5+ day, 6+ hour ago (250+ words) An exterior rendering and site map of the Yuma Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were made available Monday in a church press release. The Yuma temple will be a single-story edifice of approximately 18,500 square feet, according to the release. It will be built on a nearly 7-acre site located at the corner of East 36th Street and South 8 East Avenue in Yuma, Arizona, and will be accompanied by an ancillary building. "Time in the temple will help you to think celestial and to catch a vision of who you really are, who you can become, and the kind of life you can have forever," said the late church President Russell M. Nelson in the same address he announced the Yuma temple in. "Regular temple worship will enhance the way you see yourself and how you fit…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (180+ words) Throughout the yearlong celebration, BYU continues its mission to nurture divine light in its students Church News podcast: BYU celebrates 150 years with "gifts of light," featuring President C. Shane Reese and Vice President Keith Vorkink Throughout the yearlong celebration, BYU continues its mission to nurture divine light in its students In recognition of Brigham Young University"s 150th anniversary and its sesquicentennial theme of "Celebrating Gifts of Light" (see Doctrine and Covenants 50:24), students, faculty and alumni are invited to perform 150 hours of service each. Throughout the yearlong celebration, BYU continues its mission to nurture divine light in its students, who then share the Light of Jesus Christ with the world by honoring the past and envisioning the future. On this episode of the Church News podcast, BYU President C. Shane Reese and BYU Advancement Vice President Keith Vorkink join reporter Mary Richards. They…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago (236+ words) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced dates for the open house and dedication of Oregon's third Latter-day Saint temple: the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple. The temple will open its doors to the media and other invited guests on April 20-22, according to the Church's announcement. Then, starting April 23, guests of all faiths and ages will be welcome to tour the single-story building during a free public open house period that will run every Monday through Saturday until May 9. Guests visiting the temple during this time can expect the experience to include an introductory video, followed by a guided walk-through with explanations of each area and its significance. Following the open house period, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the Willamette Valley temple on Sunday, June 7, at 10 a.m. This dedicatory session will be…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (314+ words) Since August 2021, a mighty construction crane operated mostly 18-hour days for six days a week on the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple. The 270-foot crane was so large that when crews dismantled it this week, it took them from Monday through Wednesday to do it. Skilled operators had employed what was known as the north tower crane to lift and place large stones, mechanical systems and other structural pieces during the renovation of the pioneer-era temple. On Monday, crews from Mountain Crane erected a second, 800-ton crane to help remove the north tower crane. Then they spent two days " and worked through the night " painstakingly dismantling the north tower crane and loading it onto semi-trucks for transport. They finally took down the 800-ton crane on Wednesday. "When the cranes start to come down, this milestone is typically a sign…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (179+ words) We are both BYU men from the ground up: President Dallin H. Oaks and President Jeffrey R. Holland have traveled parallel paths " as students, university presidents and supervising Apostles, as school reaches 150th birthday. What President Oaks and President Holland say about BYU from their lifelong ties as school reaches 150th birthday "We are both BYU men from the ground up: The 2 have traveled parallel paths " as students, university presidents and supervising Apostles To help Brigham Young University celebrate its 150th anniversary, two presidents " both past BYU presidents and current senior leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who carry the title of "President" " shared memories and perspectives of their time learning from and leading at the Church-sponsored university in Provo, Utah. President Dallin H. Oaks, President of the Church, and President Jeffrey R. Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago (179+ words) The Willamette Valley Oregon Temple will be dedicated by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf in June 2026 Dedication, open house announced for Oregon's third temple The Willamette Valley Oregon Temple will be dedicated by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf in June 2026 A dedication date of June 7, 2026, has been announced for the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple. Standing in Springfield, Oregon, it will be the state's third house of the Lord for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication, which will take place at 10 a.m. that Sunday. The dedicatory session will be broadcast to all units throughout the temple district, and a 2 p.m. rebroadcast is also planned. Also announced was a public open house for the Willamette Valley temple, to run from Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, May 9, 2026, excluding Sundays. A media day will…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago (902+ words) With Christmas music echoing through City Creek Center's east plaza and volunteers cutting the ribbon in front of the bright, candy-apple-red vending machines, Utah's 2025 Light the World Giving Machines officially opened Monday " marking the beginning of a season of giving that organizers say changes thousands of lives each year. Utah's first lady Abby Cox attended the grand opening and there were musical numbers from Jenny Oaks Baker and Oba and Yahosh Bonner. The machines, which run Nov. 24Jan. 1, allow visitors to purchase items for global and local nonprofits " everything from handwashing stations and laptops to after-school snacks, youth programs, trees, chickens and even a tank of gas for a refugee parent rebuilding life in Utah. This year, Salt Lake City's machines include six Utah-based organizations and two global charities as part of a worldwide network spanning 126 cities in 21 countries across six…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (1292+ words) Disciples of Jesus Christ have a "sacred duty to keep the flame of God's love burning" in their hearts and let its light shine within their communities, said Elder G'rald Causs' of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in his first public appearance as a Latter-day Saint apostle. "The Lord asks us to be aware of the broader world around us " something more possible than ever in our connected age " while remaining grounded and actively engaged in the places where we live and serve," said the recently ordained apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at a stewardship symposium held Friday at BYU. "I invite each of you to think about how you personally can bless your family, your community, your nation and ultimately God's children throughout the world," Elder Causs' said, speaking to a crowd of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (136+ words) Here's a look at the future houses of the Lord in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Calabar, Nigeria Sites, renderings announced for Idaho and Nigeria temples Here's a look at the future houses of the Lord in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Calabar, Nigeria The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the future sites of the Coeur d'Alene Idaho Temple and the Calabar Nigeria Temple. Accompanying exterior renderings have also been released. The Coeur d'Alene temple will be Idaho's 10th and the first house of the Lord in northern Idaho. The Calabar temple will be Nigeria's fifth house of the Lord and constructed in the south of the country. On Monday, Nov. 10, information about the temples' future locations and accompanying renderings were first published on ChurchofJesusChrist.org....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (575+ words) President Dallin H. Oaks became the church's prophet-president on Oct. 14, following the death of his friend and the church's 17th prophet, President Russell M. Nelson. President Oaks has made several leadership changes since then. First, President Nelson's death left a vacancy in the First Presidency. President Oaks called President Henry B. Eyring as his first counselor and then called Elder D. Todd Christofferson from the Quorum of the Twelve to serve as his second counselor. That, in turn, created a vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve. President Oaks filled it by calling Bishop G'rald Causs' from his place as presiding bishop to serve as an apostle. President Oaks then moved to fill the vacancy in the Presiding Bishopric. He called Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, who had been a counselor, to be the presiding bishop and added Elder Sean Douglas as a new counselor in the…...