Explaining Temple Garments (Mormon Underwear)
This article is one in a series of articles about explaining our Mormon beliefs to our friends. See other articles in this series. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released an official video and explanation about the sacred clothing members wear in...
“Meet the Mormons” was a Success Opening Weekend
The opening weekend of the film Meet the Mormons was astonishing. The film was #10 in the nation in box office receipts. It was #1 in 100 of the 317 theaters on opening day It had the top per-screen average of the Top 20 grossing films in the country this week. It had...
Mormons Partner With Other Faiths in “Faith Counts” Initiative
Religion is an important part of our social fabric and civil society. It calls on us to serve our fellow man, to focus more on family and to contribute to the common good of the community. What’s more, it provides the structure for the inner longing for meaning that...Young Women Video Shares Goodness
Young women and young men in Las Vegas, Nevada, made a #ShareGoodness video about their Mormon beliefs. They got the idea from an Instagram video they made at EFY this past summer. They were also inspired to share their beliefs online because of Elder Bednar‘s recent...
Activities Can Strengthen and Rescue Youth
The article “Strengthening Youth through Uplifting Activities” in the September Ensign explains the importance of well-planned activities and points out resources to help you plan them. Successful activities provide youth with a wholesome setting to learn...
Video: Utah Names Part 2, Boy Names
Last year, I shared a video “Utah Names,” which I found very funny. The makers have now released “Utah Names Part 2: Boy Names.” Here’s the first video: And here’s their latest video: Find more quirky names at...
Mormonism: A Christ-Centered, Global Faith
Here’s a simple video you can share with your friends to explain the make-up of the Church and what we believe. Did you know that most Mormons live outside the U.S.? Or that the Church has more than 15 million members, spread throughout 29,000-plus...
Meet the Mormons for Family Home Evening
If you haven’t yet had the chance to see the new movie Meet the Mormons, consider it as a family home evening activity Monday. Thousands of people saw the movie over the weekend. If you were one of them, could you do one of these follow-up actions? Invite a...
Meet the Mormons Movie Exceeds Expectations
The movie Meet the Mormons was the number one film in 100 of the 317 total locations on opening day, with sold out showings reported across the country, including New York City, Detroit, Miami, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Dallas, Phoenix, and various locations in...
Wordles for October 2014 LDS General Conference
For the last several years, I have shown wordles (word clouds) of the text from each general conference, which show the frequency of use of words (except words like it, the,and and). More frequently-used words are in larger type size. Below are two wordles showing an...
Premiere of Movie Meet the Mormons
Meet the Mormons is a full-length documentary commissioned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It will be released exclusively in nearly 300 theaters nationwide October 10. I’ve had the chance to watch Meet the Mormons twice because of my role...
Text of October 2014 LDS General Conference
The English text for all the conference talks is now available at conference.lds.org and in the Gospel Library mobile app. On LDS.org, click on the title of the talk to read the text. Click on the video icons to the right of the titles to watch the videos of the...
LDS General Conference Summaries & Videos
Over the weekend, more than 2 million people from nearly every country in the world watched LDS General Conference in person or by satellite broadcast, television, radio, online, or with mobile apps. Here is a list of all the ways people could watch conference. Over a...
I’M A MORMON Profile Picture Week
At BYU Education Week in August, Elder David A. Bednar challenged us to flood the earth with gospel messages. In response to that challenge, Jillian J. Farnsworth created a Facebook Event I’M A MORMON Profile Picture Week. The event encourages Latter-day...Follow on social media