Changes to the Sunday Class Meeting Schedule

In March of 2026, the First Presidency announced changes to the Sunday class meeting schedule. These updates are meant to support individuals and families as they learn, worship, and serve—both at home and at church. Together, these changes create simple and meaningful ways to grow closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and feel more connected to Them and each other.

What Is Changing?

Beginning the first week of September 2026, the Sunday class meeting schedule will change. These updates are meant to help members:

Focus more on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Strengthen gospel learning at home.
Increase fellowship, belonging, and community at church.

In the adjusted schedule, Sunday School, Relief Society, priesthood quorums, and Young Women classes will be held each Sunday, with shorter class periods. Primary will continue to be held weekly. New Sunday curriculum will also be introduced for Aaronic Priesthood quorums and Young Women classes.

Sacrament Meeting

Lasts up to 60 minutes.
Invites meaningful participation in worship.
Sacrament meeting is a time of joy, reverence, and welcoming fellowship centered on the Savior Jesus Christ.

Sunday School

25 minutes.
Begins after a 5-minute transition from sacrament meeting.
Study the scriptures using Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church.

Elders Quorum and Relief Society

25 minutes.
Begins after a 5-minute transition from Sunday School.
Study messages from the most recent general conference while discussing how to apply messages in everyday life.

Aaronic Priesthood Quorums and Young Women Classes

25 minutes.
Begins after a 5-minute transition from Sunday School.
Use the updated For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices, with added supporting material from the For the Strength of Youth magazine.

Primary

55 minutes.
Begins after a 5-minute transition from sacrament meeting.
Include singing time as well as class study of the scriptures using Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church.

Keys to Success

As members apply these changes, they can come closer to the Savior and each other. Here are some keys for success:

Transitions

Keep transition times brief. Leaders, teachers, and parents can help children and youth get to class quickly.
While kindness and love should be shown at all times, the majority of social conversations can happen before and after church rather than during transition times.

Meetings and Classes

Sacrament meetings are 60 minutes or fewer. Bishoprics can ensure this happens each Sunday. Likewise, Sunday School teachers should end lessons on time so youth and adults can quickly transition to their next class.
Sunday lessons supplement home-centered gospel study. Meaningful, relevant gospel discussions are more important than covering all the material in a lesson.

New Curriculum for Youth

Encourage youth, parents, and leaders to become familiar with the new Sunday youth curriculum by reading the updated For the Strength of Youth guide and subscribing to the For the Strength of Youth magazine. One free subscription is available per household.

As youth study and live the principles in this curriculum, they will:

Become lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ with a firm understanding of His gospel.
Be prepared for the endowment, with a deeper understanding of priesthood ordinances and covenant promises.
Be prepared for a mission, with a desire to serve the Lord.
Be focused on their future family, with an understanding that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Father’s plan.
Know that Jesus Christ is their strength.

Resources for Leaders and Families

For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices

An updated edition of For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices is now available in the Gospel Library. This new version includes 12 chapters that provide the monthly study schedule for youth. Printed copies will be sent to units in the coming weeks.

Beginning September 6, 2026, this guide will be the basis for the Sunday curriculum for young women and young men. Additional support will be available in the For the Strength of Youth magazine, beginning with the September 2026 issue.

For the Strength of Youth Magazine

Young women, young men, parents, and leaders are encouraged to subscribe to the For the Strength of Youth magazine at no cost. (Subscriptions have a limit of one per household.) Additional copies may be purchased at store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org or in retail stores where available.

Current and past copies of the youth magazine may also be accessed digitally on magazines.ChurchofJesusChrist.org or in the Gospel Library app.

Subscribe to the For the Strength of Youth magazine at no cost.

Sign up to receive a printed copy of the For the Strength of Youth magazine for your household. Your subscription includes the new Sunday curriculum for youth, and it comes at no cost to you. Digital delivery is also available.

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Instruction Videos

Instruction videos will be available in August 2026.