"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 Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States, and has more than 7 million members in over 188 countries and territories. The Relief Society is often referred to by the church and others as "one of the oldest and largest women's organizations in the world."
The status of women in Mormonism has been a source of public debate since before the death of Joseph Smith in 1844. Various denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement have taken different paths on the subject of women and their role in the church and in society. Views range from the full equal status and ordination of women to the priesthood, as practiced by the Community of Christ, to a patriarchal system practiced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to the ultra-patriarchal plural marriage system practiced by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and other Mormon fundamentalist groups.
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.
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.
Susan Winder Tanner was the twelfth General President of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2002 to 2008.
Chieko Nishimura Okazaki was an American writer, educator, and religious leader. She served as first counselor to Elaine L. Jack in the Relief Society general presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1990 to 1997. She was the first person of color to serve in an LDS Church general organization presidency, as well as the first woman to serve in all three of the women-led organizations at a general church level: the general boards of the Young Women (1961-66) and Primary (1988-1990), along with the Relief Society.
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.
Stake and ward councils are meetings of local congregations within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
President is an honorific title in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints given to men who hold certain priesthood leadership positions.
Linda Kjar Burton was the sixteenth general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2012 to 2017.
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.
Jean Barrus Bingham was the 17th Relief Society General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 2017 to August 2022.
Sharon Eubank was the first counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 2017 to August 2022. She is also the director of Latter-day Saint Charities.
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.
Camille Neddo Johnson has been the 18th Relief Society General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since August 2022. She previously served as the church's 14th Primary General President from April 2021 to August 2022.
