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  PROVO, Utah — During an April 1834 meeting in Kirtland, Ohio, the Prophet Joseph Smith prophesied: “This Church will fill North and South America — it will fill the world.” Now, nearly two centuries later, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are seeing this happen. The numbers of missionaries serving, people choosing to be baptized and temples being built are all increasing. “Do we not all feel wonder and awe in our hearts?” asked Elder Ronald A. Rasband in a Jan. 27 devotional at the Provo Missionary Training Center. He was accompanied by his wife, Sister Melanie Rasband, who also spoke. Elder Rasband — a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and newly called chair of the Missionary Executive Council — testified that progress in the Lord’s hastening of His work comes from Him. ... False narrative 2: The Church is declining as interest in organized religion decreases. The last 12 months saw the largest number of convert baptisms in any 12-month period in this dispensation, said Elder Rasband. “It is a remarkable time to serve.” He added: “The future is bright, elders and sisters. And you are at the center of it.” False narrative 3: Baptisms are increasing in some regions of the world but not in others. The number of God’s children being baptized is “increasing in every region of the world,” Elder Rasband said. He added that the region with the highest percent growth in baptisms in 2025 was Europe. No matter where a missionary is called, “you can have faith that the Lord is hastening His work in your area,” he encouraged. “His miracles are filling the whole earth.” ... Elder Rasband left MTC missionaries with an apostolic promise: “As you commit your whole souls to your missionary purpose, the Lord will engage you in this great and marvelous hastening of His work.” He invited them to count themselves blessed to represent the Lord Jesus Christ in such a time. “I feel that we are only scratching the surface of what the Lord has in store for us as He prepares the world for His Second Coming,” said Elder Rasband. “So buckle up, hold on tight, because I firmly believe that the best is yet to come.”

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  21 Oct 2026