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Leaders of the Church are urging members around the world to improve their observance of the Sabbath day. In local and regional leadership training meetings this year, leaders are receiving instruction on the topic of strengthening faith in God by observing the Sabbath day with greater purpose.

Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained that Church leaders have felt the importance of encouraging families and individuals to rethink and refocus their efforts on what they do on the Sabbath day. “Our whole desire is that throughout the Church, we focus our Sabbath day worship on the Lord,” he said.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the owner of the Deseret News and KSL, media partners that share resources in the multimedia newsroom. As editors and writers gathered Sunday to consider the leak and its contents, we asked key questions and weighed several factors.

We had more than a dozen editorial staff members watch and log the videos Sunday afternoon, while others reported on general conference. The team provided summaries and assisted in determining the newsworthiness.