Get to know the new General Authority Seventies and Primary general presidency through their testimonies
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🗓️ 14 April 2026
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Eight General Authority Seventies and a new Primary general presidency were sustained at the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, April 4, 2026. On this episode of the Church News podcast, hosted by Church News editor Ryan Jensen, these new Church leaders share their testimonies of Jesus Christ, His restored Church and the blessings that come from obedience to His word.
The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Hosts Jon Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News, and Church News reporter Mary Richards share unique views of the stories, events, and people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by Rex Warner.
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| 0:00.0 | Eight new General Authority 70s and a new primary general presidency were sustained at the |
| 0:06.0 | 196th annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, April 4th, |
| 0:12.0 | 2026. President D. Todd Christofferson, second counselor in the first presidency, announced the callings |
| 0:18.0 | in the Saturday afternoon session of the two-day conference. |
| 0:25.7 | I'm Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News, and in this special edition of the Church News podcast, |
| 0:31.3 | we hear testimonies of these 11 newly called church theaters as recorded on the Monday following general conference. |
| 0:48.3 | Hello, my name is James Fontone from the Philippines, and I am newly called as General Authority 70. And I would like to bear my testimony of the living Christ. I know that our Savior Jesus Christ lives and he did what he did for all of us |
| 0:57.6 | because he loves us. Our Savior atoned for my sins and for your sins. I know that he loves us and he |
| 1:04.8 | knows us each and every one of us. I would also like to bear my testimony of the Book of Mormon. As a young man, I started |
| 1:13.2 | reading the Book of Mormon and I have never stopped reading the Book of Mormon. It is indeed |
| 1:18.3 | another testament of Jesus Christ. Every day I get the chance to know my Savior even more as I |
| 1:26.0 | open the Book of Mormon and read it. I would also like to bear my Savior even more as I opened the Book of Mormon and read it. |
| 1:28.8 | I would also like to bear my testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith. |
| 1:33.2 | I know that he was the prophet of the restoration and that he loves the work of the Lord |
| 1:38.7 | and that he sacrifices life so that we can enjoy the gospel even today. Once again, I would like to bear my |
| 1:46.7 | testimony that my Savior lives. He lives. He loves each and every one of us. He sacrificed his life, |
| 1:54.5 | and he taught us how to go back to the presence of our Heavenly Father. Our Heavenly Father has a |
| 2:00.7 | great plan, and it is called the Plan of Salvation.. Our Heavenly Father has a great plan, |
| 2:01.8 | and it is called the Plan of Salvation. |
| 2:04.6 | It's a plan of joy, it's a plan of happiness, |
| 2:07.5 | so that all of us can one day live with them |
| 2:11.2 | and experience the life, |
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