In 2026, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are studying the Old Testament and reading the words of prophets as they prepare for the coming of the Messiah.

President Paul V. Johnson, Brother Chad H Webb and Brother Gabriel W. Reid joined Church News editor Jon Ryan Jensen on the Church News podcast to talk about the Old Testament and how members of the Church can study it more fully this year in life’s different scenarios.

“The Lord says that ‘his mercies according to the conditions of the children of men’ (Doctrine and Covenants 46:15),” President Johnson said. “He dealt with them according to the conditions that they were in. He deals with us according to the conditions we’re in.”

President Johnson and his counselors share this and other observations from their first year together as a presidency. They also help members of the Church to better understand the role of counseling together both at church and at home as individuals study the scriptures together.