The Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The following new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in September or when the temples are dedicated. Ben M. Allen and Monica A. Allen The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ben Murphy Allen and Monica Ann Allen, Edgewood Ward, Albuquerque New Mexico East Stake, called as president and matron of the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple, succeeding President Robert C. Rhien and Sister Rebecca Rhien. President Allen is a temple s ..read more

Mary Helen Allred, left, of the Gadsden Ward in the Gadsden Alabama Stake, takes a Mother’s Day picture with her mother, Louise Allred, in May 2021. Provided by Mary Helen Allred When Mary Helen Allred of the Gadsden Ward, in the Gadsden Alabama Stake, learned about JustServe.org in Relief Society one Sunday, she wanted to use it to find service projects around her that fit her time and talents. “I got online and looked, and there were so many choices but that one just kind of spoke to me because I’ve sewn all my life since I was probably 12 years old,” Allred said. “I knew that it was som ..read more

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Harriet Uchtdorf, visit the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News MCALLEN, Texas — One day before dedicating the McAllen Texas Temple on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Harriet Uchtdorf, walked near the U.S.-Mexico border along the Rio Grande River. Looking at the wall separating the two countries, Elder Uchtdorf solemnly said, “In a ..read more

More than 250 guests recently gathered Feb. 10, 2024, at a church building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Plano, Texas, to celebrate the achievements of five local African American community members. Jay Hinton More than 250 guests recently gathered at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Plano, Texas, to celebrate the achievements of five local African American community leaders. The dinner event was held Feb. 10, 2024, in commemoration of Black History Month, according to a news release from Church communications specialists in North ..read more

Left to right, Sister J. Anette Dennis, first counselor in the Relief Society presidency, President Camille N. Johnson, Relief Society general president, and Sister Kristin M. Yee, second counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, during the filming for the March 17 worldwide Relief Society devotional at the Relief Society Building in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News On Sunday, March 17, a worldwide Relief Society devotional will be held for all Relief Society women and young women turning 18 in 2024. Church President Russell M. Nelson an ..read more

Members of the Praia Cape Verde Stake meet at the Central da Praia jail on Feb. 16, 2024. A new branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed at the prison. Provided by President Leonel da Cruz A new branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been formed in the prison in Praia, Cape Verde. Praia Cape Verde Stake President Leonel da Cruz told the Church News that the São Martinho Pequeno Prison Branch was formed with the approval of the First Presidency in early February. The branch grew from a group that was formed in July 2023 at the prison. And t ..read more

Sarah Jane Weaver, the executive editor of the Church News and host of the weekly Church News podcast, talks to a BYU–Hawaii student after giving a devotional in the Cannon Activities Center in Laie, Hawaii, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Mengshin Lin, for the Deseret News After Jesus learned of the death of John the Baptist, He departed by ship to a “desert place” (Matthew 14:13), only to be followed by the multitudes.  Peter watched as Jesus had compassion on the masses, healing the sick and preaching to them. Peter also witnessed the Savior multiply five loaves and fishes to feed 5,000 ..read more

The Morehouse College Glee Club and the Spelman College Glee Club perform with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square at their weekly Sunday broadcast of “Music & the Spoken Word” at the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Megan Nielsen, Deseret News The next stops on The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s multiyear, multicity “Hope” tour will be in the southeastern U.S. — Georgia and Florida — from Sept. 5-12, the choir leaders announced on Wednesday, Feb. 21. North America Southeast ‘Hope’ tour stops The choir will kick off its tour at the A ..read more

The Morehouse College Glee Club and the Spelman College Glee Club perform with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square at their weekly Sunday broadcast of “Music & the Spoken Word” at the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Megan Nielsen, Deseret News The next stops on The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s multiyear, multicity “Hope” tour will be in the southeastern U.S. — Georgia and Florida — from Sept. 5-12, the choir leaders announced on Wednesday, Feb. 21. North America Southeast ‘Hope’ tour stops The choir will kick off its tour at the A ..read more

Rendering of the reconstructed Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints During an upcoming renovation, the 52-year-old Provo Utah Temple will not only be redesigned and reconstructed, but will also be renamed. Four days before the temple’s closure for reconstruction, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20, that the Provo Utah Temple will be renamed the Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple. The name stems from its retained location at the mouth of Rock Canyon on Provo’s eastern bench, overlooking t ..read more