In a letter to leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States and Canada, President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, encouraged leaders to look for ways to reconnect with youth in 2021 through local ward or stake youth conferences and Young Women and Aaronic Priesthood camps. The For the Strength of Youth (FSY) conferences (gatherings of teenagers from dozens of congregations) are postponed in the United States and Canada until 2022.
Congregational leaders should hold youth conferences and camps on a smaller (and, if need be, virtual) scale in 2021.
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Recent statements against prejudice by its two most senior leaders are now codified in the General Handbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the church announced Friday.
Updates also show that vaping medical marijuana is now permitted when authorized as a medical necessity, according to a broad update to the book of policies and instructions published online Friday by the church, which is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Related
Here’s a brief summary of the biggest changes: