Events

Many Helping Hands Make One Man’s Hope a Reality

Through the help of faithful ward members and leaders, a way is made possible for a bed-ridden man to go to the temple for the first time.  Arrangements were made at the temple and with a medical transport team.  Finally on November 11, 2023, Brother Mony was able to go to the temple to receive his own endowments.  He went...

Local calendars for 2024 feature the work of local Latter-day Saints

The new 2024 calendar will feature artworks from across the North Asia region (Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Guam/Micronesia). The works for the calendar were selected from the entries for this year's Regional Calendar Art Festival, and included works by professional and amateur artists. A total of 32 works were received for...

President Ballard Remembered as a ‘Courageous Warrior for Truth’

From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) At his funeral in the Tabernacle on Temple Square on Friday, November 17, 2023, President M. Russell Ballard was remembered by friends and family as a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ and a man fervently focused on his family.

Jeffrey R. Holland: New Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) Jeffrey R. Holland has been called to serve as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Priesthood Blessing Leads to Temple Miracle

Sister Atsuko Soma, from the Nakano Ward (Tokyo Stake) was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1971, at the age of seventeen. She enjoyed actively participating for ten years, but her busy schedule in the entertainment business took her away from church attendance for forty years. She continued...

Church Humanitarian Aid in the Middle East Conflict

From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is collaborating with multiple international relief agencies in Gaza and Israel.

Yigo Temple New Presidency

The temple presidency of the Yigo Guam temple has been reorganized. The new Second Councilor is President William H. K. Davis and his wife Wanda Davis.

The Church of Jesus Christ Will Create 36 New Missions in 2024

From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) To accommodate rising numbers of missionaries (now at 72,000), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open 36 new missions on July 1, 2024. This puts the total number of missions at 450 — the highest number in Church history.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates reading glasses to Uman

Sometimes things just seem to fall into place. This is certainly not coincidence; it’s by divine design by a merciful Father in Heaven. Such was the case with the need for reading glasses on the remote island of Uman, an island that is part of the Federated State of Micronesia called Chuuk.

Youth Worldwide Testimony Meeting in Micronesia

On October 22, 2023, youth gathered together as wards, branches, and stakes over a twenty-four-hour period across the world sharing their testimonies.  Young men and young women on the isles of the sea came together to listen to the prophet and share their testimonies with each other as part of this historical event.