December Articles
Missionary Moment: Shopping with Orphans
Posted: 30 December 2016Saturday, November 30, 2002, is a day that will never be forgotten. This was the day that we took 125 children from an orphanage in the Philippines to shop at a local department store. Full Story
New Stakes and Stake Presidencies Announced in December 2016
Posted: 30 December 2016See a list of newly created stakes and recently reorganized stakes around the world announced during December 2016. Full Story
2017 Manual Focuses on President Hinckley’s Teachings
Posted: 30 December 2016Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Gordon B. Hinckley is the 2017 course of study for the Relief Society and Melchizedek Priesthood classes in the Church. Full Story
Elder Bruce D. Porter, General Authority Seventy, Dies at Age 64
Posted: 30 December 2016Elder Bruce D. Porter, 64, who was serving at Church Headquarters as a General Authority Seventy, died on December 28, 2016, at his home. Full Story
LaVell Edwards, BYU Head Football Coach (1972–2000), Dies at 86
Posted: 29 December 2016LaVell Edwards, head football coach at BYU from 1972 to 2000 who led the Cougars to the college football national championship in 1984, died Thursday, December 29, according to longtime friend Sy Kimball. He was 86. Full Story
2016 Year in Review
Posted: 29 December 2016The Church News reviews some of the significant Church-related stories and events it covered during 2016, including temple groundbreakings and dedications, Church growth, humanitarian efforts worldwide, and other major events. Full Story
General Youth Leaders Say 2017 Mutual Theme Challenges Youth to “Ask”
Posted: 29 December 2016General Young Men and Young Women leaders say the words of James that prompted young Joseph Smith to seek answers to his questions remain essential in the lives of young people across the globe. Full Story
Do What Invites Christ into Your Life, Elder Andersen Tells Members in Remote Mexican Region
Posted: 27 December 2016Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles counsels Mexican members to remove obstacles that keep them from the temple and gospel blessings. Full Story