by Giuseppe Martinengo | Aug 13, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ Is Helping Alleviate Global Malnutrition The Church’s ongoing efforts include a combined US$44 million to help mothers and children in 30 countries As the world continues to face an unprecedented hunger crisis, more than 3...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jul 6, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch
Preserve Your Family Memories for Free at the FamilySearch Library on Temple Square The FamilySearch Library on Temple Square has launched an exceptional service called the Family Memories Preservation Center, also known as Memory Lane. This...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jun 25, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch
On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the International African American Museum (IAAM) celebrated its official inauguration. This momentous occasion marked the opening of the museum, situated on a significant section of the former Gadsden’s Wharf in...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jun 18, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Videos from the Church of Jesus Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to announce, select sites for, design, and construct new temples at a remarkable pace. Ceremonial groundbreakings mark the official commencement of on-site construction, while these sacred structures are...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 30, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference
What is General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? General conference is the worldwide gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Twice a year, during the first weekend of April and the first weekend of October, Church...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 6, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, FamilySearch
Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Susan Gong, dove into their Chinese and Irish ancestry during Family Discovery Day (March 4, 2023) at the 2023 RootsTech global genealogy conference. In the pre-recorded 46-minute...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 5, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, FamilySearch
Since 2011 RootsTech by FamilySearch has been a family gathering unlike any other. The annual conference, first held in Salt Lake City, Utah, has grown and changed since those early days. From in-person to the entirely virtual, world-wide conference held just last...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Feb 19, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, FamilySearch
What Is RootsTech? The world’s largest family history gathering will start in a few days, on March 2, 2023, and registration for the event is open. RootsTech is scheduled for March 2–4, 2023, and will include an in-person event in Salt Lake City, Utah and an extensive...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Feb 7, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is using augmented reality technology to bring to life key events in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ in the Holy Land through related videos, articles, scriptures and images. The new study tool coincides with the...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jan 22, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Latter-day Saint Missionaries, LDS Missionaries
(from The Church News) The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called new mission presidents and companions for 134 missions worldwide. These couples will begin their three-year service in July of 2023. The list also includes...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Jan 15, 2023 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, FamilySearch
The Family History Library on Temple Square in Salt Lake City has become now the FamilySearch Library. Also, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 5,700-plus family history centers around the world are now called FamilySearch centers. Have you ever wondered...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Dec 15, 2022 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
On December 13, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the following statement about the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA):. We extend a heartfelt thank you and our congratulations to all who played a part in the passage of the amended Respect for...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Oct 20, 2022 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History & Genealogy, FamilySearch
Global online conference adds in-person experience March 2–4, 2023 The world’s largest family history gathering, Rootstech, sponsored by FamilySearch, will return in 2023, and registration for the event is now open. RootsTech is scheduled for March 2–4, 2023, and this...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 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 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 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 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 | 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 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 | Aug 22, 2021 | Church News, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temples
Not too long before the Covid pandemic, Russell M. Nelson , President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced that the Salt Lake City temple would close December 29, 2019, and would remain closed for approximately four years while undergoing a...
