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Thousands Gather for Tabernacle Choir 2024 Christmas Concert

Tony Award-winning actress and singer Ruthie Ann Miles and actor Dennis Haysbert are the featured artists for The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s 2024 Christmas concert. Performances are underway at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Haysbert narrates this year’s program.

Global Efforts Continue to Light the World in 2024

Every December, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites everyone to  Light the World in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. As part of this initiative, everyone is invited to serve, love and act as the Savior would. This year’s theme is “Be Someone’s Angel.”  Here are ways areas around the globe have started...

Latter-day Saints Around the World: December 2024

Newsroom features stories from its dozens of websites worldwide to show what members and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are doing to serve their communities. Today, we feature news from Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, South Korea, Peru and Tonga.

The Church of Jesus Christ Offers Condolences and Help to Residents of Vanuatu Following Earthquake

From Pacific Newsroom The Pacific Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made the following statement today following yesterday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu.

The Church Donates Mental Health Facility to Regional Hospital

From Africa Newsroom The  Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital in the Central Region of Ghana celebrated the hand-over of a newly constructed mental health facility on 12 December 2024.  The hand-over from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the hospital gives mental health staff at the hospital a new building and much needed equipment,...

Sustainable Solutions: Clean Water and Gardens Transform a Community in Mexico 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in collaboration with the organization Construyendo Esperanzas, announced a significant donation on Friday, December 6, 2024, to improve access to drinking water and food security for families in the community of Itztazacuala, in the municipality of Metztitlan, Hidalgo, Mexi...

The Church of Jesus Christ Expands Educational Opportunities for Indigenous Youth in Mexico 

The Fundación Escalera, an organization committed to the education of Indigenous youth in Mexico, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are working together to expand educational opportunities for 350 students in ten Indigenous communities in the Los Altos region of Chiapas. 

The Latest Temple News from the Church of Jesus Christ

This page provides a summary of recent news about the many houses of the Lord being built around the world by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Renderings Released for Five Temples in North America

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released artistic renderings for the exteriors of five temples in North America. The site of the Buenos Aires City Center Argentina Temple has also been released.

The Church and Midwest Food Bank Unite to Fight Hunger

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently donated US$300,000 to Midwest Food Bank (MFB), a faith-based organization headquartered in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.