“Church and Gospel Questions” Replaces “Gospel Topics” As Key Resource To Answer Gospel Questions
The Church has published Church and Gospel Questions to provide resources for those seeking answers to gospel questions. It also provides ideas on how to help others with their gospel questions. Church and Gospel Questions is found in the Gospel Library app and in the...
Artificial Intelligence Is Changing How BillionGraves Transcriptions Are Done
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way BillionGraves transcriptions are done. In the past, after volunteers uploaded photos of cemetery headstones, they had to wait for other volunteers to transcribe the personal information found on the photos. But now,...
Submit Art for 13th International Art Competition and Exhibition
The Church invites you to submit artwork for the 13th International Art Competition and Exhibition. The theme of the 2025 competition is “Lift Up the Hands Which Hang Down” (see Doctrine and Covenants 81:5). Submissions can be made from now until May 31,...
Finnish Bible Now Available in the Gospel Library and Online
Kirkon keskusrahasto, the Central Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, has granted permission for the Church to publish the text of the 1992 digital version of the Finnish Bible. It is now available on ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in the Gospel Library mobile app....
Music Video: “Diamond”
The Church’s Strive to Be YouTube channel has released a new music video titled “Diamond.” The lyrics remind us that we are diamonds—treasured and priceless. The song “Diamond” is written and performed by Nik Day. The message of the song...
“For the Strength of Youth” Pocket Guide and Special Issue of the March Youth Magazine
The Church is publishing a pocket version of the booklet For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices, as well as a special issue of the For the Strength of Youth magazine focused on “Jesus Christ Is the Strength of Youth.” These two items will be shipped to...
Wards to Hold Teacher Council Meetings for Parents
The General Handbook 13.5 instructs that the ward Sunday School Presidency may help parents improve as teachers in the home. “The ward council may organize teacher council meetings for parents to help them improve gospel teaching in the home. Like other teacher...
Journaling Advice For The Easily Overwhelmed
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to regularly write in your journal and you’re struggling with ideas on how to keep it going? Here are some tips. Brooklyn Hughes Roemer has written about eight unconventional methods to help you continue journaling all...
Guide to the Scriptures in ASL: An ASL Dictionary for Gospel Words
The Church has published the Guide to the Scriptures in American Sign Language (ASL). This great resource, which has been available in English for decades, is now available in ASL—and it serves as an ASL dictionary for gospel words. It is currently available in the...
Worldwide Relief Society Devotional, March 17, 2024
Latter-day Saint women and young women turning 18 in 2024 are invited to gather the evening of Sunday, March 17, 2024, to participate in a worldwide devotional commemorating the purpose and founding of the Relief Society, which took place on March 17, 1842. President...
Invitation to Join RootsTech 2024
RootsTech 2024 will be held February 29–March 2, 2024. This is the Church’s annual family history conference and it will be both in person in Salt Lake City, Utah, and online so everyone may participate. Below are key invitations to attend: Family Discovery Day The...
Preview of FamilySearch Updates For 2024
Here are a few of the things that you can expect from FamilySearch in 2024: Digitization of millions more genealogical records in more than 75 countries. Improvements in computer-assisted indexing. Powerful full-text search capability in select record sets, by...
Seminaries Will Add Life Preparation Lessons
Beginning in January 2025, seminary classes will include new Life Preparation lessons. These additional lessons will help students draw on the power of Jesus Christ in all aspects of life while maintaining a foundation in scripture and an alignment with the Come,...
FamilySearch 2023 Year in Review
Explore this year-in-review of FamilySearch in 2023 and see the impact you and others have had on building the family tree worldwide. From FamilySearchFollow on social media