by Larry Richman | May 8, 2024
The Church’s Stake and Ward Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide provides tools to help Church leaders create or update their emergency response plans based on local resources and circumstances. The guide helps leaders go through the planning process on an...
by Larry Richman | May 7, 2024
Here is a game for teenagers to help them determine whether they are doing things that are safe online. In this 10-minute role-playing game, you navigate through fun dilemmas and wacky scenarios to try and spot red flags and avoid negative consequences. Some things...
by Larry Richman | May 6, 2024
Anyone you meet online could be a threat. In fact, the FBI has estimated that an astounding 500,000 predators are online each day—most of which have multiple online accounts, personas, and profiles. Dating apps, social media platforms, or other messaging apps, in...
by Larry Richman | May 3, 2024
The Church’s self-reliance manual, Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience can help you build emotional resilience, develop healthy thinking patterns, manage stress and anxiety, understand sadness and depression, overcome anger, and build healthy...
by Larry Richman | May 2, 2024
Many religions encourage fasting and prayer as a way to humble ourselves before God by voluntarily refraining from eating and drinking. Some encourage fasting for 21 days each year in January as part of a 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting season. This includes abstaining...
by Larry Richman | May 1, 2024
An upgrade to the Gospel Library app includes an enhancement for listening in your car using iOS CarPlay or Android Auto, plus a new standard audio player. Connect hands-free. You can connect your mobile device via iOS CarPlay and Android Auto to access content on the...
by Larry Richman | Apr 30, 2024
Over the last three months, the Church has rolled out a major update of the Member Tools app for both iOS and Android users. Since its introduction in 2010, the app (previously named LDS Tools) has grown from a digital directory of ward and stake members to a powerful...
by Larry Richman | Apr 29, 2024
Research skills are important, whether we are searching for diet tips, information about political issues, or answers to religious questions. I often hear people justify their positions with the phrase “I’ve done the research.” That typically means...
by Larry Richman | Apr 25, 2024
Registration is now open for the North Star Conference to be held at the Sheraton in Salt Lake City, June 20-22, 2024. The North Star Conference is the premier conference exploring the LGBT/SSA experience within the context of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Keynote...
by Larry Richman | Apr 24, 2024
The Church has published the following updated scripture editions: Indonesian triple combination and Book of Mormon. Printed editions are now available through local distribution centers and online at store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Members are not expected to obtain...
by Larry Richman | Apr 23, 2024
Participate in the 10 Million Names Project, a collaboration with American Ancestors, FamilySearch, and others to compile pre-1870 documents and recover the identities of 10 million individuals of African descent who were enslaved in America between 1500 and 1865....
by Larry Richman | Apr 22, 2024
Download the free guide The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits in 90 Days. For more information about how pornography and other Internet dangers impact your brain, your relationships, and your family, check out other free e-books from Covenant...
by Larry Richman | Apr 19, 2024
Fun LDS Games for Sundays by CodePro Studios is a way for your family to learn about the gospel. These games are great for personal study, family home evening, seminary, institute, missionary preparation, or church lessons. Here are some of the features of this free...
by Larry Richman | Apr 18, 2024
The Church provides a “Songs of Devotion” music collection with recordings of sacred music in a variety of musical styles for everyday listening. Different musical styles resonate with different individuals, and this collection will grow over time to include many...
by Larry Richman | Apr 16, 2024
The temple recommend questions #13 and #14 and the statement on wearing the temple garment have been updated to help leaders and members better understand the importance of wearing the temple garment as instructed in the initiatory ordinances. The purpose of the...