You don hear say 2025 don waka pass, and di Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints don see all kinds matter wey sweet and some wey dey pain. Dis year, wey plenty people no go forget, get two presidents wey lead di church, one na President Russell M. Nelson wey go be first person to celebrate life wey don finish under dis dispensation.

For September 9, 2025, President Russell M. Nelson run di race finish, e don serve as Prophet for nearly eight years. Dis man no just dey carry di gospel run, but e also adjust plenty things for di church, like Sunday meeting and temple matter. Na im make marriage wey done civil first go dey wait one year before dem go fit seal am for temple.

When e die, everybody for di church dey feel am well well. Dem come gather for Salt Lake Tabernacle to pay tribute for am. Na so e start to dey shine di gospel of love, one message wey people carry come meet di world. Na after e die, dem come announce di 18th president, President Oaks, wey for one week dey fast and pray to carry di mantle come.

President Oaks no fall back as e come assume him position as di president. E talk say ‘I go serve with all my heart and soul.’ Meanwhile, dem also carry new member come join Quorum of di Twelve Apostles. Na dis Elder Caussé wey just dey serve as presiding bishop before wetin don happen.

But no be only sweet matter dey happen oh! Di church mourn too, as on June 21, 2025, 10 Latter-day Saints plus two drivers die for accident wey no suppose happen. Dem dey go for one annual activity when anoda car come enter their lane and scatter everywhere. Di loss really touch people for Maputsoe, Lesotho.

Fast-forward to September 28, di church dey face another wahala as some gunman go burn di meetinghouse for Grand Blanc, Michigan. Four people die, and eight others go hospital. President Oaks don dey run di church as president, but e still dey console di youths and people wey dey suffer from di tragic event.

While di church dey go through all dis, Christmas don come again. For Gaza, dem manage to light di Christmas tree for di first time in two years after all di wahala wey don dey happen there. People dey gather dey celebrate wan kind hope say dem go fit enjoy di season in peace this time around.

As we dey look forward to next year, plenty people dey pray for joy, hope, and love, because all wey we need now na better life. Make we dey shine our light, no matter wetin dey happen for di world.