LDS Apostle Elder Robert D. Hales Passes Away
Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles died peacefully today at 12:15 p.m. in the hospital, surrounded by his wife and family. Funeral arrangements are still pending. Read the Church’s news release. Elder Hales, who turned 85 in August 2017,...
October 2017 LDS World Report
At the LDS general conference every six months, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issues an official World Report of Church news and events around the world. The video below is the October 2017 edition of The Word Report: The world report is also...
Children’s Activities for LDS General Conference
The Church provides General Conference activities for children at ConferenceGames.lds.org in English, Portuguese and Spanish to help them enjoy and learn more from watching or listening to general conference. A downloadable General Conference Notebook for children to...
LDS General Conference News & Announcements, October 2017
LDS.org maintains a page that summarizes the news and announcements from each session of General Conference. Here is the page for the general conference news and announcements for October 2017. Check it often, because it is updated after each session.
Short URLs to Access LDS General Conference
The Church provides a number of short URLs (also called “vanity URLs”) that you can use to quickly access general conference online. Conference Page conference.lds.org or gc.lds.org take you directly to the main general conference site...
New Triple Combination in Kiribati
The First Presidency has announced a new translation of the triple combination of the scriptures in the Kiribati (formerly known as Gilbertese) language, available online and in the Gospel Library app. Printed copies of these new scriptures will begin to be available...
RootsTech 2018 Now Open for Registration
The RootsTech 2018 conference sponsored by FamilySearch will be held February 28 to March 3, 2018, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Registration is now open at RootsTech.org. Register early to take advantage of early bird prices. RootsTech...
LDS General Women’s Session of Conference, Sept. 2017
The video of the General Women’s Session of LDS General Conference is available online. Click a speaker name to view just that talk, or click the options menu (the 3 vertical dots circled in the screenshot below) to choose a video of the entire session. The...
Invite Your Friends to Watch LDS General Conference
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 the upcoming general conference. Below...
8 Ways to Access LDS General Conference
f The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites people around the world to participate in messages of inspiration and guidance at the LDS general conference twice a year. In these meetings, the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,...
LDS Face to Face With Elders Oaks and Ballard, Nov. 19, 2017
On November 19, 2017, Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder M. Russell Ballard will answer questions from young single adults through a worldwide, live Face to Face event. The goal of this event is to help young single adults—including those who are not members of the...
Preparing for LDS General Conference
The LDS Conference Center has 21,000 seats. They will be filled six times on September 23, September 30, and October 1 for the six sessions general conference. More than 100,000 people will experience the worldwide conference from inside the Conference Center....
Family History Report in LCR for Leaders
Leaders can access a family history report that shows information about family history activity in the ward or stake. Priesthood leaders, many members of stake and ward councils, and temple and family history consultants can access the report through Leader and Clerk...
FamilySearch Digital Records Replace Microfilm
FamilySearch has discontinued its microfilm circulation services because it now offers billions of the world’s historic records online digitally. For 80 years, FamilySearch created microfilms of birth, death, and other records around the world and offered a service...Follow on social media