Music Video on Suicide Prevention: Sarah’s Story
The video Sarah’s Story (Suicide Prevention) is a story of hope for loved ones. Famous singer/songwriter Nadia Khristean had always wanted to do a video on suicide prevention. Early this year Nadia met a beautiful teenager, Sarah (name changed) from Murray,...
Digital Copies of LDS Patriarchal Blessings
For current instructions on accessing a digital copy of your patriarchal blessing, see How to Access Your Patriarchal Blessing. Did you know that you can request an electronic copy of your patriarchal blessing that you can view online or download to your computer or...
LDS Church Supports Members in Military Service
May is National Military Appreciation Month. The global war on terrorism has been going on for more than 15 years—that’s longer than the combined duration of World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. That means that many deployed military personnel are separated...
#TrueToHim: Videos of LDS with Same-Sex Attraction and Gender Identity Issues
Shortly after the Church updated their website MormonandGay.lds.org, North Star launched a website #TrueToHim. The site contains personal stories of Latter-day Saints explaining how they strive to find congruence and peace with gender identify and sexual...
Happy Mother’s Day 2017
Mother’s Day is next Sunday, May 14, 2017. “To Every Mother” is a non-denominational video message for Mother’s Day that was produced in association with several faith groups to remind people everywhere of the importance of families. A tribute to all...
Suicide Prevention: Would Everyone Be Happier Without Me?
Seth Adam Smith’s lastest article in the Huffington Post “Would Everyone Be Happier Without Me?” addresses the serious issue of suicide. Some time ago, I did keyword research for a project on suicide prevention. One of the things that shocked me the...
Families Should Discuss How to Use Social Media in Righteous Ways
The Church uses new technologies and social media to bring about the work of salvation. For example, the Church extensively uses websites, mobile apps, and social media. (See a list of these Church accounts at the end of this article.) Just as the Church uses these...
LDS Church Reaches Out to Diverse Members
In the Saturday afternoon session of LDS General Conference, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke to people those whose lives seem to elude the “peaceful happy moments” celebrated in the hymn “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today.” If for a time you are unable to echo the...
The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles
There were several mentions of the document The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles in this weekend’s LDS general conference. On January 1, 2000, the prophets, seers, and revelators of our day publicly declared their testimony in the document The Living...
Find Peace through Hope in Jesus Christ, the #PRINCEofPEACE
This Easter season, the Church’s “Prince of Peace” initiative invites the world to find the inner peace that comes from the life and teachings of our Savior Jesus Christ. Visit Come Unto Christ between now and Easter Sunday to learn more about eight principles...
LDS Scriptures Stories Coloring Books
The Church has just published a new coloring book for children about the Pearl of Great Price and has expanded the existing coloring book about the Book of Mormon. These are coloring books for younger children and activity books for older children. They are designed...
Navigating Differences in Family with Love and Trust
Last week, the Church added a new video and story to the MormonAndGay.lds.org website. It is the story of Becky and Scott Mackintosh and their gay son Xian. Today, the Church published a blog post written by Becky titled “Navigating Differences in Family with...
New Mormon and Gay Video: The Mackintosh’s Story, A Son Comes Out and a Family Loves
The Church has added a new video and story to the Church’s Same-Sex Attraction website. It is the story of Becky and Scott Mackintosh and their gay son Xian. It is a touching story of a family who lives together and loves each other in spite of differences....
Feeling Loved: A Farm Boy’s Perspective
In the video “Feeling Loved: A Farm Boy’s Perspective,” Josh explains that a relationship with God takes long, hard work and that no matter how much we think we like ourselves, we need to feel it. In this honest video, he explains his struggle to...Follow on social media