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A missionary, called to serve for a period of 18 to 24 months as a representative of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, returns home with a wealth of experiences useful to the Church and to the individual missionary. Full Story
The First Presidency has announced open house and dedication dates for the Phoenix Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from Friday, 10 October, through Saturday, 1 November 2014, excluding Sundays. Full Story
Due to the outbreak of illness related to the Ebola virus, as a precautionary measure, all missionaries have safely departed from Sierra Leone and Liberia, and have been reassigned to other locations. Missionaries will be traveling to their new assignments over the next few days. When they arrive they will call their families to update them. All missionaries are safe and in good health. Full Story
Temple Square in Salt Lake City is recognized as an international tourist destination. An estimated 5 million visitors come to the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints each year to see the Salt Lake Temple and the world-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir, as well as to learn about the area’s pioneer history and to work on their genealogy. Brand USA, the destination marketing organization of the United States, will feature Temple Square and other attractions in Salt Lake City and Park City in a new video that is being filmed to promote Utah overseas. Full Story
The Ogden Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open for free public tours beginning Friday, 1 August, through Saturday, 6 September 2014, excluding Sundays. Reservations for the open house can be made by visiting the www.templeopenhouse.lds.org website (a maximum of 25 reservations can be made at a time) or by calling 1-855-537-2000. Full Story
MormonNewsroom.org pulls stories from its international Newsroom websites to share what leaders and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around the world are doing to better the communities in which they live. This Mormons Around the World features stories from Paraguay, Kenya, Brazil, Australia, Honduras and Malaysia. Full Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members were honored last month in La Paz, Bolivia, for many years of humanitarian work throughout the country. In addition to honoring the Church for its charitable work, the La Paz Departmental Legislative Assembly recognized the 50th anniversary of the organization of the Church in the Andean country. Full Story
