The First Presidency, also called the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church or simply the Presidency, is the presiding governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is composed of the President of the Church and his counselors. The First Presidency currently consists of Russell M. Nelson and his two counselors: Dallin H. Oaks and …

Family Services (formerly LDS Family Services) is a private nonprofit corporation owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.It offers members of the church and others marital and family counseling, addiction and drug dependency counseling, general psychotherapy, counseling, and other services to women or girls experiencing unintended …

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the priesthood is the power and authority to act in the name of God for the salvation of humankind. Male members of the church who meet standards of worthy behavior and church participation are generally ordained to specific offices within the priesthood.

The Mormon corridor refers to the areas of western North America that were settled between 1850 and approximately 1890 by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), who are commonly called "Mormons".. In academic literature, the area is also commonly called the Mormon culture region. It has also been referred to as the Book of …

Upon reaching the Great Basin, Brigham Young began to build settlements based on the City of Zion plan and designated four of these to contain temples: Salt Lake City (1847), St. George (1871), Manti (1875), and Logan (1877). The St. George Temple was the first to be completed in 1877, followed by Logan (1884) and Manti (1888). The Salt Lake Temple took 40 years to …

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve Apostles, or simply the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy.The quorum was first organized in 1835 and designated as a body of "traveling councilors". The following are the …

The Angel Moroni (/ m oʊ ˈ r oʊ n aɪ /) is an angel whom Joseph Smith reported as having visited him on numerous occasions, beginning on September 21, 1823. According to Smith, the angel was the guardian of the golden plates, buried in the hill Cumorah near Smith's home in western New York; Latter Day Saints believe the plates were the source material for the Book of Mormon.

The Ensign of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly shortened to Ensign (/ ˈ ɛ n s aɪ n / EN-syne), was an official periodical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1971 to 2020. The magazine was first issued in January 1971, along with the correlated New Era (for youth) and the Friend (for children). Each of these magazines replaced …

Nephi Anderson (1865–1923), a prominent early LDS fiction author; Nephi Hannemann (1945-2018), actor and singer, LDS member; Nephi Jeffs, contemporary FLDS bishop; Nephi Jensen (1876–1955), LDS missionary, lawyer and member of the Utah House of Representatives; Nephi Miller (1873–1940), beekeeper from Utah

In the LDS Church, general conference is a series of semiannual meetings where general authorities and other church leaders preach sermons and give guidance to church members. Changes to church leadership are also proposed and sustained through the principle of common consent.General conferences are held on the weekends of the first Sundays in April and October.