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The Spanish Federation of Blood Donors in Spain is honoring The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) for its positive contribution to improve people’s lives through the donation of blood.

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in Connecticut recently presented the state’s governor, Dannel P. Malloy, with a photo book of service done by Mormon Helping Hands volunteers in the state in 2011.

This week’s Sports Illustrated cover story features Jabari Parker, a 17-year-old basketball player from Chicago who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).

Renowned Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins will be the featured performer at this year’s “Joy of Song” Pioneer Day Concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

The Manaus Brazil Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) opens to the public this week.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has released renderings of the Hartford Connecticut and Indianapolis Indiana Temples, as well as the site location of the Hartford Temple.

Ground was broken today for the Provo City Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), the Church's second temple in Provo and 16th in Utah.

Residents of New Caledonia continue to suffer the effects of last December’s torrential rains. The island’s small communities of Houaïlou and Yaté have been the grateful recipients of aid from Mormon Helping Handsvolunteers.

Perhaps the woman who best exemplifies motherhood is Mary, the earthly mother of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary was chosen by God the Father above all others to bear and raise the Christ child. How pure and faithful she must have been for our Father in Heaven to entrust her with His Only Begotten Son and Savior of the World.

A recent stake conference in Akron, Ohio, became the catalyst for an in-depth look into the devotion and lives of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

The bricks, mortar and beams of an LDS meetinghouse create a level of emotional connection for many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who attend services there.

The Kansas City Missouri Temple was formally dedicated Sunday in three sessions by President Thomas S. Monson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). The dedicatory sessions were broadcast to congregations of the Church within the temple district.

Today’s edition of “Mormonism in the News: Getting It Right” includes stories about the Church’s political neutrality, current and future Mormon missionaries, several accounts of the Kansas City Missouri Temple open house, the Church’s humanitarian work in Africa, the Mormon Helping Hands Day of Service in California and Hawaii, commentary about the “Mormon Moment” and inaccurate reporting about Mormons and polygamy.

Newsroom introduced a new way of talking about the issue of political neutrality today. An explanation of the Church’s position has been on Newsroom for several years. But in an Internet age many people prefer a more immediate way to view and learn about topics and issues of the day than simply reading text.

Thousands of Mormon Helping Hands volunteers painted, collected food, planted trees, cleaned and fixed up the states of California and Hawaii.

A recent Deseret News article comments on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (Mormon) role in helping to rid the world of measles. This is in light of an Associated Press story that states measles deaths worldwide dropped dramatically from the years 2000 to 2010.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house, cultural celebration and rededication dates for the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple. 

A University of North Carolina freshman basketball player who rose from third-stringer to NCAA tournament starter in 2012, has decided to take a two-year hiatus and be a missionary for the Church.

Writing in the Huffington Post about her visit to the Church's Kansas City Missouri Temple open house, Danielle Tumminio, an Episcopal priest and theologian, captures the “why” of belief and religious practice, an element frequently missing in religious news coverage.

The first known members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in Brazil were two German families who immigrated to Brazil — one in 1913 and the other in 1923. During the decade that followed, others joined the Church, and the first congregation was organized in Joinville in 1930.