Primary (LDS Church)

Primary
FormationAugust 25, 1878
TypeNon-profit
PurposeReligious instruction; personal standards and development; child/family support
HeadquartersSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Membership
1.1 million children aged 3–11[1]
General President
Susan H. Porter
Main organ
General presidency and general board
Parent organization
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
AffiliationsMembers join the Young Men or Young Women at age 12
WebsitePrimary

The Primary (formerly the Primary Association) is the children's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It acts as a Sunday school organization for the church's children (ages 3–11).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference onepointone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Although children had, by long-standing practice, participated in Primary until their 12th birthdays, on December 14, 2018, the First Presidency announced that children would advance from Primary as a group in January of the year in which they would turn 12.