Today, Aug. 1, marks the start of new service for 20 general authorities and general officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as the beginning of a new administrative area, the renaming of several other areas and changes to area presidencies worldwide.

The callings of the new leaders — a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, 16 new General Authority Seventies and a new Young Men general presidency — were announced and sustained April 5 in the Saturday morning opening session of the April 2025 general conference four months ago.

Most of these actions were announced as being effective Aug. 1.

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