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Monthly Archives: September 2026

Barcelona Spain Temple Groundbreaking: A New Chapter for Saints in Spain

Symbolic painting of a family, shovels, and Mediterranean scenery surrounding news of the Barcelona Spain Temple groundbreaking.

The Barcelona Spain Temple groundbreaking on September 19, 2026, gave Latter-day Saints in northeastern Spain a new milestone to celebrate. A project first announced four years ago has reached the beginning of construction, bringing the prospect of temple worship closer to families in the region. According to the Church’s September 19 report, approximately 500 people attended, with the gathering broadcast to congregations in Spain, Andorra, and southern France. Elder James W. McConkie… Read more

More Than 90,000 Missionaries: The Church’s New Worldwide Milestone

Painterly scenes of sister missionaries visiting a neighbor and elders studying, framing the headline More Than 90,000 Missionaries Serving Worldwide.

News and context | September 19, 2026 More than 90,000 missionaries are now serving worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Church announced on September 18. It is the highest total the Church has reported. The announcement also identifies a record cohort of more than 30,000 young women serving full-time and describes missionary work operating across more than 500 missions. These are figures for people currently serving, not… Read more

The Women Who Stored Wheat: Relief Society’s Grain-Storage Story

Illustration of pioneer women gathering wheat and keeping granary records for the Relief Society grain-storage program.

One woman had a grain bin to offer. Another reported an empty treasury. A third warned that frost had ruined wheat in three counties. When Relief Society leaders gathered in Salt Lake City's Social Hall on November 17, 1876, their assignment was simple to describe and difficult to carry out: obtain wheat, protect it, and hold it for a future day of hunger. The Relief Society grain-storage program would eventually reach far… Read more

They Cut a Road Through a Cliff: The Hole-in-the-Rock Expedition

Painterly illustration of pioneers lowering a wagon through Utah sandstone cliffs, with the title Hole-in-the-Rock, 1879–1880.

The road stopped at a crack in the sandstone. The families still had to get their wagons down. In the winter of 1879–1880, a company of Latter-day Saint settlers confronted a problem that seems almost impossible to picture from a modern highway: how do you move a wagon train, children, supplies, and livestock through a steep passage above the Colorado River when no usable wagon road exists? Their answer took weeks of… Read more

Remembering 9/11 Through Service: Latter-day Saints Join a Nationwide Effort

Illustrated volunteers packing meals beneath the headline Remembering 9/11 Through Service, September 2026.

Twenty-five years after September 11, Latter-day Saints joined their neighbors in a form of remembrance that left something useful behind: meals, improved school spaces, and completed community projects. In a September 15, 2026 report, Church Newsroom described service on September 11 and 12 involving members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in communities across the United States. Through JustServe and partnerships with other organizations, volunteers took part in the… Read more

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