In-person worship services are held at 9:30 and 11 a.m. each Sunday in the Sanctuary. As of September 11, 2020, the First Presidency has provided updated guidelines to help leaders and members safely increase engagement in worship and other activities during the pandemic. The Church’s current format of three consecutive hours of Sunday worship services began in 1980. On Sundays Mormons go to church for three hours, and yes, that is a long time. If you prefer to continue worshipping online, please visit our ward.church/live page for more details. For example, Latter-day Saints meet on Saturday (Jewish Sabbath) in Israel and on Friday in some Muslim countries. Weekly Worship and Activities In May 2020, the Church authorized a phased return to some aspects of its weekly worship services and activities. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News. (Mormons call their congregations wards.) Some Latter-day Saint congregations in Asia have not gathered for worship services since Jan. 26. The link to the internet broadcaster, providing the LDS worship service is jammed, and can't seem to bring up the page, so you'll have to try again at 3:30 pm. The Prophet Joseph Smith said, when he was asked about the fundamental principles of Mormons, “The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and the Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again … Latter-day Saint worship services on the first Sunday of a month usually are a fast-and-testimony meeting, where members come to church fasting, and many walk to the podium to share volunteered testimonies of faith in Jesus Christ. Since then, Mormon congregations have gathered together for their weekly worship service on Sunday, except where local tradition provides another day for such meetings. The three-hour service is divided into three separate blocks, and the order of these varies from congregation to congregation. What Happens During Mormon Sunday Worship. After all, it marks the first major change to Latter-day Saints’ Sunday worship services since the three-hour block’s churchwide introduction in 1980. The center of Mormon worship (that of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) is Jesus Christ. It’s true. The church attendees are practicing appropriate social distancing during a Sunday worship service, date and location and unspecified. ; Services include live teaching and music with a mix of familiar hymns, new arrangements, instruments and congregational singing. The day was Sunday, August 7, 1831. Pews sit empty in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Salt Lake Stake Center in downtown Salt Lake City amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Sunday’s home-based Sabbath services allowed Russ and Barbara Bell from San Clemente, California, to share their Sunday worship service with their immediate family — including full-time missionary son, Elder Joe Bell, who is serving in the Taiwan Taipei Mission. Prior to that, Church meetings were held throughout the Sabbath day and during the week.