Ecstatic primary children have splattered yogurt and spilled cheerios by applause as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced steps toward a “home-centered model” to reach members where they are; Sunday attendance has now been restructured to be “Two Hours With Blocks” — a welcome and widely anticipated rumor coming to fruition.

“As the church continues to expand throughout the world,” Nelson said, “many members live where we have [built] no chapels [with blocks] — and may not for the foreseeable future.”

Elder Quentin L. Cook of the 12 pointed out that today’s crop of youngsters are well-suited to the task. “I’m really good at Minecraft, so this is perfect for me,” Helamyn Johnson said, after a particularly energetic and rousing rendition of ‘Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree.’

Set to begin in January 2019, a 60-minute play-with-those-blocks service, down from 70 minutes, will be followed by a 50-minute build-cool-stuff period after a 10-minute transition period.