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Sunday School General President provides five patterns of faith that bring miracles

October 29, 2019 12:00 AM
Sunday School General President Mark L. Pace addressed BYU students during a devotional on Oct. 29 at the Marriott Center. Despite the frigid weather, the Marriott Center was packed with bundled students.
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President Nelson to visit Southeast Asia

October 08, 2019 12:00 AM
President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, will visit four Southeast Asian countries next month, along with Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Katherine Christofferson.
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President Nelson announces revised temple recommend interview questions, special upcoming conference

October 06, 2019 12:00 AM
President Russell M. Nelson closed the final session of General Conference by announcing a revision in the temple recommend interview questions.
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Students, community members express appreciation for President Nelson's campus devotional

September 17, 2019 12:00 AM
Thousands of students lined up as early as 7 a.m. to file into the Marriott Center and listen to President Russell M. Nelson, prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, speak at BYU's Tuesday devotional.
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Students fill the Marriott Center to capacity for President Russell M. Nelson's devotional address

September 17, 2019 12:00 AM
Written by Colton Anderson and Mickey Randle
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Students react to President Nelson devotional announcement

September 11, 2019 12:00 AM
Advancement Vice President Matthew O. Richardson announced as the first devotional of the academic year commenced Tuesday, Sept. 10, that President Russell M. Nelson, prophet and head of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be speaking at next Tuesday's devotional.
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Education Week: Look forward to the Second Coming

August 21, 2019 12:00 AM
During an Education Week session on Tuesday, August 20, Randall C. Bird discussed the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, saying many people fear the Second Coming because it means they need to repent — and fast. 'But we do not want to be troubled,' he said, 'We want to be excited.'
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Education Week: Elder Stevenson speaks about ongoing Restoration of the gospel

August 20, 2019 12:00 AM
Elder Gary E. Stevenson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke about the history of BYU Education Week and its connection to the ongoing Restoration of the gospel in a devotional address on Tuesday, August 20.
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Prophet emphasizes 'all are alike unto God' at NAACP convention

July 22, 2019 12:00 AM
President and Sister Nelson speak with President and CEO of NAACP Derrick Johnson at the 110th NAACP annual convention in Detroit on July 21. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Newsroom)
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Extensive Salt Lake Temple renovations remaking Temple Square

April 19, 2019 12:00 AM
The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will close this December for about four years as part of a major Temple Square renovation.
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President Nelson announces 8 new temples, renovation plans

April 07, 2019 12:00 AM
President Russell M. Nelson announced eight new temples April 7, bringing the total number of temples announced or under construction to 47.
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Rome Temple a dream 'finally come true' for Italian Church members

April 01, 2019 12:00 AM
When plans to build a temple in Rome were announced in General Conference on Oct. 4, 2008, a native Italian, Cinzia Noble, could hardly believe it.
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Latter-day Saints react to continuing changes under President Nelson

February 11, 2019 12:00 AM
Tira Bacon visits the Provo City Center Temple. Temples are places of worship for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Ari Davis)
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Elder Holland invites change in religious education

November 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speaks to audience members in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium during a Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship lecture on Nov. 10. (Claire Gentry)
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MLB star Bryce Harper posts on Instagram about meeting President Nelson, Elder Uchtdorf

October 08, 2018 12:00 AM
The 188th Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this past weekend brought people into town from all over the world. This particular conference weekend had a special guest in attendance: Washington Nationals' outfielder Bryce Harper and his wife, Kayla Harper.
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12 new temples announced in General Conference

October 08, 2018 12:00 AM
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Photo gallery: 188th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

October 08, 2018 12:00 AM
The 188th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took place on Oct. 6 and 7.
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Mormon no more: Tabernacle Choir renamed in big church shift

October 05, 2018 12:00 AM
In this March 31 photo, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs during the twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The well-known choir was renamed Friday, Oct. 5, to strip out the word Mormon in a move showing the faith's new president is serious about ending shorthand names for the religion that have been used for generations by church members and previously promoted by the church. The gospel singing group will now be called 'The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square,' The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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