News for Mormons

The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd, a 65-minute epic film, depicts events from the life and ministry of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. The DVD, which contains the film in 18 languages, can be ordered by phone (1-800-537-5971) or online. You can also watch a trailer of the film before ordering.

September 11 marks the anniversary of the 1857 massacre of some 120 California-bound emigrants in southern Utah. An article by Richard E. Turley Jr., the managing director for the Family and Church History Department, will be printed in the September 2007 Ensign magazine, but you can read it online now. 

Echoes of the Tabernacle, a Pioneer Day commemoration concert by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, was held on Friday, July 20, 2007. Because of copyright restrictions, there are no online archives of the concert. 

For general conference, online text and audio archives are available for personal study and, as President Hinckley recommended, for use in family home evenings. Archives are also available for the general Young Women meeting and the February 2007 worldwide leadership training.

Pageant season continues with the Hill Cumorah, Nauvoo, and Oakland pageants in July and the Castle Valley and Clarkston pageants in August.  For more information, visit pageants.lds.org.

See the Gospel Topics entry “Jesus Christ” for an extensive list of teachings and resources about our faith in and love for the Savior. The Gospel Topics feature also provides resources explaining other doctrines and practices of the Church.  

A CES Fireside for Young Adults was held on Sunday, May 6, 2007. President James E. Faust was the speaker. See the broadcast event page for audio and video archives, as well as a transcript of his address. 

Monday and Tuesday of this week, PBS television stations aired “The Mormons,” a two-part documentary about the Church. To see initial reviews by The New York Times and others—as well as the Church’s response and updates throughout the week—visit the Newsroom.

We invite you to review the test release of the Church’s redesigned Web site at beta.mormon.org. The new site includes multimedia and the option for nonmembers to “chat live” with missionaries (Church members should not use the chat feature). While on the beta site, use the feedback option to tell us what you think.

On the Provident Living Web site, the Family Home Storage channel and the Family Finances channel have been updated with resources to help you prepare for adversity. Among the available resources are two new pamphlets that teach the basics of home food storage and financial preparedness.  

A worldwide leadership training meeting focusing on gospel teaching and learning was broadcast over the Church satellite system on February 10, 2007. Visit the worldwide leadership training resources page. 

The Church Educational System (CES) presented a fireside for young adults on February 4, 2007. Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve was the speaker. Archived audio streams are available on the Broadcast page. 

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