LDS Missionary Rules in 2026: What Missionaries Can and Can’t Do — and What Has Changed
Full-time missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints follow standards that cover companions, schedules, relationships, technology, family communication, media, recreation, dress,...
He Wanted a Foreign Mission. His Call Gave Him Something He Didn’t Expect
AI-generated illustration based on Matthew Cooper’s story. Not an actual photograph of Matthew Cooper. Matthew Cooper hoped to serve in another country and learn another language. Instead, his...
AI-generated illustration. It does not depict the real people described in this story. Mike Lesner felt spiritual confirmation more than once. His story shows that receiving an answer and being...
AI-generated illustration. President Dallin H. Oaks is shown here holding wool socks as a visual representation of the family story described in this article. At a family reunion in central Utah...
When Someone Struggles at Church, Should We Rescue Them — or Wait With Them?
AI-generated illustration created to represent the story. The person shown is not the individual described in the article. There are moments at church when silence suddenly feels very...
The Kirtland Temple and Cleveland Ohio Temple in northern Ohio. Official photos courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; collage created by Jesus in Focus. In Kirtland, Ohio,...
