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Ryan Jensen
Ryan Jensen

J. Ryan Jensen is the editor of the Church News. He has worked with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2014 creating and distributing content that helps build faith in Jesus Christ – including four years as the managing editor of the New Era magazine and Church youth website. Ryan has a degree in journalism from Utah State University. He served a mission in Colombia and still speaks Spanish every chance he gets. He and his wife Megan love being parents to their four children. Email Ryan at rjensen@deseretnews.com.


President Dallin H. Oaks concluded the Sunday afternoon session of October 2026 general conference with an invitation for all to attend the Salt Lake Temple open house in April 2027.

‘Strong faith requires more than strong desire. It means daily trying, one step at a time, with prayer and scriptural learning,’ President Oaks said during the Sunday morning session.

“We all have present or future concerns or struggles we are trying to overcome. ... Whatever they are, the way to overcome them is to get closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ,” said President Dallin H. Oaks. #GeneralConference

“Without divine comfort, we risk losing hope; and without hope, we can lose our faith and stop trying. … There is hope in Jesus Christ.,” said Elder Matthew J. Eyring.

“Don’t confuse the perceived invisibility of the Lord’s hand with the inveterate nature of the Lord’s heart,” said Elder Michael A. Dunn.

Elder David Kannar of Australia will serve in the Eighth Quorum of the Seventy.

“Understand the deep needs, the deep commitments, on both sides,” President Oaks taught.

Hundreds of youth listen to a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as he invites them to prepare for and serve a mission.

In Washington D.C., President Dallin H. Oaks prayed that individuals will all strive to be peacemakers in a diverse, divided world.

President Dallin H. Oaks shared five principles learned from 70 years of studying the U.S. Constitution.

At the Montpelier Idaho Temple, Elder Mark D. Eddy said temples stand as symbols of God’s love and people’s faith.

Settled more than 160 years ago along the Oregon Trail, Montpelier celebrates a temple as a link to both its past and future.

Reservations for open house tickets now available at TempleSquare.org.

Young Men and Young Women leaders share how new changes can create stronger disciples of Jesus Christ.

The idea that my home could be a location where the Spirit of the Lord could be felt as strongly as in the temple made me do a lot of evaluating.

Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson says Church members “are committed to lifting and caring for all of God’s children.”

2026 Utah Area YSA Conference co-chairs Zach Sutton and Shelby Hurst talk about their preparation to host thousands from around the world on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14-15.

“When we have gained a testimony of a gospel truth through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, we also have a responsibility to share that with others.”

Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson thanks multiple organizations for working together to create new opportunities to build communities, families.

From scavenger hunts to storytelling time, members of the Abinadi and Hannah Seely Olsen family find joy and perspective in sharing.

Church News video shows some of the ways the outgoing presidency ministered to Primary children, their parents in the last four years.

Primary General President Susan H. Porter, Sister Amy A. Wright and Sister Tracy Y. Browning recall the ways their testimonies of the Savior grew.

Watching the large family of Abinadi and Hannah Olsen come together felt familiar despite not being my family.

Held by the descendants of Abinadi and Hannah Seely Olsen for more than 100 years, the 2026 family reunion included more than 600 people.

How one woman’s prayers lived on in love even after her unexpected death gives an example of faith to those who seek Heavenly Father’s answers and comfort.

"Music & the Spoken Word" host Derrick Porter speaks with the Latter-day Saint football coach about his faith, his family and football.

The doors underwent careful restoration work over the past six years to meet the precise requirements of Church leaders.

While the work of the temple’s renovations has not all been easy, those involved have seen God’s guiding hand in the process.

Hosts Sarah Jane Weaver, Ryan Jensen and Mary Richards talk about the beginning of the podcast in 2020 to where it is now.