Some 30,000 volunteers staffed the nine-week open house, drawing visitors from the region and participants in the Huntsman World Senior Games and St. George Marathon.
Elder Gary E. Stevenson recently visited Japan, the country where he served as a young missionary, to dedicate the Okinawa temple. In this video, he shares his feelings about the land, its history and people.
In a broadcast to Portuguese-speaking youth around the world, Elder Ulisses Soares shared his testimony of the Savior and encouraged youth to “stay in the boat.”
“I have really been touched by all of the elements that have been part of the lives of people in Okinawa,” said Elder Stevenson during a Church News podcast interview.
A fire started in a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Monday afternoon. The roof collapsed on firefighters but they were rescued and none were injured.
For the second straight year, the BYU men’s cross country team placed third in the NCAA cross-country championships while the BYU women’s team finished 14th.
During special ceremony at the Fort Douglas Military Cemetery, Elder Uchtdorf pays tribute to the 41 German prisoners of war buried there — and others who died in armed conflict.
President M. Russell Ballard is remembered for his lifelong discipleship and ministry, plus 8 more stories from the Church News the week of Nov. 12-18.
Centenarians Parke and Emily Cox of St. George visited the house of the Lord on the last day of its open-house tours prior to its Dec. 10 rededication.
Gratitude can help change one’s perspective, quiet the frantic mind and can help people connect with God, the giver of ‘every good gift,’ Lloyd Newell observes in this week’s ‘Music & the Spoken Word.’
