On a Sabbath day like no other in Church history, Latter-day Saints across the globe gathered with loved ones in living rooms — both actual and virtual — to pray, worship, sing hymns and study the gospel together.

Those small gatherings brought measures of peace and clarity at a moment defined by worldwide fear and uncertainty as nations struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, Church leaders announced that all Sunday gatherings would be temporarily on hold.

Many Latter-day Saints found added comfort during their home-centered Sunday services listening to the counsel of a special “visitor” to their meetings