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In historic first, LDS Church allows women to lead ward Sunday Schools worldwide

Idaho Press-Tribune 22 Mar 2026
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday a landmark policy change that will allow women to serve as ward Sunday School presidents for the first time ... .
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LDS Church updates handbook, clarifies temple rules for transgender members

Q Saltlake Magazine 21 Mar 2026
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this week updated its General Handbook to clarify that temple ordinances performed for transgender members must align with a person’s biological sex at birth in order to be considered valid ... Share ... ....
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Jana Riess: Allowing LDS women as Sunday school presidents is a ‘trial balloon’

The Salt Lake Tribune 19 Mar 2026
In a news release Wednesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced women can now be Sunday school presidency members in their local wards, or congregations. .
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Is AJ Dybantsa LDS? Explaining BYU star's relationship with Mormon church in college

Sportingnews 19 Mar 2026
At the same time, BYU doesn't plan to abandon its founding mission to serve as the flagship university for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), or the Mormon church ... Printable bracketIs AJ Dybantsa LDS?.
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In stride toward greater gender equity, LDS Church opens up a post previously held only ...

The Salt Lake Tribune 18 Mar 2026
In a step toward gender equity long championed by feminists, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening a leadership role to women that has traditionally been filled only by men. .
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The First Presidency broadens Sunday School leadership opportunities

HJ News 18 Mar 2026
To improve teaching and learning in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the First Presidency has broadened Sunday School leadership opportunities. Sunday School presidencies in wards can now be composed entirely of women or of men ....
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Salt Lake Temple tours will break with tradition. Here is why the LDS Church is ...

The Salt Lake Tribune 16 Mar 2026
In a move that has not been used in modern times, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host next year’s tours of its renovated Salt Lake Temple all seven days of the week. .
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RootsTech 2026: Bringing people together through family discoveries

HJ News 14 Mar 2026
RootsTech 2026 was held March 5–7, 2026, in Salt Lake City, and online at RootsTech.org. The theme for this year’s event was “Together,” inviting participants to connect, uncover and share new insights about their ancestors and heritage ....
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LDS Church laments attack at Michigan’s Jewish temple; security tightened at Utah synagogues

The Salt Lake Tribune 13 Mar 2026
Latter-day Saint leaders expressed sympathy to the Jewish community after an attacker rammed his car into a Detroit-area synagogue this week — and noted the parallel to a fiery assault on one of their own Michigan churches last fall. .
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