Church Update

Frances B. Monson, wife of Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away at 6:35 a.m. this morning in a Salt Lake City hospital surrounded by family.

The 17th Annual Southern Virginia University Education Conference, with presenters including Elder Marlin K. Jensen, and Julie B. Beck, will be held Friday and Saturday, June 7-8, on the university’s campus in Buena Vista, Va.

Feeding America, a national hunger-relief organization, announced a more than 1 million-pound food donation by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thursday.

Nearly 25,000 trees donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1,800 Mormons and their neighbors turned out to plant the much-needed resource.

Men and Women of Faith lecture series tells the story of the author of the hymn “As Sisters in Zion”

The public is invited to a New Testament conference that will be held on May 15, 2013, in BYU’s Harold B. Lee Library auditorium in Provo that will focus chiefly on recent progress on the BYU New Testament Commentary.

Remarks by Elder Tom Perry during the BYU commencement exercises. He emphasized the importance of finding balance between four specific priorities in life.

Dances, conferences, devotionals, lectures, exhibits and more available at BYU during the month of May.

The Church operates 117 employment resource centers that provide training, networking, hands-on experience and encouragement to job seekers.