Worldwide Indexing Event
Update from FamilySearch on July 23, 2014: Thank you to everyone who joined in the worldwide indexing event! You set a record for the greatest number of indexing participants in a single day. A total of 66,511 volunteers participated and more than 5.7 million records...
Research Shows Religious Teens Are More Successful in Life
Recent studies show that while most religious youth are devoted to their faith, they are uneducated in their doctrine. They believe their doctrine, but they have an impoverished ability to talk about their faith, possibly because they are rarely encouraged to...
LDS Youth Temple Challenge
Elder Neil L. Andersen has challenged LDS youth to take their own names to the temple. “I want to challenge each of you to set a personal goal to help prepare as many names for the temple as baptisms you perform in the temple.” Go to the Youth Temple...
Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Teaching Kids About Pornography
The new book Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids by Kristen A. Jenson gives parents a way to talk to their kids about a very difficult topic in an honest, upfront way that your kids can understand. It is a read-aloud story about a mom...
Do You Love The Book of Mormon?
The I Love The Book of Mormon initiative invites you to record your favorite Book of Mormon verse on camera and share it. Take the Book of Mormon 2-minute Challenge and tell the world why you love the book and share your favorite insight from it. Using your smartphone...
Happy 4th of July
For some productive 4th of July activities, read the article “10 Ways Mormons Can Celebrate Independence Day.”
Expanded Use of Digital Devices for LDS Missionary Work
Today, the Church released the following information about the growing number of LDS missionaries and expanded use of digital devices and online missionary work. A record number of nearly 86,000 missionaries are currently serving in 406 missions around the world. That...
Annual Auxiliary Training: Learning and Teaching in the Home and the Church
Annual training for stake and ward auxiliary leaders is now available online at annualtraining.lds.org. Improving Learning and Teaching in the Home and the Church The training material is focused on principles that guide learning and teaching in the Savior’s way....
2 New LDS Church History Twitter Accounts
The Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched two new accounts on Twitter: @ChurchHistory. Follow this account for information and events in LDS Church history. On June 27, for example, they tweeted the events of the...
LDS Missionary Adjustments
At last week’s seminar for LDS mission presidents, Elder Russell M. Nelson announced a few adjustments for more effective team work between missionaries and leaders. “Missionary work should begin and end with our minds focused on the blessings of the holy...
Video: LDS YSA Boot Camp
The Carmen Ward in the Philippines has prepared this video with highlights from their YSA Boot Camp. Here is a list of other member-created videos I have shared. If you find other videos you think I should share, please post a comment below.
Live Event with David Archuleta Successful with LDS Youth
Over 50,000 LDS youth participated in a Face to Face Live Facebook chat with David Archuleta, professional singer and recently returned LDS missionary. Youth around the world asked questions and heard about David decision to postpone a successful music career to serve...
LDS Youth Activities Website
To help youth and their leaders to plan fun and meaningful activities, the Church has a youth activity website (lds.org/youth/activities) packed with more than 150 activities that work anywhere in the world. Successful youth activities help strengthen faith and...
FamilySearch.org Publishes 1 Billion Digital Images
This month, FamilySearch published its one billionth digital image of a historic record online at FamilySearch.org. The feat was accomplished in just seven years. The next billion should take 3-5 years. Having access to these high-definition images can help you...Follow on social media