by Giuseppe Martinengo | Aug 11, 2022 | Book Review, Church HIstory, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jesus Christ, Mormon Beliefs
There shouldn’t be any question about the physical nature of the Savior’s resurrection for those who believe in the Bible. To his disciples the Savior testified: “Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Aug 9, 2022 | Church HIstory, Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson
Four months ago President Russell M. Nelson became the oldest President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but now he has become also the Church’s longest-living Apostle in this latter-day dispensation. As of today, Aug. 9, 2022, President Nelson...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jul 31, 2022 | Book Review, Church HIstory, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Top Quotes
What happened to Christ’s Church? Did it survive Christ’s death? Or was it lost, and if so, is it present on earth today? AuthorTad R. Callister, in (#Ad) The Inevitable Apostasy and the Promised Restoration has delved deeply into the writings of both...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jul 30, 2022 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Leadership, Mormon Beliefs
A bishop counsels his congregation’s members on spiritual matters. 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A bishop is the leader of a local congregation (known as a ward) with duties similar to those of a pastor, priest or rabbi. He has overall...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jun 28, 2022 | Brigham Young University (BYU), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Inspirational
When I first read the title of the article “Why Indebtedness Is the New Thankfulness” I was a little bit confused. The word indebtedness brings to mind problems with money and negative situations. If the article had not been in the Church Newsroom, I would...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jun 26, 2022 | Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Videos, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The “Book of Mormon Videos” project is nearing completion with its fifth and final season currently in production. The project created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints brings to life scriptural accounts found in the Book of Mormon: Another Testament...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jun 2, 2022 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, FamilySearch
Volunteers are busy ensuring that information about the 1950 U.S. Census indexed by computers is complete and accurate. By participating, you are helping people to discover details about their family that have been hidden for 72 years. What can I find in the 1950...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 30, 2022 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Elder Bednar says the Church does what it does because ‘we love [Jesus Christ] and want to follow His example in our lives.’ At the beginning of his speech before nearly 100 journalists at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 26, 2022, Elder...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 16, 2022 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jesus Christ, Temples, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
On May 11 a special virtual tour of the historic Washington D.C. Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was launched. The tour, now available online, takes visitors on a guided journey of the interior of the temple led by Elder Gary E. Stevenson of...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 2, 2022 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference, Russell M. Nelson
In the opening session of the April 2022 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson, after recognizing the challenges of our time, invited young men and young women, and older couples, to serve missions. With the...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 11, 2022 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Humanitarian Aid
March 11, 2022 In Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain, Latter-day Saints are helping refugees with food, clothing, baby items, shelter and more. Carmen Pârnău, a volunteer in Romania, said she has witnessed heartbreaking scenes. “I have seen many mothers...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 3, 2022 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, FamilySearch
Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Rosana, will be the featured keynote speakers on Saturday, March 5, during Family Discovery Day a free, all-virtual event held during RootsTech 2022. To enjoy the Soares’ message and the full...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 1, 2022 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Work
A monitor shows new mission presidents and companions participating in the virtual 2020 Mission Leadership Seminar. Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The following new mission presidents and companions have been called to serve by the First...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Feb 27, 2022 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Work
For the first time, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has visited the West African country of the Republic of The Gambia. On Thursday morning, February 24, Elder D. Todd Christofferson dedicated the country for the preaching of the...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jan 8, 2022 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Work
2022 Mission Leadership Assignments The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called 164 new mission presidents and companions; most will begin service in July. Their names and assignments are listed below. This includes the new...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jan 4, 2022 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
In a new #HearHim video and blog article, Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said that we can hear God and receive revelation through honest, sincere personal prayer. “Honest, sincere, personal prayer opens the window to revelation from our...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jan 2, 2022 | Church HIstory, Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
A look back at the past year of the Church of Jesus Christ (Videos from The Church Newsroom) In 2021, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continued to carry out Jesus’s commands to love God and neighbor. Latter-day Saint Charities and individual Saints...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Dec 25, 2021 | Jesus Christ
“…We must remind ourselves anew of the single most important truth in all eternity. It is that God himself, the Supreme Being, the maker, upholder, and preserver of all things, the creator of the universe, our Eternal Father, is a glorified and perfected...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Dec 23, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
In a video posted Thursday, Dec. 16, President Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, invites all to “transform lives” during the Christmas season. “I invite you to ponder the ways you personally can reach out and help others experience...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Dec 16, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Speaking at Sapienza University in Rome on Tuesday, President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said religious freedom is an invaluable global good worth protecting. Explaining that the Church of Jesus Christ is...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Dec 13, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
This episode of LDS Living’s 5-minute fireside series, author Robert Millet explains what it means to “become perfect” in a scriptural sense. The main point Brother Millet wants to make is that while we cannot live flawless lives, we can be “whole in Christ” and he...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Dec 5, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Thousands of LED lights spread out over Temple Square and the immediate area were turned on Friday, November 26, 2021 and will remain on through January 1, 2022. This Christmas season, see an animated nativity projected on the ceiling of the Salt Lake Tabernacle for...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Nov 29, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy
Virtual event scheduled for March Registration is now open for RootsTech 2022, the largest family history event in the world. The annual event, sponsored by FamilySearch, is being held online March 3–5, 2022. RootsTech offers a forum where people of all ages across...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Nov 21, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
President Oaks delivers the University of Virginia’s 2021 Joseph Smith Lecture and urges a ‘better way’ to resolve our differences ‘without compromising core values’ Although current divisions among the religious and secular in the United States are distressing and...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Nov 18, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting its annual international display of Latino culture this Saturday at 7 p.m. MST via virtual broadcast. The cultural celebration, Luz de las Naciones (Light of the Nations in English) will feature a cast of...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Nov 16, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, FamilySearch, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
Personal temple ordinance reservation lists in FamilySearch now have a maximum of 300 rows of reservations per user. This update is to encourage members to not reserve more names than they can realistically get done. As Latter-day Saints share family names, other...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Nov 10, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy
(Extracts from an article on The Church Newsroom) For decades, FamilySearch camera operators have been taking images of historical records from archives, museums and government buildings around the world. These images are published on FamilySearch.org and can be...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Nov 6, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Beliefs
The number 144,000 appears three times in the Book of Revelation, in the Bible: Revelation 7:3–8: “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of God on their foreheads.”And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000,...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Oct 31, 2021 | Book of Mormon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Beliefs, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
You have heard of prophets in the Bible, and you may have heard of modern-day prophets too. Who are they? What is their purpose? Let’s talk about it. God told Noah to build an ark before the flood came. He did, and the family of Noah was saved. God gave Moses 10...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Oct 30, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson
As COVID-19 restrictions ease, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, following the lead of governments and healthcare professionals around the world is returning to normal operating procedures disrupted by COVID-19. International travels by Church leaders...
