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Covering news about Latter-day Saints in in the South.

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With sorrow we announce that Russell M. Nelson, beloved President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away. https://t.co/DhPEsZrtEJ

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Elder Eric D. Bednar, current stake president of the Crestwood Kentucky Stake has been called to serve in the tenth Quorum of the Seventy in the North America Southeast Area of The @Ch_JesusChrist. He and his wife Francine have five children. #generalconference

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We express our heartfelt gratitude to Elder Shayne M. Bowen of the North America Southeast Area presidency of The @Ch_JesusChrist and Elder Jared W. Stone, Area Seventy for their service to our area.

We have been blessed by their service and sacrifice. #generalconference

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U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, of Tennessee, and Nashville community leaders met with three General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and discussed religious liberty and the importance of strengthening and preserving the family. https://t.co/fLdVxmNyLH

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We are excited to have two new missions created in the North America Southeast Area taking us from 16 to 18 beginning July of 2024. Tallahassee Florida brings the total number of missions in Florida to 5. South Carolina will now move from one mission for the entire state to two.

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To accommodate rising numbers of missionaries (now at more than 72,000), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open 36 new missions on July 1, 2024. This puts the total number of missions at 450—the highest number in Church history. More on Newsroom.

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Volunteers recently met to divide, count and repackage diapers at churchofjesuschrist in Springdale, Arkansas. Volunteers packaged more than 5,000 diapers for The Diaper Collective (@familynetworknwa) at a community service effort facilitated by justservearkansas which pairs vo

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Mark E. Larsen and Marianne H. Larsen from the East Bench Ward in the Spanish Fork Utah Maple Mountain Stake have been called to serve as new mission leaders for the Arkansas Little Rock Mission of churchofjesuschrist, succeeding President Robert M. Cahoon and Sister Betsy V. Ca

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James D. Lash and Martha A. Lash from the Lake Minneola Ward in the Leesburg Florida Stake have been called to serve as the new mission leaders for the California Oakland/San Francisco Mission of churchofjesuschrist, succeeding President Darrin J. Kasteler and Sister Jennie Kast

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Latter-day Saint attorneys from around the world gathered in Atlanta to participate in the annual conference of the jreubenclarklawsociety, which focused on the theme “Who is my neighbor?” from Luke 10. The theme was chosen due to Atlanta’s rich history as the cradle of the US c

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Local members from the Charlotte NC South Stake of churchofjesuschrist recently met for a special evening of Black history storytelling. Three local residents shared their remembrances of events from the civil rights movement in Monroe, North Carolina, in hopes of honoring the l

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“No three words embody more hope and eternal consequence for all of humankind than those uttered by a heavenly angel on Easter morning at the garden tomb: ‘He is risen.’”
@StevensonGaryE | #GeneralConference

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“Look for Christ everywhere ― I promise He is there! True joy rests on our willingness to come closer to Christ and witness for ourselves.” #PresidentCordon | #GeneralConference

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“Ministering blesses generations.”
@gerritwgong | #GeneralConference

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“An essential part of this missionary effort is for individual members to become beacon light examples wherever we live. We cannot be in camouflage.”
@CookQuentinL | #GeneralConference

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“There is reason for optimism — it is that the Light of Christ is placed in every newborn child. With that universal gift comes a sense of what is right, a desire to love and be loved.”
@EyringHB | #GeneralConference

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New mission leaders John Stevens and Marcia Kirk Stevens from the Holladay 14th Ward of the Salt Lake Holladay South Stake have been called to serve the North Carolina Raleigh Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, succeeding President Dale C. Maurer and Sist

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Recently, a group of local leaders from churchofjesuschrist from across Missouri had the opportunity to meet with Governor Mike Parson govparsonmo during a trip to the State Capitol.https://t.co/EGBwcH1gEE

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As part of a goal to participate in monthly service with their congregations from churchofjesuschrist, volunteers from the Northport and Tuscaloosa wards from the Tuscaloosa Stake in Alabama served the westal_foodbank . They assembled a record 600 food boxes during their time s

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The Central Florida Commission on Religious Freedom recently hosted an interfaith event called The Summit on Religious Freedom that focused on creating collaborative solutions to society's challenges.
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Relief Society sisters from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward (Little Rock Arkansas Latter-day Saints) recently served with the Arkansas Foodbank. They packed 1140 food bags for children. School counselors send these bags home with chil