by Larry Richman | Apr 9, 2020
The concluding musical number at the April 2020 general conference featured Latter-day Saint choirs from around the world virtually joining The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square in a prerecorded performance. Choirs sang “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet” in...
by Larry Richman | Apr 7, 2020
The official English text for all the general conference talks is now available at conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and will soon be in the Gospel Library app. Text in many languages will be posted over the next several days. At conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org,...
by Larry Richman | Apr 7, 2020
President Russell M. Nelson invited everyone around the world to fast and pray on Good Friday, April 10, 2020 for relief from the COVID-19 pandemic. “I invite all, including those not of our faith, to fast and pray on Good Friday, April 10, that the present...
by Larry Richman | Apr 5, 2020
During the Sunday morning session of the 190th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson presented a proclamation in honor of the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. Titled “The Restoration...
by Larry Richman | Apr 4, 2020
At the Saturday evening session of general Conference on April 4, 2020, President Russell M. Nelson announced a new symbol to represent the Church. This new symbol communicates to the world that this is the Savior’s Church and that all we do centers on Him and His...
by Larry Richman | Apr 4, 2020
Hashtags Many social media sites let you categorize your posts by using hashtags. Hashtags consist of a pound sign (#) followed by a key word(s). These subject tags can be searched on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and Tumblr...
by Larry Richman | Apr 3, 2020
The Church provides General Conference activities for children at ConferenceGames.ChurchofJesusChrist.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...
by Larry Richman | Apr 2, 2020
The New Era and Liahona magazines have prepared a General Conference Notebook: Your Guide to Prepare for and Learn from General Conference. A printed copy was mailed to subscribers along with the March issue of the New Era and Liahona. It is also available for...
by Larry Richman | Apr 1, 2020
At the 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 2020 edition of The World Report: The world report is...
by Larry Richman | Mar 31, 2020
Over the past decade, Church leaders have increasingly focused on strengthening faith in Heavenly Father and in His Son Jesus Christ. In retrospect, we can see the evidence of many ways that God has prepared His Church for the COVID-19 pandemic—and other calamities...
by Larry Richman | Mar 31, 2020
The Church has published a collection of seven guidelines related to pandemic planning on the website safety.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Pandemic Planning: Home and Family Preparedness Pandemic Planning: Sheltering-in-Place Pandemic Planning: Social Distancing Pandemic...
by Larry Richman | Mar 30, 2020
General Conference may be one of the best ways to introduce your friends to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This article provides references to help you explain to others what general conference is all about and to invite them to watch the upcoming...
by Larry Richman | Mar 29, 2020
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites people around the world to participate in general conference twice a year. In these meetings, the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and General Officers...
by Larry Richman | Mar 27, 2020
This week’s episode of the Book of Mormon Videos is Alma the Younger Is Converted unto the Lord (Mosiah 27; Alma 36). Watch the video here: Here is the release schedule through May: March 13: King Benjamin Addresses His People | Mosiah 1–5 March 20: Abinadi...
by Larry Richman | Mar 26, 2020
Today, President Russell M. Nelson published a video inviting members and friends (whose health permits) to join in worldwide fast and prayer on Sunday, March 29. The purpose is to unite our faith and pray for relief from the physical, emotional, and economic effects...