbers exceeding 72,000, Church to create 36 new missions worldwide
By Scott Taylor
Also, a policy adjustment now allows prospective missionaries to submit applications 150 days before availability date.
JustServe specialist and volunteer Francisca Salgado speaks at the official launch of JustServe in Santiago, Chile.
JustServe officially launches in Chile
By Mary Richards
An event in Santiago let organizations and volunteers know how to get started using JustServe in Chile — the 14th country to have the free community service platform.
The Church’s Africa West Area presidency meets with Muslim leaders at the Nigerian National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria, Oct. 26, 2023.
Nigerian stake president named peace ambassador; Church leaders visit Nigerian National Mosque
By Mary Richards
The Africa West Area presidency visited the Nigerian National Mosque and a Nigerian stake president was named an Eminent Ambassador of Peace.
Elder Jörg Klebingat speaks to others at a donation ceremony in the Volta Region of Ghana after the Akosombo Dam spillage flood.
Church gives emergency food and supplies to flood victims in Ghana
By Mary Richards
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the Akosombo Dam spillage flood.
The Mou Tham family pose for a photo in front of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple in 1963.
Family featured in President Monson address returns to Hamilton New Zealand Temple
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson
The Mou Tham family, featured in President Monson’s 2011 conference address, recently returned to the Hamilton temple to celebrate the 50th anniversary of being sealed there.
Lynne M. Jackson, a descendant of Dred and Harriet Scott.
Descendant of Dred and Harriet Scott announced as first keynote speaker for RootsTech 2024
By Trent Toone
FamilySearch has announced that Lynne M. Jackson, a descendant of Dred and Harriet Scott, will be a keynote speaker at RootsTech 2024.
People visit the FamilySearch booth at the Frankfurt Book Fair held Oct. 18-22, 2023.
FamilySearch provides discovery experience for nearly 4,000 at book fair in Germany
By Trent Toone
Nearly 4,000 visitors gained new insights about themselves and their families by stopping at a FamilySearch booth at the international Frankfurt Book Fair.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband greets local Church leaders from 11 Southeast Asia countries in Bangkok.
Elder Rasband meets with stake, district and branch presidents from 11 countries comprising the Bangkok temple district
By Scott Taylor
The gathering the night before the temple dedication draws leaders from Cambodia to Indonesia to Pakistan, who are charged to help their members be “recommended to the Lord.”
A woman cares for chickens in Ethiopia in a wire mesh coop. The poultry voucher program is from CARE with the support of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
How poultry production is promoting self-reliance in Ethiopia
By Mary Richards
The Church of Jesus Christ is working with CARE to support thousands of families in poultry production.
A street is strewn with debris, including a white car, corrugated metal, mud and knocked over signs, and flooded with water, after Hurricane Otis.
Church’s Mexico Area presidency expresses support for those affected by Hurricane Otis
By Mary Richards
Missionaries are safe and accounted for after one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit Mexico.
A new video from the World Food Programme thanks The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its support.
World Food Programme highlights Church of Jesus Christ in efforts to fight hunger
By Mary Richards
A new video highlighted how the Church’s large donation has helped feed vulnerable people in nine countries.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband greets a few members outside the Bangkok Thailand Temple.
‘Cradled in the arms of prophets, apostles’: Elder Rasband dedicates Bangkok Thailand Temple, the first on the Southeast Asia peninsula
By Scott Taylor
Elder Rasband paid special tribute to the roles of the last 3 Church presidents in the coming of the Bangkok Thailand Temple.
Apichat Choysrakoo and his mother and father — Kesorn and Somchit Choysrakoo — watch 4-year-old Kirin.
How the Bangkok temple stands on the foundation of 6 decades of the Church in Thailand and multigenerational members
By Scott Taylor
Temple dedication brings focus on missionary work and conversion in the ‘60s and ‘70s as well as the future generations of Thai Latter-day Saints.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson speaks at a podium at the Seminario SUDamericano 2023 conference in Florianópolis, Brazil.
Elder Christofferson, Bishop Caussé speak on being stewards of the earth, at Brazil conference
By Valerie Walton
“Our love of God and our discipleship of Jesus Christ will be a sure guide,” Elder D. Todd Christofferson said.
Ambassador Cheikh Niang, representative to the United Nations in New York from Senegal, meets with members of the First Presidency and other Church leaders on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
Dignitaries from 7 countries — from Samoa to Senegal — meet with Church leaders
By William Matheson
Seven foreign dignitaries meet with Church leaders and visit Church sites in September and October.
BYU Jerusalem Center
BYU Jerusalem Center students returning home at the end of the month
By Mary Richards
The Oct. 18 update came after attacks in southern Israel moved students from Jerusalem to Greece.
A large group of Latter-day Saints of all ages from the Rivas Ward takes part in a service project in Nicaragua.
Nicaragua Latter-day Saints celebrate 70 years of the Church in the country
By Mary Richards
Members of the Church took part in community service projects to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the gospel in Nicaragua.
An Afghan boy stands in front of his house that is now stone rubble and part of a frame.
Church leaders express condolences after deadly Afghanistan earthquakes
By Mary Richards
The Church’s Middle East/Africa North Area presidency responds to latest deadly quake in Herat province.
Burundi Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca welcomes Rwanda Kigali Mission President N. Christian Mavinga as Elder Paul B. Pieper, General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the Africa Central Area presidency, observes.
Church leaders meet with Burundi prime minister in Central Africa
By Mary Richards
“Our first mission is to help people come to Jesus Christ,” says mission president.