News Releases
The Church of Jesus Christ Creates a Safer and Healthier School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Nearly 4,000 students, teachers, school administrators, and government officials gathered recently to thank The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for building two new, modern ablution blocks (a local term for a building containing washing facilities and toilets) for students of Wardstrip Demonstration Primary School...
Church Organises New Group of Congregations in Popendetta, Papua New Guinea
A baptismal service in a pristine tropical jungle, a final district meeting in an historic Church building, and the creation of a new stake in a remote part of Papua New Guinea, all came together in a never-to-be forgotten weekend for members and friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southeastern Papua...
Popendetta Papua New Guinea Saints Still Standing on Solid Ground
In 1991, then Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, presided at the groundbreaking for a meetinghouse in Popendetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. 34 years later, the meetinghouse, which also served as a district centre, is about to make way for a new and larger stake centre to be built on the hallowed...
The Church of Jesus Christ Provides Life-saving Medical Equipment to Papua New Guinea Hospital
In Papua New Guinea’s economically challenged Western Province, the provincial capital of Daru struggles to provide modern medical care to its citizens. Despite the service of dedicated doctors, nurses and medical professionals, cutting edge medical equipment is often in short supply.
President Nelson Dedicates the Syracuse Utah Temple
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) Church President Russell M. Nelson dedicated the Syracuse Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, June 8, 2025. This is the 24th dedicated temple in Utah (the Salt Lake Temple and Provo Utah Rock Canyon Temple are under renovation) and the 206th temple in the Church.
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The Church of Jesus Christ Strengthens Global Effort to Help Women and Children
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is bolstering its global initiative to improve the health and well-being of women and children.
Papua New Guinea’s Fourth Stake is Created in Lae
After decades of slow but steady growth, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now blossoming in Papua New Guinea. For the second time in less than a year, a cluster of small congregations, known as a district, is becoming a stake, with larger congregations and entirely local leadership. *
Young Men Organization 150th Anniversary Broadcast in July to Honor Aaronic Priesthood
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will honor the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood and the 150th anniversary of the Young Men organization with a broadcast on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
Children Lead the Way to Papua New Guinea's Rising Temple
As construction of Papua New Guinea’s first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues in the capital city of Port Moresby, young Church members in the rural village of Sabusa asked their parents if they could make the long drive as a group to see the temple rising in their country.
Elder Soares Dedicates Nairobi Kenya Temple
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated the Nairobi Kenya Temple, the first house of the Lord in East Africa, on Sunday, May 18.