Weekend Movie Pick: Witnesses
This week’s movie pick is Witnesses. (See other “Weekend Movie Picks.”) For nearly 200 years, skeptics and critics have attempted to explain what many Book of Mormon witnesses claimed to have seen—angels and golden metal plates containing ancient...
A New Mental Health Resource for Missionaries and Their Families
Missionary service is one of the most meaningful experiences of a young adult’s life, but it can also be mentally and emotionally demanding. Homesickness, rejection, constant companionship, disrupted sleep, and high expectations are all part of the experience. For...
How To Post Hymns and Lesson Schedules in the Gospel Library App
Digital Hymn Board The Gospel Library app provides a digital hymn board, which helps congregations easily see and access the hymns selected for sacrament meeting. Music coordinators simply need to click the pencil icon to enter which songs will be sung in sacrament...
Protect Your Family on Their New Devices
Did you buy your child a new phone or tablet for Christmas? Do you know what is accessible on that device? Accountability is the key to avoiding pornography and teaching our children how to thrive in the digital age. We have written before about Covenant Eyes, a...
Clerks Should Update Meeting Times for 2026
If your ward or branch meeting times changed at the beginning of the year, the ward or branch clerk should update the meeting times so they display accurately in various Church systems, such as the meetinghouse locator. A leader or clerk should log in to Leader and...Weekend Movie Pick: Tuttle Twins
This week’s movie pick is Tuttle Twins. (See other “Weekend Movie Picks.”) The show is produced by Angel Studios and is based on the best-selling books by Connor Boyack. It is the first of its kind cartoon series that aims to instruct while...
How to Set New Year’s Resolutions For 2026
As you consider New Year’s resolutions, read these great articles from the Church Magazines about setting goals: How Do I Set Righteous and Realistic Goals? Want to Set Better Goals This Year? Follow the Prophets’ Examples How Do I Set Righteous and Realistic...
How To Create Study Plans in the Gospel Library App
Study Plans let you set a schedule for studying any content in the Gospel Library app. You can choose from premade plans focused on general conference talks, books of scripture, or gospel topics, such as the Restoration, or create your own custom study plans. How To...
Summary of Updates to Church Apps in 2025
From the article “How Updates to Church Apps in 2025 Can Help You in 2026” in the Church Newsroom. During 2025, mobile applications from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints received powerful updates to support the way members worship, study and...
President Jeffrey R. Holland Dies At Age 85
President Jeffrey R. Holland, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at approximately 3:15 a.m. MST from complications associated with kidney disease, while surrounded by...
How to Help Children & Youth Take Charge of Technology
When used appropriately, technology can be an amazing way to help children and youth learn, including principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. One way to teach them how to take charge of technology safely is to consider this pattern: PURPOSE, PLAN, PAUSE. The images...
Merry Christmas 2025
Jesus Christ is the gift of Christmas. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) Enjoy the following message from the First Presidency of The...
Church Handbook Offers Guidance on Artificial Intelligence
The latest updates to the Church’s General Handbook includes guidance on the use of artificial intelligence. The handbook reminds us that AI “cannot replace the gift of divine inspiration or the individual work required to receive it.” It also cautions that...
Joseph Smith’s 220th Birthday, December 23, 2025
In commemoration of Joseph Smith’s 220th birthday, I asked AI to create photorealistic versions of several popular paintings of Joseph Smith. If the paintings below represent what Joseph looked like, then these photorealistic versions may give you a better idea...Follow on social media