Elder Oaks visits Asia accompanied by Elder Hallstrom, Bishop Burton

Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve visited several countries during a recent trip to Asia, sharing instruction, blessings and encouragement with local members, missionaries and others. Also among those he visited were government officials. Traveling with Elder Oaks were Elder Donald...

Members in Chuuk open arms to Elder Christofferson

During a May tour of Asia and the Pacific, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve dedicated the newly completed Namoneas Chuuk District Center in the Federated States of Micronesia on Wednesday, May 12. Elder Christofferson is believed to be the first apostle to visit the...

First Seventy ever called from Sweden

History was made with the sustaining of Elder Per G. Malm to the Second Quorum of the Seventy at general conference in April. Through the years, there have been General Authorities with Swedish heritage, but Elder Malm is the first to be called from that land. Elder Malm is part of a generation...

Until We Meet Again (Mormon Messages)

An Unexpected Meeting with President Monson on the Road in Arizona

Place: Thatcher, Arizona Purpose: Gila Valley Temple Celebration and Dedication Shortly after President Monson arrived at the Safford Regional Airport in Arizona, yesterday, his traveling party made it’s way towards the town of Thatcher, a few miles away. Some members had gathered on the road...

World Report: Elder Dallin H. Oaks Speaks at Harvard

Elder Nelson receives honor from American Heart Association

Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve was recognized for his service in the medical field at Utah's 25 annual Heart Ball on Saturday, May 15, at the Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City. Elder Nelson and more than two dozen other past award recipients were inducted to the American Heart...

Elder Holland to West Point cadets: Three aspects essential to integrity

Integrity is realized by doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason — at any cost. That was the message Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve shared with cadets and others gathered May 7 for the National Day of Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Military Academy at...

Elder Oaks: Service can cancel amorality, selfishness

Service can counteract today's amorality and corroding individualism, Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told thousands of women concluding their two-day Women's Conference Friday. Service and instruction were the two highlights...

Elder Holland: Rely on 'permanent things'

Invoking three British "voices from the past" — Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, writer Rudyard Kipling, and poet and cleric John Donne — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland counseled graduates Saturday at the 122nd commencement of Snow College. Elder Holland of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'...

Pres. Uchtdorf: Our True Identity (Mormon Messages for Youth)

Mormon Life says: This is simply, great.

President Monson offers his ABCs to Weber State Universitys graduating class

After having had conferred upon him in the school's Dee Events Center an honorary degree, President Monson told the 2.314 graduates that they were "very much aware that graduation is not the completion of a tedious book, but simply the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another in your...

President Monson Addresses Weber State University Graduates

President Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, addressed graduates and their friends and families in a morning commencement on the campus of Weber State University. Inside the Dee Events Center, President Monson shared with 2,314 graduates their...

Report on apostle's visit to Delaware

Mormon Life says: A local bishop mentioned that Vice President Biden is in his ward boundaries and that he is "here if he ever wants to learn more." The warmth and caring was inspirational. That's how it felt for Katie Moyes to meet Elder Neil Andersen of Salt Lake City last Sunday morning. His teachings represent Jesus on earth, said...

Elder Christofferson speaks at BYU graduation

Although it was Thamina Christensen's third time putting on a cap and gown for graduation, she still enjoyed participating in BYU's commencement exercises Thursday in the university's Marriott Center. Christensen was one of 6,174 BYU graduates to receive academic degrees as part of the class of...