by Larry Richman | Dec 19, 2025
President D. Todd Christofferson, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, will share a special message for youth in the January 18, 2026 worldwide discussion for youth video. This event will feature Church leaders, youth, and music to help young people better...
by Larry Richman | Dec 19, 2025
This week’s movie pick is to choose one of the animated hero classics from Living Scriptures. This video series teaches about historical figures such as Marie Curie, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Edison. (See other...
by Larry Richman | Dec 17, 2025
The latest updates to the Church’s General Handbook includes an adjustment to a section about editions and translations of the Holy Bible. The handbook notes that “generally, members should use a preferred or Church-published edition of the Bible in Church...
by Larry Richman | Dec 16, 2025
As directed by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the Church’s General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to be updated as needed to provide ministerial guidance, clarity, and inspiration to local...
by Larry Richman | Dec 16, 2025
The Book of Mormon in Tshiluba is now printed and available through local distribution centers and online at store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Tshiluba is spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The electronic versions are available on...
by Larry Richman | Dec 15, 2025
The updated edition of the triple combination of the scriptures in Hmong is now printed and available through local distribution centers and online at store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. The electronic versions were released in April 2025 on ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in...
by Larry Richman | Dec 12, 2025
This week’s movie pick is The Bourne Supremacy. (See other “Weekend Movie Picks.”) In this movie, a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and...
by Larry Richman | Dec 10, 2025
If you want kids who bounce back instead of break down, resilience is the key. A post on the Church’s Caring Instagram page gives six suggestions to help kids build emotional resilience. It explains that when kids have the tools they need to face challenges in life,...
by Larry Richman | Dec 10, 2025
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a genealogy software program that was developed by FamilySearch in 1984. It helped bridge from the completely paper world of genealogy to the modern online, collaborative world of FamilySearch.org, It was widely used for many years to...
by Larry Richman | Dec 9, 2025
Spending time with children is one of many ways to love and support them. But parents often have difficulty finding as much time as they would like to spend with their children. The article “Getting the Most out of Parent-Child Time” provides strategies to...
by Larry Richman | Dec 8, 2025
As a follow-up to Friday’s article “How Children Can Look Forward to the Youth Program,” this article includes resources for youth, leaders, and parents. Parents and leaders can use the information in Appendix A of the Come, Follow Me manual,...
by Larry Richman | Dec 5, 2025
Leaving Primary the year they turn 12 can sometimes feel scary or even sad for children. Luckily, there are a lot of exciting things about turning 12 and joining a Young Women class or an Aaronic Priesthood quorum. The article “Looking Forward to the Youth...
by Larry Richman | Dec 4, 2025
This week’s movie pick is The Chosen Adventures. (See other “Weekend Movie Picks.”) The creators of the biblical drama The Chosen have recently released this lighthearted animated children’s series that follows a 9-year-old girl through the ancient...
by Larry Richman | Dec 3, 2025
Temple Square in Salt Lake City offers Christ-centered displays and free activities this Christmas season. While renovation continues on the historic Salt Lake Temple, many locations on Temple Square are open to guests. Below is a schedule of events: Christmas Lights....
by Larry Richman | Dec 2, 2025
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the 2025 Light the World video, The First Christmas Story, Retold by Children, inviting people to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ by sharing His light with others. The video features children reenacting...