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    2015 Year in Review

    Take a look back at some of the significant Church-related stories and events covered on MormonNewsroom.org in 2015.

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    LDS Charities: A Look at 30 Years of Worldwide Humanitarian Relief

     

    You see struggles people experience to get back on the road, but ... many do find a path back.

    Peter Evans, Director of Product Management, Self-Reliance Services

     

    Russell M. Nelson: New President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

     

    New Essays Address Topics on Women, Priesthood, Mother in Heaven

     

    Church to Go Forward with Scouting Program

     

    President Nelson Dedicates Priesthood Restoration Site

     

    Freedmen's Bureau Project: Connecting African Americans With Civil War–Era Ancestors

     

    New Presiding Bishopric Announced

     

    I witnessed the healing and joy African Americans experienced as they discovered their ancestors.

    Elder D. Todd Christofferson at Freedmen Bureau Project Launch

     

    President Obama Notes Mormon Efforts with Religious Freedom Laws

     

    President Uchtdorf Speaks at Religious Symposium at USC

     

    Elder Cook Calls for Global Effort to Protect Faith and Religious Freedom

     

    [We must] throw off traditions of distrust and pettiness and truly see one another with new eyes.

    President Dieter F. Uchtdorf at University of Southern California

     

    Apostle Speaks at Historic Religious Freedom Event in Brazil

     

    Elder Rasband Calls for “Religious Freedom and Fairness for All”

     

    First Presidency Expresses Love, Support for French People

     

    Church Creates Original Video Series on Addiction Recovery

     

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir Draws Large Crowds During East Coast Tour

     

    Church Launches ‘A Savior Is Born’ Christmas Initiative

     

    Because of our religious convictions ... we sponsor humanitarian relief programs.

    Elder Jeffrey R. Holland during visit to UK Parliament

     

    Church Leaders Call for Better Observance of Sabbath Day

     

    Mormon Apostle Addresses All-Party Parliamentary Group in UK House of Lords

     

    Church History Department Releases Book of Mormon Printer’s Manuscript in New Book

     

    Elder Quentin L. Cook Addresses the Role of Faith and Values in the Quest for Knowledge 

     

    Church Applauds Passage of Utah Senate Bill 296

     

    There is not an app that will replace basic morality.

    Elder Quentin L. Cook at Stanford University

     

    Renovated Church History Museum Reopens on Temple Square

     

    Elder Andersen Meets Jerusalem Mayor During Israel Visit

     

    Mormon Youth Will Ask Apostle Questions in Live Chat Event

     

    This new edition of the [Portuguese] Bible will promote gospel scholarship.

    Elder D. Todd Christofferson on the release of the Church's new Portuguese Bible

     

    Church Publishes New Edition of Portuguese Bible

     

    Mormon Leaders Sharing Inspirational Messages on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

     

    Church Provides Context on Handbook Changes Affecting Same-Sex Marriages

     

    Church Releases New Photo of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

     

    Faith, Family and Religious Freedom Subject of Apostle's Speech at California University

     

    [No community] has enough resources ... to make up for what does not happen at home.

    Elder Jeffrey R. Holland at Chapman University

     

    Supreme Court Decision Will Not Alter Doctrine on Marriage

     

    President Uchtdorf Expresses Gratitude to Inner City Missionaries

     

    Photo Essay: Hundreds of Mormon Volunteers Serve in Ethnically Diverse Inner City Mission

     

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir Inducted Into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame

     

    Service Helps Inmates Look Beyond Themselves

     

    We are called to follow the example of the Savior, and it is impossible to do so if we set aside our compassion and refuse to care for our fellowmen.

    President Dieter F. Uchtdorf at Speech to the Salt Lake Inner City Mission

     

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir Performs Fourth of July Concert at West Point 

     

    'A Proclamation to the World' Is 20 Years Old

     

    Church Donates 'Meet the Mormons' Proceeds to the American Red Cross

     

    Elder Sitati Addresses Race, Self-Reliance and Church Growth in Africa

     

    [God's] redeeming love and mercy are extended to all who turn to Him with full purpose of heart.

    Elder Joseph W. Sitati at the "Black, White and Mormon" conference

     

    Journalist Writes About Mormon Preparedness

     

    Mormons Practice 100 Years of Family Home Evening

     

    VIDEO: LDS Charities Humanitarian Programs

     

    Leadership Changes in Presidency of the Seventy Announced

     

    Church Public Affairs Head Shares Insights at FairMormon Conference

     

    New Video Teaches Children to Keep Safe From Pornography

     

    We have faith in God [and] strive to live the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

    Michael Otterson at FAIR Mormon Conference

     

    Church Dedicates Córdoba Argentina Temple

     

    Groundbreakings Announced for Tucson and Concepción Temples

     

    Payson Utah Temple Dedicated

     

    First Latter-day Saint Temple in Indiana Dedicated 

     

    Church Dedicates Trujillo Peru Temple

     

    Let this [Trujillo Peru Temple] cornerstone, become a cornerstone in your lives, to build a foundation, of values, built on the gospel of Jesus Christ.

    President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, speaking at the cornerstone ceremony of the Trujillo Peru Temple

     

    149th Temple in the World Is Dedicated in Tijuana, Mexico

     

    Mexico City Temple Is Rededicated

     

    Montreal Quebec Temple Opens Following Rededication