Melissa and Matt give us their top stories of 2022.January: (Melissa)TONGA VOLCANOhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60051524https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/01/22/church-jesus-christ/https://www.thechurchnews.com/2022/1/21/23218744/first-presidency-tonga-volcano-letter-updateTonga is a very devout nation, with most Tongans belonging to a Christian church. Statistics from a 2016 census show about 19% belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons - the fastest-growing religious group on the island.Jan 21, 2022Tonga has the highest percentage of Latter-day Saints of any country in the world (nearly 63%)February: (Matt)UKRAINE SAINTS DEAL WITH WARTIME ISSUEShttps://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/lds-missionaries-moved-out-of-ukraine-as-tensions-mount-with-russia-in-eastern-europehttps://www.thisweekinmormons.com/2022/02/kyiv-ukraine-temple-closes-following-russian-invasion/March: (Melissa)TEMPLE MASK REQUIREMENTS REMOVEDhttps://ksltv.com/486974/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-removes-mask-requirement-in-temples/https://www.deseret.com/faith/2022/3/15/22979821/latter-day-saint-temples-may-begin-to-remove-face-mask-requirement-other-covid-19-precautionshttps://www.sltrib.com/religion/2022/03/15/lds-temples-worldwide/April: (Matt)LDS MEDIA FEATURES… THAT AREN’T REALLYhttps://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2022/4/29/23048558/the-rumor-involving-latter-day-saints-that-producers-of-the-chosen-want-to-squash-mormons-socialhttps://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/andrew-garfields-under-the-banner-of-heaven-embroiled-in-controversy-days-ahead-of-the-premiere.html/May: (Melissa)D.C. TEMPLE REOPENING / OPEN HOUSEhttps://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1100850964/mormon-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-temple-open-househttps://www.deseret.com/2022/6/5/23144875/mormon-lds-church-washington-d-c-temple-open-house-hits-milestonehttps://www.thechurchnews.com/2022/8/13/23304018/washington-dc-temple-influence-closure-renovation-open-house-president-nelson-rededicateJune: (Matt)IDK???https://gephardtdaily.com/local/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-announces-effort-to-reduce-water-use-at-meeting-houses-temples/https://kslnewsradio.com/1970796/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-reacts-to-roe-v-wade/July: (Matt)FSY - FIRST YEARhttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/fsy-spots-open-to-more-graduating-seniors-this-yearhttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/youth/childrenandyouth/fsy/about/youth?lang=engFSY BEGINSAugust: (Melissa)TITHING SETTLEMENT CHANGEShttps://ksltv.com/502338/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-makes-changes-to-tithing-settlement/https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-tithing-declarationHonorable Mention (but has been covered a lot already)https://www.abc4.com/news/religion/church-responds-to-ap-investigation-into-sexual-abuse/September: (Matt)MISSIONARIES - SERVICE RETURNING TO ‘NEW’ NORMALhttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/area-breakdown-of-churchs-411-missions-worldwidehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/service-missionary/a-custom-experience?lang=engOctober: (Melissa)NEW For the Strength of Youthhttps://www.ldsliving.com/elder-uchtdorf-announces-a-new-guide-for-youth/s/11035https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/for-the-strength-of-youth/01-message?lang=enghttps://www.deseret.com/2022/10/1/23381979/10-new-things-to-know-about-the-new-for-the-strength-of-youth#:~:text=New%20chapter%20focuses,and%20Find%20joy%20in%20Christ.November: (Matt)RESPECT for MARRIAGE ACThttps://www.deseret.com/2022/11/17/23464767/senate-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-marriage-equalityhttps://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/respect-for-marriage-act-statementhttps://www.ldsliving.