by Larry Richman | Apr 13, 2018
Yesterday, the Church published training videos about the new ministering effort that was announced by President Russell M. Nelson in the April 2018 general conference to increase our focus on Christlike caring for others. The videos are published at...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 13, 2018
When President Russell M. Nelson announced the historic changes at general conference on April 1 about restructuring Melchizedek Priesthood quorums (elders quorums and high priests groups) and ministering that replaced home and visiting teaching, the Church published...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 11, 2018
Some people are scared by the recent news about some Facebook data that was used by a political consulting firm inappropriately. A few celebrities even started a #DeleteFacebook hashtag. But short of deleting your Facebook account, there are things you can do to...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 9, 2018
If you have an Amazon Echo device, you can now teach it to play Mormon Newsroom. Enable this FREE skill in one of three ways: Go to the Mormon Newsroom at Amazon.com and click the “Enable” button. Go to the Alexa app you used to set up your device and...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 6, 2018
Join the challenge to read the entire Book of Mormon in the same 85-day period that the Prophet Joseph Smith translated it! The annual Book of Mormon Translation Challenge begins tomorrow, April 6 and runs through  June 30. For more information, see the website The...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 5, 2018
The new #TREKtheMovie from Excel Films opens in theaters tomorrow, April 6th! If you saw #OnceIWasaBeehive, this film has a similar feel, but instead follows a stake Youth Trek. This is a FUNNY film (same writer as Galaxy Quest!), and will also do a lot of good in...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 5, 2018
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 April 2018 edition of The Word Report: The world report is also available...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 3, 2018
The official English text for all the conference talks is now available at conference.lds.org and in the Gospel Library app. Text in many languages will be posted over the next several days. At conference.lds.org, click the title of the talk to read the text or watch...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 3, 2018
LDS musician Jordan James has created another hit original song, “Fighter.” He wrote this song “for people who fight against trials daily. Specifically written for my good friend with a disease called Pots, but its message is meant for all hardships such as...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Apr 2, 2018
To learn more about the historic announcements made by President Russell M. Nelson at this weekend’s LDS general conference, see the site ministering.lds.org to read a letter from the First Presidency and a list of frequently asked questions. This information is...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Mar 31, 2018
With the new leadership announced this weekend at general conference, LDS.org has updated the chart of General Authorities and General Officers of the Church. See lds.org/church/leaders. Also see these news articles: Two New Apostles Called to Quorum of the Twelve...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Mar 30, 2018
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...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Mar 28, 2018
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...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Mar 27, 2018
The New Era magazine has prepared a General Conference Notebook: Your Guide to Prepare for and Learn from General Conference.  It was mailed to subscribers as a supplement to the April 2018 issue of the New Era. It is also available for download so you can print more...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Larry Richman | Mar 26, 2018
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...