2021 : The Year in Mormonism
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Events
January
February
- February 21, 2021 - Friend to Friend for Children
- February 25–27, 2021 - RootsTech Connect: Family Discovery Day
March
- March 17, 2021 - Youth Music Festival
- March 26 and 27, 2021 - Handel’s Messiah
April
- April 3–4, 2021 - General Conference
- April 29–30, 2021 = BYU Women’s Conference
191st General Conference
As April 2021 general conference comes to a close, members around the world have been edified and uplifted by the words of Church leaders. Here are 6 announcements that happened during this spring's general conference. [1]
In the Sunday afternoon session, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct 20 new temples. According to Newsroom, “this is the second-highest number of temples announced at one time in the history of the Church. At the April 1998 general conference, former Church President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) announced plans to construct as many as 32 new temples, though he did not list specific locations.” See the locations announced by President Nelson here.
- A New Primary General Presidency
In the Saturday afternoon session, a new Primary General Presidency was called. Sister Camille N. Johnson will now serve as Primary General President with Sister Susan H. Porter as First Counselor and Sister Amy Wright as Second Counselor. Find their bios here.
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- New Members of the Presidency of the Seventy Announced
Effective August 1, 2021, Elders Robert C. Gay and Terence M. Vinson will be released from the Presidency of the Seventy. Elders Paul V. Johnson and S. Mark Palmer were sustained as new members of the Presidency of the Seventy during the Saturday afternoon session.
- 8 General Authority Seventies Called
Eight new General Authority Seventies received calls during the Saturday afternoon session: Elder Sean Douglas, Elder Michael A. Dunn, Elder Clark G. Gilbert, Elder Patricio M. Giuffra, Elder Alfred Kyungu, Elder Alvin F. Meredith III, Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr., Elder Vaiangina Sikahema. Read short bios about each new General Authority Seventy.
- 77 New Area Seventies
Elder D. Todd Christofferson read the names of 77 new Area Seventies during the Thursday general conference leadership meeting. Short bios of each new Area Seventy are available here. President Dallin H. Oaks called for a sustaining vote of the new Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session.
You may also like: See what President Nelson and other Church leaders taught at the April 2021 general conference leadership meeting
- The 2020 Statistical Report
Like many aspects of last year, the statistical report is a bit different from previous years as numbers reflect decreases in new converts and full-time missionaries. Membership increased by just under 100,000, putting total Church membership at 16,663,663. See the full statistical report.
20 New Temples Announced April 2021
A resilient, far-reaching moment of Latter-day Saint history was made on Easter Sunday with President Russell M. Nelson’s announcement of 20 future temples — the most locations announced in a single day since April 1998.
At the conclusion of Sunday afternoon’s session of the 191st Annual General Conference, the Church president set forth plans to build temples in:
| LDS # | Title | Country | Status | Announce Date | Dedication Date | Stakes/ Districts | Web Link | Map | Notes | |
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| 001 | pix | Oslo Norway Temple | Norway | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 002 | pix | Brussels Belgium Temple | Belgium | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 003 | pix | Vienna Austria Temple | Austria | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 004 | pix | Kumasi Ghana Temple | Ghana | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 005 | pix | Beira Mozambique Temple | Mozambique | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 006 | pix | Cape Town South Africa Temple | South Africa | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 007 | pix | Singapore Temple | Singapore | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 008 | pix | Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple | Brazil | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 009 | pix | Cali Colombia Temple | Colombia | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 010 | pix | Queretaro Mexico Temple | Mexico | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 011 | pix | Torreon Mexico Temple | Mexico | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 012 | pix | Helena Montana Temple | Montana | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 013 | pix | Casper Wyoming Temple | Wyoming | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 014 | pix | Grand Junction Colorado Temple | Colorado | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 015 | pix | Farmington New Mexico Temple | New Mexico | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 016 | pix | Burley Idaho Temple | Idaho | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 017 | pix | Eugene Oregon Temple | Oregon | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 018 | pix | Elko Nevada Temple | Nevada | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 019 | pix | Yorba Linda California Temple | California | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 020 | pix | Smithfield Utah Temple | Utah | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map |
May
- 01-May-2021 : New Temple announced for Ephraim Utah Temple- 27th temple proposed for Utah made in special Manti region press conference.
- May 2, 2021 = Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
- 24-May-2021 : Church to discontinue time-only temple marriages - The discontinuance was addressed in a Monday, May 24, letter from the First Presidency to General Authorities; General Officers; Area Seventies; stake, mission, district and temple presidents; and bishops and branch presidents.[2]
- 24-May-2021 : 3 of 10 Church MTC's to resume in-person learning in June - In a phased and cautious approach that adds on-site training to its online teaching, the Provo, Ghana and New Zealand MTCs look to invite a small number of missionaries to train on location beginning in late June. [3]
June
June 13, 2021 Face to Face for Single Adults
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July
- July 3 : 27th Annual Parley P Pratt Freedom Run - Over 600 celebrate the day Elder Pratt and 2 companions escaped prison in Columbia, Missouri. [4]
- July 22 and 23, 2021 - Music for a Summer Evening (Pioneer Day Commemoration)
- July 22 : Two missionaries die in New Mexico collision; third is hospitalized - Elder Michael Austin Davis, 20, of Corinne, Utah, and Elder Tyson Gene Haycock, 20, of Miles City, Montana, both passed away as the result of injuries sustained in the accident. [5]
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August
- Aug 1 : 66 Area Authority Seventies to Released effective Aug 1st -
- Aug 31: St. George Church Arson Fires - three separate arson fires damaged meetinghouses for The Church. Police find and arrest prime suspect after a brief car chase that ended near Zion National Park.[6]
- Aug 31: Latter-day Saints in the Paralympics, days 6 & 7: Gold in swimming, plus updates in goalball, track and shot put - When Tupou Neiufi was just 2 years old, she was injured by a hit-and-run driver. [7][8]
September
- Sep 03: First girls to earn Vanguard Light & Truth Award - Vanguard International Scouting Association is proud to recognize the first two girls to earn the new Light and Truth Award. Elizabeth K. age 9 from Buckley WA, Chief Seattle Council, and Emma D. age 10 from Richmond UT, Crossroads of the West Council, both completed the award requirements this summer.
- September 12, 2021 -Face to Face for Young Adults
October
- Oct 9 : Groundbreaking Ceremony for Casper Wyoming Temple, Elder S. Gifford Nielsen of the Seventy will preside at ceremony for Wyoming's second temple.
- Oct 9-21, 2021 : Open House for Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, 1st open house and dedication since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
- Oct 31, 2021 : Dedication (#169th) for Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, 1st open house and dedication since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
191st Semi-Annual General Conference
Oct 1,2 & 3, 2021 at Salt Lake City:
- Two new Area Seventies Called -
- Elder Charden Ndinga, 41, of Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.
- Elder Pedro E. Hernández, 51, of Punto Fijo, Venezuela.
At the conclusion of Sunday afternoon’s session of the 191st Annual General Conference, the Church president set forth plans to build temples in:
| LDS # | Title | Country | Status | Announce Date | Dedication Date | Stakes/ Districts | Web Link | Map | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | pix | Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple | Taiwan | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 002 | pix | Tacloban City Philippines Temple | Philippines | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 003 | pix | Monrovia Liberia Temple | Liberia | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 004 | pix | Kananga Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple | Congo | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 005 | pix | Antananarivo Madagascar Temple | Madagascar | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 006 | pix | Culiacan Mexico Temple | Mexico | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 007 | pix | Vitoria Brazil Temple | Brazil | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 008 | pix | Oslo Norway Temple | Norway | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 009 | pix | Oslo Norway Temple | Norway | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 010 | pix | Oslo Norway Temple | Norway | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 011 | pix | Oslo Norway Temple | Norway | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | ||
| 012 | pix | Oslo Norway Temple | Norway | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map | - | |
| 013 | pix | Oslo Norway Temple | Norway | Announced | 03 Oct 2021 | / | web | map |
| LDS # | Title | Country | Status | Announce Date | Dedication Date | Stakes/ Districts | Web Link | Map | Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 001 | pix | Oslo Norway Temple | Norway | Announced | 04 Apr 2021 | / | web | map | set forth plans to build 13 newtemples in:
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