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Mar 20, 202619 views1 min read

LDS Church Updates General Handbook: Women Can Now Serve as Ward Sunday School Presidents

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced significant updates to its General Handbook in March 2026, including allowing women to serve as ward Sunday School presidents for the first time.

LDS Church Updates General Handbook: Women Can Now Serve as Ward Sunday School Presidents

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced major updates to its "General Handbook" in March 2026. A historic change allows women to be called as ward Sunday School presidents, a role previously held exclusively by men. The handbook has been reorganized to emphasize ordinances and covenants as central to God's work of salvation and exaltation.