by Larry Richman | Oct 4, 2014
The Church plans to publish social media messages during LDS General Conference on the Church’s Facebook page (facebook.com/LDS) and Twitter account (@LDSchurch). We invite you to share these messages with your friends. Facebook Memes with quotes from the First...
by Larry Richman | Oct 3, 2014
The song “Glorious” is sung by David Archuleta in the new movie Meet the Mormons that is coming exclusively to theaters the weekend of October 10. (David is not in the movie, but the song is featured in the movie.) Watch the music video...
by Larry Richman | Oct 3, 2014
The Church provides several General Conference activities for children at ConferenceGames.lds.org in multiple languages to help them enjoy and learn more from listening to general conference: A General Conference Notebook for children to write or draw about...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2014
In the video below Elder Jeffrey R. Holland explains the new movie Meet the Mormons, which was commissioned by the First Presidency and produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The movie will be exclusively in theaters Oct. 10. Elder Holland...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2014
Social media users often categorize their posts by using hashtags, which are words prefixed with a hash (#) sign. These subject tags can be searched on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and Tumblr to find information about a given...
by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2014
The text and video from Saturday’s LDS General Women’s Meeting is now online as outlined below. Video of the meeting was posted at conference.lds.org and on the LDS General Conference YouTube channel immediately after the meeting. Videos and audio recordings of...
by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2014
LDS General Conference may be one of the best ways to introduce your friends to the Church. This article provides references to help you explain to others what general conference is all about and to invite them to watch general conference. What is LDS General...
by Larry Richman | Sep 30, 2014
General Conference is this Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5. Meetings are held both days from 10:00 am to noon and from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm MDT. A priesthood meeting is also held on Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The First Presidency invites the world to...
by Larry Richman | Sep 27, 2014
LDS Living has published an article “30 Things You Didn’t Know about the Conference Center.” That place is huge. Did you know that the entire Salt Lake Tabernacle could fit in the stage area of the Conference Center?
by Larry Richman | Sep 26, 2014
Meet the Mormons is a documentary film commissioned by the First Presidency to be released in commercial theaters on October 10, 2014. This major motion picture examines the diverse lives of six devout members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Meet...
by Larry Richman | Sep 25, 2014
Today, President Thomas S. Monson (@ThomasSMonson) posted his first Tweet: “Love is the very essence of the gospel, and Jesus Christ is our Exemplar.” Elder M. Russell Ballard (@BallardMRussell) was the first apostle to post a Tweet back in May. Two days...
by Larry Richman | Sep 25, 2014
Below is a condensed version of Elder David A. Bednar’s talk at BYU Education Week inviting us to participate in sweeping the earth like a flood using social media. It is a powerful talk and a good reminder of how the Lord is hastening his work. This short...
by Larry Richman | Sep 24, 2014
A new website from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lets you experience the historic places and sacred events that occurred in Palmyra, New York. Visiting a historic place can be a powerful experience which confirms the reality of the Restoration....
by Larry Richman | Sep 23, 2014
Need some good ideas on how to #HastenTheWork using the internet and social media? Larry Richman has compiled some easy, practical ideas into a book titled 101 Ways to Hasten the Work Online. It is an easy-to-read, 80-page book that has 62 color illustrations....