Good evening, everyone! Tonight, the First Presidency announced a major adjustment to the Sunday meeting schedule. Effective September 6, 2026, the Church block will consist of a 1-hour Sacrament Meeting, a 5-minute transition to classes, 25 minutes of Sunday School, and 25 minuttes of Elders' Quorum/Relief Society.
Sunday School General President Paul V. Johnson noted the following: “Gathering weekly in every class helps deepen gospel learning by connecting it more closely to personal and family study. It also enhances the spiritual support that members get. Though the schedule looks different, the amount of time spent learning together remains the same.”
Sunday School classes will continue to use "Come, Follow Me". Aaronic Priesthood quorums and Young Women groups will be taught from "For the Strength of Youth." And adults will continue to learn from General Conference talks in Priesthood/Relief Society.
Of the new scheduled, Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson stated: “There is additive strength that comes when we meet each week to counsel, learn, and support one another, When we gather in His name, the Spirit is there to teach us, testimonies are strengthened, and we lift each other in discipleship. This weekly time for connection will help us draw closer to the Savior and each other. We find joy in walking the covenant path together.”
Of strenghtening worship in Sacrament Meeting, the news release states: "While the length of sacrament meeting remains unchanged, leaders are encouraged to deliberately consider ways to strengthen the quality of worship and help sacrament meeting become more central in the lives of Latter-day Saints. Members are invited to seek meaningful ways to enrich their own worship experience. Sacrament meeting is a time of joy, reverence, and welcoming fellowship centered on the Savior Jesus Christ.
"The fifth Sunday in August 2026 will be dedicated for preparation and discussion by youth, their parents, and their leaders. Additional preparation and discussion for members will take place during the second hour on September 6, 2026. Resources, training materials, and answers to common questions will be made available in the coming weeks."
I am grateful for this landmark adjustment and testify that it is inspired by the Lord. I invite you all to stay tuned here for my coverage of the latest updates from the Church News, Newsroom, and Church of Jesus Christ Temples sites. I’ll be sure to pass word of those along to you all as soon as I learn about them. In the meantime, that does it for now. All comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated on any post at any time, as long as all such feedback is made per the established guidelines.
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The Church News has also covered this evening''s announcement, My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteOn this Tuesday, the latest edition of the Church News podcast featured the Sunday School General Presidency, who talked about what they hope Church members will learn from their study of the Old Testament this year. Meanwhile, the Newsroom's Easter season social media" >Easter season social media content has been updated today. Thus far, that article has featured content from the following apostles: the entire First Presidency; Acting President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Elders David A. Bednar, Ronald A. Rasband, and Gérald Caussé. Additional posts from other leaders will be highlighted here after they are posted to that article. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has published two new updates that speak for themselves, in addition to this faq about the change to the Church block. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAside from those mentioned in this comment above, the Newsroom has also featured Easter social media content from Elder Neil L. Andersen, also a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has shared two new updates that speak for themselves. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteI failed to mention a new update has been provided for the . That is one of many updates now reflected in my newly posted first quarter 2026 temple construction progress update, which was newly posted tonight. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteI failed to mention a new update has been provided for the Cody Wyoming Temple . That is one of many updates now reflected in my newly posted first quarter 2026 temple construction progress update, which was newly posted tonight. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Thursday, which is also Apil 1, the Newsroom has released the April 2026 edition of the World Report. Among other key updates are the death of President Holland (the death of President Nelson was covered in the October 2025 World Rport, the reorganization of the First Presidency, the calling of two new apostles, and templ updates, including the announcement of the Portland Maine Temple. The Newsroom also shared this home page as a repository for all things General Conference related. Subsequent coverage at some point today will include the area seventies released and sustained in the General Conference leadership session today, in addition to more Easter posts from the apostles. So stay tuned for all of that from the Newsroom.
DeleteMeanwhile, the Church News has shared one additional report so far today. My thanks once again to you all.
Oh, good grief! Today is Wednesday, not Thursday. That means the changes in area seventies won't be noted until sometime tomorrow. Sorry about that mistake on my part. The Church News has covered the aforementioned release of the April 2026 edition of the world report. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Newsroom has covered one other update that speaks for itself. THere have been no updates to the Newsroom's article sharing Easter posts from general leaders, but hopefully, such an update will be released later today. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteThe Church News has provided more information about the new youth curriculum, and a summary of Elder Ronald A. Rasband's Brazilian ministry, which may suggest he now has oversight for the Brazil Area of the Church.
DeleteAnd the Newsroom's coverage of Easter social media posts by general Church leaders has been updated with posts by Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson and Primary General President Susan H. Porter. Other apostolic and general officer posts will be added to that News release for the next week and a half or so.
My thanks once again to you all.
We are less than one full day into the second quarter of 2026, and the latter part of the temple construction queue has undergone massive changes, including full-scale construction efforts beginning on several temples for which construction has been pending for a while now. So what has changed? Here is what the relevant portion of that queue looked like as of March 26:
DeleteBudapest Hungary; Winchester Virginia; Vancouver Washington; Tacloban City Philippines; Tampa Florida; Wellington New Zealand; Lone Mountain Nevada; Antananarivo Madagascar; Singapore; Cape Town South Africa; Fairbanks Alaska; João Pessoa Brazil; & Heber Valley Utah.
And here is what that same portion of the queue looks like as of this evening:
Budapest Hungary; Winchester Virginia; Vancouver Washington; Lone Mountain Nevada; Tacloban City Philippines; Tampa Florida; Wellington New Zealand; Antananarivo Madagascar; Jacksonville Florida; Fairbanks Alaska; João Pessoa Brazil; Cape Town South Africa; Fairview Texas; Heber Valley Utah; & Singapore.
I am working on establishing what has changed in terms of temple construction status updates that may correlate with these adjustments in the current temple construction queue, and will pass those along to you all here as soon as I can after those updates are made. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
I am still trying to ascertain how the aforementioned changes in the temple construction queue order may correspond to changes reported for the affected temples, but in the interim, I discovered four temples for which I may not have reported the latest status updates: Cali Colombia; Tarawa Kiribati; Lubumashi Democratic Republic of the Congo; and Vancouver Wash8ington. I will be back shortly with status updates based upon the changes in the current temple construction queue. For now, my thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAdditional updates have been reported tonight for the following additional temples: Jacksonville Florida; Fairview Texas; Heber Valley Utah and Singapore. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAnd updates have been noted on the following temples that have had sites announced and exterior renderings released, most of which appear likely to have groundbreakings in the next year or so: Lehi Utah, Couer d'Alene Idaho, Colorado Springs Colorado, Tulsa Oklahoma, Naga Philippines, and Osaka Japan. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteOn this Thursday, though I will come back and share other updates later, I wanted to note that the Church has reported >a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2026/04/02/91-new-area-seventies-sustained-april-2026-general-conference/" >area seventy changes. Namely, 73 area seventies will be released on or before August 1, and 91 new area seventies have been called, which is a net gain of 18. The reports in question also confirmed that the Canada Area is indeed part of the Tenth Quorum of the Seventy, which I suspected was the case. It is nice to have that confirmed. My thanks once again to you all.
ReplyDeleteThe Church News link was not posted correctly above. My apologies for the oversight. Above and beyond that, one of the new area seventies in the Fourth Quorum (Thịnh Phúc Phan) does not have a city and state/nation listed, so I assume he's in the Asia Area. Hopefully that's a safe assumption to make. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteAside from the area seventy updates, the Church News has published a total of five new reports that speak for themselves. My thanks once again to you all.
DeleteMeanwhile, the Newsroom shares more Easter posts.from general Church leaders; and a repository page for all General Conference coverage. My thanks once again to you all.
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