The following individuals are general officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). General officers of the LDS Church are distinguished from general authorities; all general officers are members of a presidency of an organization of the church.
| Name | Position | Began tenure | Age | Assignments (where known) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan H. Porter | General President | 2022-08-01 [1] | 68 [1] | Member, Temple and Family History Executive Council [2] |
| Amy A. Wright | First counselor | 2022-08-01 [1] | 51 [1] | |
| Tracy Y. Browning | Second counselor | 2022-08-01 [1] | 46 [3] | Adviser, Friend magazine. [4] [5] Member, Missionary Executive Council [6] |
| Name | Position | Began tenure | Age | Assignments (where known) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille N. Johnson | General president | 2022-08-01 [1] | 59 [3] | Member, Church Board of Education and Boards of Trustees Member, Executive Committee [7] Member, Priesthood and Family Executive Council.[ citation needed ] |
| J. Anette Dennis | First counselor | 2022-08-01 [1] | 63 [3] | |
| Kristin M. Yee | Second counselor | 2022-08-01 [1] | 42 [3] | Adviser, Liahona magazine. [8] [5] Member, Temple and Family History Executive Council[ citation needed ] [9] |
| Name | Position | Began tenure | Age | Assignments (where known) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark L. Pace | General president | 2019-04-06 [10] | 66 [11] | |
| Milton Camargo [12] | First counselor | 2019-04-06 [10] | 65 [13] | |
| Jan E. Newman | Second counselor | 2019-04-06 [10] | 63 [14] | Adviser, Liahona , magazine. [15] [5] |
| Name | Position | Began tenure | Age | Assignments (where known) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven J. Lund | General president | 2020-04-04 [16] | 69 | Member, Church Board of Education and Boards of Trustees. [7] |
| Bradley R. Wilcox | First counselor | 2023-04-01 [17] | 63 [18] | Adviser, For the Strength of Youth magazines. [19] [5] |
| Michael T. Nelson | Second counselor | 2023-04-01 [17] | 67 [20] |
| Name | Position | Began tenure | Age | Assignments (where known) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Belle Freeman [17] | General president [17] | 2023-08-01 [17] | 53 [21] | Member, Church Board of Education and Boards of Trustees. [7] Member, Missionary Executive Council. [22] |
| Tamara W. Runia [17] | First counselor [17] | 2023-08-01 [17] | 62 [23] | |
| Andrea M. Spannaus [17] | Second counselor [17] | 2023-08-01 [17] | 55 [24] | Adviser, For the Strength of Youth magazine. Member, Priesthood and Family Executive Council [25] |
"The Family: A Proclamation to the World" is a 1995 statement issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which defined the official position of the church on family, marriage, gender roles, and human sexuality. It was first announced by church president Gordon B. Hinckley.
The Ensign of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly shortened to Ensign, was an official periodical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1971 to 2020. The magazine was first issued in January 1971, along with the correlated New Era and the Friend. Each of these magazines replaced the older church publications The Improvement Era, Relief Society Magazine, The Instructor, and the Millennial Star. Unlike some of its predecessors, the Ensign contained no advertisements.
The Primary is a children's organization and an official organization within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It acts as a Sunday school organization for the church's children.
Melvin Russell Ballard Jr. is an American businessman and religious leader who is currently the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has been a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since 1985. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Ballard is accepted by church members as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the third most senior apostle in the church.
Russell Marion Nelson Sr. is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nelson was a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for nearly 34 years, and was the quorum president from 2015 to 2018. As church president, Nelson is recognized by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator.
Below is a chronological list of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with sortable columns. In the LDS Church, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time, and then each is dedicated as a "House of the Lord," after which only members in good standing are permitted to enter. Thus, they are not churches or meetinghouses, but rather specialized places of worship. The Church has 315 temples in various phases, which includes 178 dedicated temples, 58 currently under construction, and 79 others announced. Within temples, members of the church make covenants, receive instructions, and perform rituals and ordinances. Additionally, members consider the temple a place to commune with God, seek God's aid, understand God's will, and receive personal revelation.
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.
Lyndon Whitney Clayton III has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2001. He became a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy in 2008 and was its senior president from 2015 until 2020.
Gary Evan Stevenson is an American religious leader and former businessman who is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served previously as the church's Presiding Bishop and was the fourteenth man to serve in that position. He has been a general authority of the church since 2008. Stevenson was appointed to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in October 2015. Currently, he is the twelfth most senior apostle in the church.
Joseph Wafula Sitati has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2009, when he became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He is the church's first black African general authority and the second general authority of black African descent.
Gerrit Walter Gong is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has been a general authority since 2010 and served as a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy from October 2015 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve in March 2018. He is the LDS Church's first apostle of Asian descent. Prior to becoming a general authority, he served as assistant to the president of Brigham Young University (BYU) for planning and assessment. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Gong is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the fourteenth most senior apostle in the church.
David Merrill McConkie is an American lawyer and was a member of the general presidency of the Sunday School of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2009 to 2014.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Samoan Islands refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members on the Samoan Islands. In 1890, there were 30 members in the Samoan islands. As of 2022, there were 104,131 members in 208 congregations. The Samoan Islands has the second most LDS Church members per capita in the world, behind Tonga.
The Rio de Janeiro Brazil is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the eighth dedicated temple in Brazil.
Reyna Isabel Aburto is a Nicaraguan-born American religious leader, language translation specialist, and public speaker. She served as the second counselor to Jean B. Bingham in the Relief Society General Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 2017 to August 2022.
General Conference is a gathering of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held biannually every April and October at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. During each conference, church members gather in a series of two-hour sessions to listen to the faith's leaders. It consists of five general sessions. From April 2018 to April 2021, the priesthood session was held during the April conference, with a General Women's Session held during October's conference. The Saturday evening session was changed to a general session in October 2021. The conference also generally includes training sessions for general and area leaders. Although each general conference originates from Salt Lake City, the conference is considered an international event for the church. The sessions are broadcast worldwide in over 90 languages, primarily through local and international media outlets, and over the Internet.
The Bentonville Arkansas Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under construction in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Bentonville Arkansas Temple will be the LDS Church's first temple in the state of Arkansas.
