News Releases
Church Releases Instructional Videos for September Sunday Schedule Changes
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) The Church has released instructional videos to assist with implementing the new Sunday schedule on September 6, with special Sunday instruction taking place globally on August 30 and September 6.
Fourteen Young People from Same Remote Congregation All Decide to Serve as Missionaries
A group of fourteen young adults from the remote village of Kuriva in Papua New Guinea are part of the all-time high 88,500+ missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ worldwide.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Reaches New Missionary Record
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now has more missionaries serving than at any other time in its history.
The Church of Jesus Christ Doubles Number of Missions in Papua New Guinea
Daru, the provincial capital of Western Province, and Madang, the picturesque capital of Madang Province, are each set to host a new mission, a large geographical area with full-time proselytizing missionaries, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Missionaries are both young adults between the ages of 18-25...
President Oaks Says Soon There Will Be More Missionaries Than Ever
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) “In coming weeks, we will have the largest number of full-time missionaries in the Church’s history,” President Dallin H. Oaks told new mission leaders on Saturday, June 20.
AI Can Further, Not Replace, Human Relationships, Elder Gong Teaches in New Video
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) In a new Church video about AI, Elder Geritt W. Gong explores “how to hear God’s voice clearly in an age of artificial intelligence, and why that distinction matters more now than ever.”
Church and Rotary Support Cyclone-Hit Bougainville
Families in three South Bougainville communities received much-needed food supplies in May 2026 after Cyclone Maila damaged homes and destroyed subsistence gardens, thanks to a partnership between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Rotary.
Elder Peter F. Meurs Dedicates Papua New Guinea Temporary Missionary Training Centre
Temporary Missionary Training Centre in Papua New Guinea dedicated unto the Lord as a holy place of preparation for young adult volunteers
May 2026 Friend to Friend Episode Teaches Children How Prophets ‘Point Us to Christ’
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) The newest episode in the Friend to Friend series helps children of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints understand the role of ancient and living prophets in inviting all to come unto Christ.
New Video Offers Rare View Into Missionary Training Center
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) The video “What It’s Like Inside the Missionary Training Center” provides a rare glimpse of mission life inside an MTC from the perspective of the young missionaries who are there preparing to serve.