News Releases
The Church of Jesus Christ Continues its Remarkable Growth in Papua New Guinea
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Worldwide Media Coverage Celebrates 'Music & the Spoken Word'
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) On Sunday, July 13, 2025, over 11,000 spectators gathered in the Conference Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, to watch the live broadcast of the 5,000th episode of the non-denominational program, “Music & the Spoken Word.” Journalists and media outlets from around the world reported...
A Year Unlike Any Other: The Church Reports Record Global Growth
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) Into the context of religion’s leveling decline comes encouraging news about the accelerating growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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. *