These days, building a business that enriches lives is a rare occurrence. A fast-food franchisee may believe that opening a new location will be a lucrative investment, but other than money, what are the community benefits? For most franchise owners, money is enough of a reason. But what choices does a person have if they want financial stability and an opportunity to make a real difference in their community?
If you hold yourself to a higher business standard, franchise opportunities in Washington, DC are now available with Always Best Care.
Since being founded in 1996, thousands of American families have trusted Always Best Care senior care for compassionate home care services. We are known for providing the very best non-medical home care for seniors who wish to remain at home as they age. Our home care franchise owners play a crucial role in preserving the independence and dignity of our clients, and now you can too.
Simply put, the home care industry is booming. If you're reading this page, you're in the right place at the right time. As a result, you can find senior care business opportunities in just about every American community. As the home care market continues to grow, your home care business will grow as well, and that growth is easy to sustain when you consider these U.S. based stats:
During the next 30 years, seniors will make up 20% of the U.S. population. When given a choice, these people want to maintain their current lifestyle, not check into a nursing home. The challenge is that as people age, mobility problems, health issues, and memory lapses happen more frequently. About 80% of seniors have at least one chronic health condition, while 50% have at least two. So, while seniors want to age at home, they need a little help to do so. As an Always Best Care franchisee, that's where you come in - to provide consistent, compassionate support to the growing demographic of seniors who need care in your community.
The bottom line? Since home care is the fastest-growing industry in the U.S., and seniors represent the fastest-growing demographic of our population, capitalizing on home business opportunities is a stable path to profitability for decades to come.
However, changing demographics aren't the only factor driving unprecedented growth in the home care industry. Attitudes are changing about aging, too.
Statistics show that most baby boomers have a strong desire to remain independent as they age. These hardworking Americans are turning their noses up at the idea of spending their golden years in a strange nursing home. They have an unshakeable yearning to live life at home as long as possible. This factor, combined with advances in modern medicine that are helping seniors live longer, has set the stage for more home care franchise opportunities than ever before.
Research by the University of Alabama shows that more than seven million people in the U.S. need some form of home care. This fact is bolstered by the rising trend of "aging in place." Seniors not only want to be self-sufficient - they wish to remain at home, where the surroundings are familiar and family is near. Always Best Care nurtures this need by providing quality in-home care that helps both the seniors in need and their families.
When you implement Always Best Care's proven business model, your senior care franchise in Washington, DC will become a pillar in your community. You will be part of a highly regarded, reputable organization that others will respect. While you refine your reputation and earn respect, you'll be living an entrepreneurial lifestyle that lets you make a difference in other people's lives.
Great entrepreneurs are always on the lookout for recession-resistant franchising opportunities. In light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, in-home care is now an essential service -- one that will continue to be needed, regardless of the economy. No matter what hurdles we must overcome, one thing is for sure: people will always need care.
At Always Best Care, our proven franchise model enables hundreds of dedicated franchisees the opportunity to achieve financial freedom in the most uncertain times. Our award-winning training program provides franchisees with the tools to succeed and the stability they need.
Always Best Care is one of the fastest-growing senior care franchise systems because our franchisees are more than just business owners, they are compassionate professionals dedicated to helping others. Perhaps most importantly, their home care business lets them care for people in their community while building a rewarding business for themselves.
There's a reason why Always Best Care is consistently recognized by media outlets like Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Gator, and Franchise Business Review. We are one of the few senior care franchise systems that offer individuals from all walks of life the chance to generate three potential revenue streams in their community:
Our practical, proven business model gives home care franchise owners the certainty of increasing revenue, the promise of longevity in the marketplace, and the perks of an entrepreneurial lifestyle. Our in-home care, assisted living, and home health care services are trusted by families across the country. And unlike some senior care businesses, the Always Best Care brand is synonymous with excellence. We are dedicated to doing everything possible to help you build a successful home care franchise in Washington, DC, including:
Like most things in life, you must establish a solid base of knowledge and expertise to achieve success in the home care industry. Fortunately, our unmatched training and support system makes it easy for new franchisees to get started on that path sooner rather than later.
Always Best Care has one of the most successful training systems in the industry. Aptly named ABCUniversity, our training program focuses on the operational activities of setting up, managing, and marketing your senior care agency. During your franchise onboarding process, you will work directly with a National Director or Area Representative, as well as the VP of Franchise Training.
We utilize a variety of media resources and time-tested techniques to help new franchisees absorb the Always Best Care system. When training is complete, new business owners learn the key methods needed to operate a successful Always Best Care franchise.
Building a successful senior care business isn't easy, and it will take time. However, Always Best Care provides new franchisees with unparalleled ongoing support on both local and corporate levels.
Based near your local franchise market, National Directors and Area Representatives provide business-building advice, on-the-spot coaching, and one-on-one mentoring. They offer extensive industry experience throughout multiple markets with guidance from our Executive Leadership Team - an invaluable experience for new and seasoned franchisees alike.
Always Best Care was one of the first senior care franchise companies to provide this additional layer of local assistance, mentoring, and proactive strategic growth. All new franchise owners can count on the following:
Our experienced corporate team works with new in-home care franchise owners to provide comprehensive training for you and your staff, marketing resources, performance metrics, turnkey operating tech, systemwide benchmarking, national accounts, and customer satisfaction support.
Your local Area Representative and our National Directors work with all new franchisees to arrange mentoring opportunities, communications and team-building strategies, and ongoing strategic planning. That way, you have a leg up in your market and access to key resources to build your confidence as you develop your business.
Your Always Best Care franchise development specialist will make sure you have contact information in your state to complete any state licensure requirements. We link you to the nation's top health care licensure consultants, thus allowing you to discover the most cost-effective and time-efficient procedures to get your license, launch your business, and begin serving your community.
Each Always Best Care franchise territory is protected and exclusive to you using zip codes in your state.
Our powerful combination of corporate and local support paves a clear and proven path for new Always Best Care franchise owners to succeed. And with your initial training, field training, and ongoing support, you always have access to Always Best Care repesentatives as you grow your senior home care business.
You may have seen a home care franchise for sale in Washington, and thought to yourself, "I can do this! The timing may not get better than today." Of course, being ready and motivated to take on the challenges of franchise ownership is a must. However, some very careful self-analysis is needed before buying a franchise.
The reality is this: business ownership is not easy. While Always Best Care does everything in its power to set up new franchisees for success, the franchise owner must be prepared to manage the business. The very best home care franchise owners accept that they may have to work harder than they ever have in their lives.
Are you ready to make that commitment?
Ask yourself these questions before moving forward, so you can make a rational, educated purchasing decision:
The "secret" to franchising success is the consistency of the services and products that customers find at franchise locations. When you advertise the sign and logo of a franchise, you're letting customers know that you follow a specific system. If you are fiercely independent and refuse to follow established formulas, home care franchising might not be for you.
Anybody thinking about opening a home care business needs to be honest about their finances. One of the most common reasons businesses fail is a lack of capital. Remember, you will need enough money to both open and operate your home care business. Though Always Best Care is proud to offer low start-up costs relative to other franchises, an investment of time and money is required.
Your ability to interact well with your franchisor, franchisees, employees, and customers is crucial to your initial and ongoing success. After all, many franchise businesses are based around interacting with people. During the course of your day, a solid problem-solving skillset is also needed to succeed. To run a successful franchise, it's crucial to maintain good relationships with your corporate team, in-house staff, and customers.
If you're ready to seize the day and take destiny into your own hands, we're prepared to help you with the next steps of owning an Always Best Care franchise.
The next steps in your discovery process is to talk with an Always Best Care representative, request a Franchise Disclosure Document, complete an application, and "validate" everything you have learned about our winning franchise business model. Once complete, you will have a candid discussion with current franchisees who have been selected by experience to reach their entrepreneurial dreams.
At Always Best Care, we believe in providing you with the info you need to make an informed choice about our home care business franchise opportunities. Our Franchise Disclosure Document has detailed information covering the most important matters for prospective franchisees. We consider your Franchise Disclosure Document to be an indispensable legal document covering your rights and obligations. Once read, you will understand the relationship between Always Best Care and its home care franchisees.
With your discovery process finalized, your last few steps will be to have a private conversation with Always Best Care President and CEO Jake Brown. After your one-on-one meeting, our corporate team will approve or deny your status as an Always Best Care franchisee. Your personal meeting with our President and CEO may take place via video conference or phone. If you prefer, we can make arrangements for an in-person Discovery Day, where you can meet with our executive team at our corporate headquarters in Roseville, CA.
If you have made it this far, it's now time to learn more about Always Best Care and the enriching opportunity that lies ahead. If you are ready to turn your dreams of living an entrepreneurial lifestyle into reality, you're closer than ever before. By downloading our free E-Book , you're taking the exciting next steps towards building a home care business that makes a true difference in your community.
Washington, DC – Today, DC Health announced that beginning Friday, August 5, the three DC Health monkeypox clinics will begin offering limited walk-up vaccinations for eligible residents on Fridays, pending vaccine availability. These walk-up appointments will increase vaccine access to individuals who may not have the ability or technology to pre-register online, or for those who may not feel comfortable providing their eligibility information online (whether online or in person, monkeypox related information, including eligibility in...
Washington, DC – Today, DC Health announced that beginning Friday, August 5, the three DC Health monkeypox clinics will begin offering limited walk-up vaccinations for eligible residents on Fridays, pending vaccine availability. These walk-up appointments will increase vaccine access to individuals who may not have the ability or technology to pre-register online, or for those who may not feel comfortable providing their eligibility information online (whether online or in person, monkeypox related information, including eligibility information is confidential).
On Friday, August 5, walk-up vaccinations will be available from noon until 8 pm, or while supply lasts, at the DC Health monkeypox vaccination clinics located at:
Walk-up vaccinations will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible residents who have not already received a first dose of the monkeypox vaccine. Each site will have 300 doses available per day. Wait times may vary depending on demand. Currently, to be eligible for the monkeypox vaccine, a person must be a District resident with proof of residency, 18 years of age or older, and:
Proof of residency can include:
All monkeypox vaccinations are confidential, and pre-registration for monkeypox vaccination appointments will continue to be available by visiting preventmonkeypox.dc.gov. All residents are invited to pre-register for a vaccination appointment, and those who are not currently eligible will be contacted if eligibility changes and appointments are available.
DC Health’s priority is to reduce the spread of the virus early by ensuring that we vaccinate as many high-risk individuals as quickly as possible. Studies have shown that a single dose of the vaccine can continue to provide protection for a minimum of six months. In line with other states’ strategies, at this time second doses of the vaccine will remain temporarily postponed in order for the District to have the biggest impact now and in the future. However, individuals who are immunocompromised will receive an invitation to book a second dose.
For those who have pre-registered and received a vaccination appointment, DC Health asks that you keep your appointment instead of seeking a walk-up vaccination. However, if you are unable to make your appointment, please email [email protected] to cancel. If you have not yet received an invitation to schedule your appointment, you may not be currently eligible to receive a vaccination under current eligibility criteria.
As of August 2, 2022 DC Health has:
Monkeypox is a rare, but potentially serious viral illness that can be transmitted from person to person through direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids. It can spread during intimate physical contact between people, including sex, kissing, and hugging. It also can be spread by respiratory secretions during prolonged face-to-face contact or when a person touches fabrics, such as bedding and towels, used by a person with monkeypox.
Initial symptoms of monkeypox often include flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, and swollen lymph nodes, followed by a rash and lesions on the skin. Although the majority of cases do not require hospitalization, monkeypox is dangerous, highly contagious, and uncomfortable. While monkeypox can spread to anyone, the majority of current cases in the District are in men who have sex with men. Anyone with a rash that looks like monkeypox should talk to their healthcare provider about whether they need to get tested, even if they don’t think they had contact with someone who has monkeypox.
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The Wimbledon runner-up eased past surprise finalist Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets to win his second title in Washington, D.C.Nick Kyrgios felt he owed the Citi Open fans a great performance after his 2019 title defense went up in flames last summer, and the Wimbledon runner-up made good on that promise this week, winning his second title in Washington, D.C. with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Yoshihito Nishioka.“I have been training really hard,” ...
The Wimbledon runner-up eased past surprise finalist Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets to win his second title in Washington, D.C.
Nick Kyrgios felt he owed the Citi Open fans a great performance after his 2019 title defense went up in flames last summer, and the Wimbledon runner-up made good on that promise this week, winning his second title in Washington, D.C. with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Yoshihito Nishioka.
“I have been training really hard,” he said after his first match against American Marcus Giron. “I just feel like I'm in such a better place with my tennis. Mentally as well. I wanted to show that to the fans.
“Last year was a really poor performance from me, to be honest. I just really wanted to make sure I came out and gave them a good show, just to redeem myself. Just looking around the crowd, such an amazing tournament. I had such a bad taste in my mouth from last year.”
Kyrgios blended brilliance with occasional tempestuousness to capture all the key points in the championship match and secure his seventh career ATP title in just over 80 minutes on Stadium Court.
I just really wanted to make sure I came out and gave them a good show, just to redeem myself. Just looking around the crowd, such an amazing tournament. I had such a bad taste in my mouth from last year. Nick Kyrgios
As of Sunday’s singles final, undefeated since losing his first major final to Novak Djokovic, returning to action in Atlanta where he won a third doubles title with good friend Thanasi Kokkinakis, and partnered Jack Sock in D.C. to reach a second straight final against Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.
Kyrgios dropped just one set in what was surely the best match of the week, saving five match points to survive hometown favorite Frances Tiafoe. Besides that blip, Kyrgios was pitch-perfect through six matches, and got off to a quick start against Nishioka, who was playing his first final since the 2020 Delray Beach Open.
Nishioka, who has often struggled with injury throughout his career, enjoyed a revelatory week of his own in the U.S. capital, knocking out four straight seeds to book Sunday’s meeting with Kyrgios—including, and most notably, top seed Andrey Rublev in the semifinals.
Still, the scrambling Japanese star had too few answers for Kyrgios’ impeccable serving day, one that featured 12 aces and an 88%-win percentage off his first serve.
Kyrgios broke early in both sets and gamely defended his serve, saving the lone break point faced in two sets. With Nishioka serving to stay in it, Kyrgios fought off late-match frustrations to make one last break and fall to the court in delight.
By match's end, he'd struck 27 winners to 16 unforced errors to an even 10 each from Nishioka, and converted a solid three of five break point opportunities.
The win is tentatively set to return Kyrgios to the Top 40 after starting the week ranked No. 63. Though he reached the Wimbledon final, the 27-year-old earned no ranking points for the effort, making a strong performance at the Citi Open as important to his scheduling as it was for the fans who cheered him on throughout the week.
“I'm trying to stay locked in, and I feel if I had points from Wimbledon I wouldn't have that pressure of forcing myself to kind of win these matches, you know,” he said after defeating Tommy Paul on Wednesday.
“But in a way, it's good because I'm still putting in some really good performances. But as I said, I think I'm trying to get my ranking up a little bit more to a point where I don't have to play two matches to be in the third round of a 500. A bye would be nice. And I definitely feel like I'm playing that top tennis anyway.”
We’re in the midst of the second-worst stretch of heat and humidity of the summer, which will last three more days. This mugginess will fuel the opportunity for late-day showers and storms, especially Wednesday. Friday into the weekend, we welcome much less humid and cooler weather.Today (Monday): The air is thick and uncomfortable from the moment you step outside. And as the sun gets higher, it just gets worse. Pop-up afternoon clouds offer just temporary shade with highs in the low 90s and heat indexes near 100 (dew poi...
We’re in the midst of the second-worst stretch of heat and humidity of the summer, which will last three more days. This mugginess will fuel the opportunity for late-day showers and storms, especially Wednesday. Friday into the weekend, we welcome much less humid and cooler weather.
Today (Monday): The air is thick and uncomfortable from the moment you step outside. And as the sun gets higher, it just gets worse. Pop-up afternoon clouds offer just temporary shade with highs in the low 90s and heat indexes near 100 (dew points in the low to mid-70s). A sun shower or brief downpour can’t be ruled out, but most of the storms are probably out toward the mountains. Confidence: Medium-High
Tonight: A few pop-up showers and storms could enter the area in the evening, especially north and west of Washington, but most of us are dry. Partly cloudy skies overnight with lows in the low to mid-70s in most spots, but upper 70s downtown. Confidence: Medium-High
Tomorrow (Tuesday): It’s more or less a carbon copy of Monday. Amid partly sunny skies, highs reach the low 90s but it feels like 100 with the oppressive humidity. A few pop-up showers and storms could develop as the afternoon wears on. Confidence: Medium-High
Tomorrow night: Widely scattered showers and storms are possible in the evening, followed by another partly cloudy and muggy night. Lows again range through the 70s. Confidence: Medium-High
Wednesday is a lot like Monday and Tuesday: steamy. Highs head toward 90 degrees. Clouds become numerous in the afternoon and evening, with showers and storms likely as a cold front approaches. Some storms could produce very heavy rain, localized flooding, dangerous lightning and damaging wind gusts. Still humid overnight Wednesday into early Thursday with lows 70 to 75. Confidence: Medium-High
The forecast for Thursday is contingent on the front pushing far enough south for humidity to fall and rain chances to diminish. Right now, it looks like we could hang on to some lingering humidity and perhaps the chance of some scattered showers — especially in our southern and eastern areas. Highs should reach the mid-80s or so. We should finally clear out and cool down Thursday night with lows in the 60s. Confidence: Low-Medium
The period from Friday to Sunday looks magnificent with partly sunny skies, lower-than-average humidity (dew points in the 50s and maybe even 40s) and enjoyable high temperatures from 80 to 85. The nights are mostly clear and comfortable, with lows mostly in the 60s, except some upper 50s in our cooler areas. Confidence: Medium
Liudmila Samsonova stopped Kaia Kanepi in a steamy Washington, DC final to claim her second career WTA championship.Photo credit: Citi OpenWASHINGTON, DC—Liudmila Samsonova of Russia almost didn’t make it to the Citi Open event due to almost not securing a visa in time.Now the 23-year-old Samsonova is the event’s tenth WTA champion.More: ...
Liudmila Samsonova stopped Kaia Kanepi in a steamy Washington, DC final to claim her second career WTA championship.
Photo credit: Citi Open
WASHINGTON, DC—Liudmila Samsonova of Russia almost didn’t make it to the Citi Open event due to almost not securing a visa in time.
Now the 23-year-old Samsonova is the event’s tenth WTA champion.
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Samsonova defeated veteran Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the WTA 250 event for her second career title to cap off a strong week of several wins, including over reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu in the quarterfinals.
Career title number ??@LiudaSamsonova outlasts Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and is your 2022 @CitiOpen champion! pic.twitter.com/WxPah5zYOr
— wta (@WTA) August 7, 2022
After not being able to compete at Wimbledon, Samsonova used the month off to train and get ready for the summer hard court swing. She described being in DC as a “dream” week. Yet she admits the match could have gone either way.
“It was the hardest match of the week. Kaia was serving so well and it was a tough mental game too. I am happy I found the solutions,” Samsonova said after. “The key was to find the solution on her serve I had to find a way to be aggressive on her serve and break it.”
The sixth-seeded Kanepi sought her first title in over nine years, Samsonova her second career title since winning Berlin last year.
There was little between the World No. 37 Kanepi and World No.60 Samsonova in the first set. Both players ripped the ball from the baseline and took care of their serves with potent strikes. A first tiebreak looked likely until Samsonova served to stay in the set at 4-5.
Kanepi took advantage of two Samsonova backhand errors to give herself a set point. Kanepi ripped a return that Samsonova could not handle to secure the set 6-4.
The second set looked to be on similar track to be razor close. That was until Kanepi, serving at 3-all netted a forehand to give Samsonova her first break point of the match. Samsonova then won an extended rally to take the break for 4-3.
Samsonova broke Kanepi again later while leading 5-3 to take the set 6-3.
Kanepi appeared to labor physically in the early stages of the final set. With her overall service speed dropping and also committing more errors, the Estonian eventually took an off-court medical time out to deal with an abdominal issue.
— wta (@WTA) August 7, 2022
Returning to the match, Kanepi started added a bit more spin and variety to her shots in the rallies. She soon leveled for 3-all.
Yet serving down 3-4, Kanepi’s errors resumed and she soon found herself down 0-40. A wayward forehand on break point gave Samsonova the 5-3 advantage.
Serving for the match, Samsonova looked ready to win her second career title. She fired down an ace for 30-15, then hit a comfortable cross court forehand winner for match point.
Samsonova struck a final big serve that Kanepi could not handle to secure the 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory in an hour and 46 minutes.
Samsonova struck 10 aces total, including six in the final set, compared to five aces for Kanepi.
“It was an amazing week for me I’ve enjoyed everything here and especially all of the crowd support,” Kanepi said during the trophy ceremony.
Later when asked about her week and just missing out on the title, Kanepi added, “No, it makes me really happy. I think it's better to lose in the final than in first round (smiling). So, yeah, overall I think the week was very good. It's also good to get matches here in U.S. before US Open.”
Week in review: 9 stories the Church News published during the week of July 31 to Aug. 6Clockwise from top left, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Washington D.C. Temple is pictured in Kensington, Maryland, on Monday, April 18, 2022; President Dallin H. Oaks, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, smiles during an interview at the Rome Italy Temple visitors center in Rome on Tuesday, July 19, 2022; New Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson and new Primary General President Susan H. Porte...
Week in review: 9 stories the Church News published during the week of July 31 to Aug. 6
Clockwise from top left, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Washington D.C. Temple is pictured in Kensington, Maryland, on Monday, April 18, 2022; President Dallin H. Oaks, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, smiles during an interview at the Rome Italy Temple visitors center in Rome on Tuesday, July 19, 2022; New Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson and new Primary General President Susan H. Porter talk about their new roles, in an Instagram video July 29, 2022; MyKayla Skinner and her husband, Jonas Harmer, pose for photos at their home in American Fork on Friday, July 29, 2022. Skinner is holding her Olympic silver medal from the Tokyo 2020 games.
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Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News; Screenshot from Susan H. Porter Instagram; Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Throughout the week of July 31 to Aug. 6, the Church announced that President Russell M. Nelson will rededicate the Washington D.C. Temple on Aug. 14. The new Relief Society general presidency with President Camille N. Johnson, Sister J. Anette Dennis and Sister Kristin M. Yee, as well as the new Primary Presidency with President Susan H. Porter, Sister Amy A. Wright and Sister Tracy Y. Browning, began their service on Aug. 1. A Church News article featured how faith, legal, academic and government leaders gathered in Rome, Italy, for the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit to discuss religious freedom.
Elder Massimo De Feo, the Church’s Europe Central Area president, was interviewed on this week’s episode of the Church News podcast. Changes were released in the Book of Mormon app to make for more easy and natural sharing opportunities. With the anniversary of her Olympic silver medal, Latter-day Saint gymnast MyKayla Skinner shared what she’s been up to in the year since winning in Tokyo.
The Rojas family from Mexico shared their pioneer story. A group of 43 college students in Ghana became the first to experience the Amos C. Brown Fellowship benefits as donated by the Church. And the 2022 Church Music Festival was broadcast live from the Conference Center Theater in Salt Lake City.
Find summaries and links to these nine articles below.
The Church’s entire First Presidency is among the 12 leaders participating in rededication services following the temple’s major renovation.
President Russell M. Nelson will dedicate the renovated Washington D.C. Temple on Sunday, Aug. 14, with the entire First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participating in the day’s three rededication sessions.
Relief Society and Primary leaders posted on social media bidding farewell to some and welcoming others. The new Relief Society general president is President Camille N. Johnson with Sister J. Anette Dennis as first counselor and Sister Kristin M. Yee as second counselor.
President Susan H. Porter is now Primary general president, and her first and second counselors are Sister Amy A. Wright and Sister Tracy Y. Browning.
Those who enjoy religious freedom should think about the circumstances of people who don’t enjoy religious liberty, said President Dallin H. Oaks.
Faith, legal, academic and government leaders gathered in Rome, Italy, for the 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit. Those who care about religious liberty should link arms to preserve, protect, restore and defend religious freedom in the United States and around the world, they said.
Elder Massimo De Feo, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Church’s Europe Central Area, joins this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about this important area of the world — which is impacted by a political conflict, a refugee crisis and secularism.
Sharing the gospel is made easier with the Book of Mormon’s new “discover,” “watch” and “share” tab features.
As Justin Lether has learned, sharing the gospel and the Book of Mormon in “normal and natural ways” can happen just about any time or anywhere — on a subway, at a tourist attraction, during a hotel breakfast or even while soaking in a hot tub on a cruise ship.
Prayer, family support and the words of her patriarchal blessing helped former University of Utah athlete during her unlikely journey to the Olympic medal podium.
Prior to the Aug. 1, 2021, Olympics women’s vault finals, Skinner had long been classified as an elite international athlete and a “medal hopeful.”
But when her second-place finish was announced, she graduated to rarified company that holds no expiration date: Olympic medalist.
Growth of the Church in Mexico has been steady for 176 years. But that growth was far from a certainty and started in some unexpected ways for one family now in its seventh generation of membership in the Church.
“There were a lot of other churches in my neighborhood growing up,” said Amado Rojas as he drove along the highway near that same town of Tecálco, Mexico, decades later. “And with criticisms from members of those churches came a desire to learn the gospel and find truth.”
This week, 43 university students from the United States began a 10-day trip to Ghana as participants in the inaugural Amos C. Brown Fellowship.
The trip comes one year after Church President Russell M. Nelson announced the Church would create the fellowship with an initial donation of $250,000 to help students learn about the cultural heritage of Ghana.
The fellowship is named for Reverend Dr. Amos C. Brown of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, who has become a good friend of President Nelson. The two have collaborated on projects between the Church and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
“I Will Say a Prayer” — words and music by Janice Kapp Perry — was one of the 17 original award-winning works featured in the 2022 Church Music Festival “Rejoice!” The live concert originated from the Conference Center Theater on Temple Square in Salt Lake City and was streamed online on the Church’s broadcast page.