by Larry Richman | Jun 22, 2018
The following is from the article “Connect with Your Family: Past, Present, and Future” from the FamilySearch blog: Family history provides a powerful way to strengthen your family. Connect with your family’s past to build a legacy through fun and...
by Larry Richman | Jun 20, 2018
“I Know Heavenly Father Loves Me” is the first music video by the Rexburg Children Choir. This children’s choir in Southeastern Idaho is only a few months old and includes children from ages 6-18. The setting of this music video illustrates the message of this...
by Larry Richman | Jun 19, 2018
The LDS Media Library app—the mobile app version of the LDS Media Library on LDS.org—has been updated with easier searches, media trimming, customizable presentations, and offline use. With the LDS Media Library app, you can search the largest selection of Church...
by Larry Richman | Jun 18, 2018
Today, the Church announced plans to revise the current hymnbook and children’s songbook. Members are encouraged to give feedback about the current music and submit new original hymns, children’s songs, and lyrics to be considered for the revised books. The notice...
by Larry Richman | Jun 18, 2018
Have you ever sat in a room full of people and wondered if or how you might be related to those around you? If not, you will now . . . Sorry. But, there is good news! Relatives Around Me, a new feature in the FamilySearch Family Tree app, can tell you the answer. How...
by Larry Richman | Jun 16, 2018
On her TV show, Ellen DeGeneres recently stated that “the leading cause of death for Utah kids ages 11 to 17 is suicide.” That part of the statement was correct. But then she continued reading from a card, as though stating fact, “suicide in Utah has increased...
by Larry Richman | Jun 14, 2018
The world’s largest genealogy organization is redesigning FamilySearch.org so it can store and provide records of same-sex families, according to the statement “Recording data on same-sex relationships” posted online yesterday. The goal of...
by Larry Richman | Jun 14, 2018
LDS leaders can use a function in Leader and Clerk Resources (lds.org/lcr) to send emails to members. In addition to members of the ward council, now ward auxiliary presidencies and ward mission leaders can also use the “Send a Message” feature to send...
by Larry Richman | Jun 13, 2018
When we discover who we are in relation to each other, we think differently, act differently, and treat other people differently. That is the key message of the video “Connect. Belong” that was shown at the opening of the RootsTech 2018 conference. Humans...
by Larry Richman | Jun 12, 2018
LDS video “Losing a Child to Addiction” from the Mormon Channel. “Drugs just bring on so much trauma in your family, well before you lose that loved one. It’s just ugly and it scars you,” says Shauna, whose son began experimenting with drugs at just 13...
by Larry Richman | Jun 11, 2018
Last week, we reported on President Nelson’s challenges to LDS youth in the worldwide devotional. We then reported how LDS youth were responding to President Nelsons’ #7DayBreakFromTheFake challenge to take a week-long break from social media to reconnect...
by Larry Richman | Jun 8, 2018
From the article “Helping Children Make Good Media Choices,” from the digital-only content in the June 2018 issue of the Ensign magazine:...
by Larry Richman | Jun 7, 2018
“If your idea of teaching kids to be digitally savvy means showing them how to avoid phishing scams, create unbreakable passwords and stay off pornographic websites — then experts say you’ve got a lot to learn.” That’s the lead paragraph in the...
by Larry Richman | Jun 6, 2018
In 2017, the LDS Church worked with more than 1,800 partners on over 2,500 projects to help people in need. LDS Charities has published its 2017 annual report that describes what member donations have accomplished around the world. The following are some of the...
by Larry Richman | Jun 4, 2018
In Sunday night’s worldwide devotional with youth, President Nelson issued five challenges to the youth of the Church. One was to take a week-long break from social media, to sacrifice their time, repent, pray, and stand out from the world. (Learn about this...
