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...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Oct 22, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
“The ways that I hear the Spirit of the Lord best in my life is by reading the scriptures and following promptings of the Holy Ghost.” Elder Ronald A. Rasband says that we can #HearHim through promptings that we receive while reading the Holy Scriptures....
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Oct 21, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Muslims
Elders Bednar and Gong Discuss How to Better Understand Muslims (extracts from the Church Newsroom) Two Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged followers of the faith on Tuesday to better understand the similarities and differences they...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Oct 12, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
The Savior governs His Church through councils. This divine pattern is critical to the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at every level. This Church News documentary, titled “Inside Church Headquarters,” examines the essential role of...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Oct 11, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference
As a service to readers, the Church News has created a downloadable PDF summarizing each talk offered during the conference. View and download the PDF here “We have been given our charge for the next six months. Now, the question is, how will we be different because...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Oct 2, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference, Jesus Christ, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
Being used to read or watch news about all the turmoil of the world, it is refreshing and uplifting to have an entire session of news only about the positive and uplifting work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the Church Newsroom The latest...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Sep 27, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has completed the project to digitize all 2.4 million rolls of microfilm with the records of more than 11.5 billion people from around the world. These are now available to the public online. For 83 years, the Church has...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Sep 19, 2021 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
In His teachings, the Savior compared fruit with things of eternal worth, says Elder Neil L. Andersen. The fruit in Lehi’s dream symbolizes the blessings of the Savior’s Atonement, describing the fruit as “most desirable.” “ No wonder the angel described the fruit as...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Sep 7, 2021 | Faith, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
Despite her desire to repent, Carissa repeatedly fell victim to her addiction. Each time she messed up, she said she felt it set her back to the beginning of her repentance. “Why would I feel this way if God really loved me?” she asked herself. She earnestly desired...
