New The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints First Presidency: Dallin H. Oaks age 93 President D. Todd Christofferson age 80 Henry B. Eyring age 92 No new apostle announced.

"We do not have the answers to all of the world's problems."--President Dallin H. Oaks speaking at press conference today after he was ordained prophet of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

There are more Catholics than Protestants in most counties in the Northeast and Southwest. But Protestants dominate almost all the midsection of the country. Obviously, lots of LDS in Utah and surrounding places.

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In the 2024 Pew Research Center study, 46% of US #LDS members said homosexuality should be accept, compared to 67% of US adults & 57% of Christians. pewresearch.org/religion/2025/…

And after my grandpa knew that I had come out, I noticed that his negative messages about LGBTQ issues increased in the church's conferences. I had always been taught to take messages personally, and I did."--Jared Oaks about Dallin H. Oaks spreaker.com/episode/124-hu… see 35:15

Any church that claims to be true should disavow #facism, #homophobia, #sexism, and #elitism. Why? Because Jesus taught us to love others as he loved us. None of these beliefs are loving.

In his 2006 Christofferson said his mother, sick with cancer, had much of the tissue in her neck and shoulder removed. Christofferson’s father sacrificed his lunches for a year to save money for a machine that would make it easier for her to iron. sltrib.com/religion/2025/…

Highly recommend journalist Johnny Miller's series on how the #LDS has accumulated $293 Billion, becoming the wealthiest church in the world. youtube.com/watch?v=23owsv…

Three #LDS meetinghouses are being sold as community centers in West Valley City. sltrib.com/news/2025/10/2…

Highly recommend this movie about #LDS teen excommunicated by his The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints branch president for speaking out against Hilter. angel.com/movies/truth-a…

#BYU is tearing down the Admin building named for a #BYU president who owned 3 Black slaves. The new building will not be named for him. sltrib.com/news/education…

Outstanding article articulating the apologies that would be helpful in the #LDS Church: exponentii.org/blog/seven-apo…

On July 1, 55 new #LDS missions will be created: 16 in Africa, 14 in the United States, 5 in the Philippines, 5 in the Pacific, 4 each in Europe and in South America, 3 in Brazil, 2 in Canada, and 1 each in Asia and Mexico. deseret.com/faith/2025/10/…

According to data shared by countries who report #LDS tithing donations, active membership is declining in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K. and the Netherlands. Thanks, The Widow's Mite Report for your outstanding research.

#LDS are more anti-abortion than almost any other religious group, with some members not realizing that for many women, abortion is a matter of physical or mental survival.

McKay, Kimball, Benson and Monson — each had a major crisis that would not have occurred if you either had a fully competent president or the next in line in the First Presidency so there was not the possibility of a power vacuum. sltrib.com/religion/2025/…