August Articles
Local Leaders Look to Building Construction as a Symbol of Their Faith
Posted: 31 August 2012Members in Ethiopia are already seeing blessings come from the building of the country’s first meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Full Story
Preparation, Humanitarian Aid, Faith Help in Philippines Flood Recovery
Posted: 29 August 2012With help from the Church and its partners, members in the Philippines are still recovering from the flooding that began on August 7, 2012, when more than half a month’s worth of rain poured on the capital city of Manila in less than 24 hours. Full Story
Updated Talking Book Program Benefits Church Members with Disabilities
Posted: 29 August 2012Church Disability Services has updated the Talking Book Program to increase the availability and convenience of audio Church materials for members who are unable to read because of a disability such as blindness or vision loss. Full Story
Online Collection of Historical Church Magazines Expanding
Posted: 29 August 2012In an effort to share as many of its materials as possible with Church members around the world, the Church History Department has recently made several Church magazines dating back more than 100 years available online. More materials are planned for digitization. Full Story
Elder Oaks Gives High Marks to BYU Law School
Posted: 29 August 2012On Thursday, August 23, 2012, Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke to individuals involved with the J. Reuben Clark Law School, focusing on the great things that have happened over the last four decades. Full Story
Members Rejoice at Tijuana Mexico Temple Groundbreaking
Posted: 24 August 2012On Saturday, August 18, 2012, some 2,000 Latter-day Saints gathered in east Tijuana, Mexico, to dedicate the site of a new temple and turn the soil during a groundbreaking ceremony with Church leaders. Full Story
LDS Volunteers Serve on Hospital Ship
Posted: 24 August 2012Volunteers from LDS Charities worked side by side with service members aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy as part of a humanitarian and medical training mission that blessed many lives in Samar, Philippines. Full Story
First Stake in India Flourishes
Posted: 23 August 2012Earlier this year, Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, traveled from Hong Kong to Hyderabad, India, earlier this year for a historic weekend during which he presided over the creation of India’s first stake. See photos. Full Story