News Releases
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Reaches New Missionary Record
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now has more missionaries serving than at any other time in its history.
Latter-day Saints Provide a Month of Relief Assistance After Sarangani Earthquake
Throughout June, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided continuous relief assistance and aid to residents and Church members in communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake which struck the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao last June 8.
Isabela Schools Benefit from Latter-day Saint Educational Equipment Donation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently turned over computer equipment and other vital educational resources to elementary and secondary schools across the Cabagan District in Isabela during a turnover ceremony held at Cabagan Science Elementary School.
President Oaks Says Soon There Will Be More Missionaries Than Ever
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) “In coming weeks, we will have the largest number of full-time missionaries in the Church’s history,” President Dallin H. Oaks told new mission leaders on Saturday, June 20.
Church Coordinates Relief Efforts After Mindanao Earthquake
Following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is coordinating relief efforts, opening meetinghouses as shelters, and delivering food kits to affected families.
Church Donates Sealing Machines to DSWD to Boost Food Pack Capacity
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formally donated 13 double-chamber vacuum sealing machines to the Department of Social Welfare and Development on May 26, 2026, in a ceremonial handover held at the Luzon Disaster Resource Center in Pasay City.
AI Can Further, Not Replace, Human Relationships, Elder Gong Teaches in New Video
From Newsroom (Salt Lake City) In a new Church video about AI, Elder Geritt W. Gong explores “how to hear God’s voice clearly in an age of artificial intelligence, and why that distinction matters more now than ever.”
First Couple Married in the Bacolod Philippines Temple
The first couple to be married in the Bacolod Philippines Temple was sealed on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, three days after the newly dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began operating in Bacolod City.
Elder Soares Answers Young Adults’ Questions in Quezon City
Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met with young single adults in Quezon City, Philippines, and answered questions about faith in Jesus Christ, hope, enduring life’s trials, and other concerns important to them during a special devotional held on May...
Elder Andersen Dedicates Bacolod Philippines Temple
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated the Bacolod Philippines Temple on Sunday, May 31, 2026.