by Larry Richman | Oct 26, 2021
So you’ve decided to keep a journal—but you wonder what sort of things you should write about. After all, how can you fit everything you want you and your posterity to remember into so few pages? Don’t worry—and remember that, first and foremost, your journal is...
by Larry Richman | Oct 25, 2021
For some people, a full-time proselyting mission isn’t a possibility. However, a service mission can be a great opportunity to use their talents to serve. Find out what kinds of service missions are available, and share this information with those who might benefit....
by Larry Richman | Oct 22, 2021
Are you looking for music for your family or church choir? The Church publishes a free collection of hymn arrangements for choirs, soloists, and instrumentalists as well as choir anthems. The music that is submitted annually as part of the Church Music Submission...
by Larry Richman | Oct 21, 2021
RootsTech is the world’s largest celebration of family. In February 2021, RootsTech went virtual, putting 1,500+ classes and keynote addresses online for free access for 11 months—until about January 2022. That only leaves a few more months to watch these incredibly...
by Larry Richman | Oct 20, 2021
We often think of people with disabilities as people we can serve. But everyone, despite any limitations they may have, can also serve others and participate in the Church See these disability resources provided by the Church and find a way to help someone else find...
by Larry Richman | Oct 19, 2021
FamilySearch.org accounts are now separate from ChurchofJesusChrist.org accounts. Previously, any account created on FamilySearch.org created a matching account on ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Similarly, any account created on ChurchofJesusChrist.org created a matching...
by Larry Richman | Oct 18, 2021
A feature on the Member Tools app and ChurchofJesusChrist.org lets you refer a friend to the missionaries and collaborate with them as they contact and teach your friend. How It Works When your friend agrees to meet with missionaries, you simply fill out a referral...
by Larry Richman | Oct 15, 2021
Children with divorced parents often attend Church meetings in both parents’ wards or branches. While only one unit may keep and update a child’s official membership record, an out-of-unit member record may be created in the secondary ward or branch he or she attends....
by Larry Richman | Oct 14, 2021
At the October 2021 general conference, Sister Sharon Eubank reported on the many ways the Church is responding to the divine mandate to care for the needy. As the first counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency and director of Latter-day Saint Charities,...
by Larry Richman | Oct 13, 2021
The Lord tells us to give 10 percent of our income to the Church for tithing (see Doctrine and Covenants 119). But what happens when we give money to a member of the bishopric or pay it online to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? The Church’s...
by Larry Richman | Oct 12, 2021
Many families are fleeing to other countries, and some have nothing but the clothes on their backs. It is a scriptural commandment to love one another and to bear one another’s burdens. Church leaders have encouraged us to help refugees. See the conference talk...
by Larry Richman | Oct 11, 2021
Day of the Dead is a cultural holiday celebrated in Mexico and parts of Latin America November 1-2. The Church provides resources to share messages of faith in Jesus Christ and the hope of being with deceased loved ones someday through family history and temple work....
by Larry Richman | Oct 8, 2021
From October 15 until December 31, bishops and branch presidents are asked to meet with members of the Church for tithing settlement. This is a chance to meet with the bishop once each year, settle their tithing, and report that what they have paid in contributions...
by Larry Richman | Oct 7, 2021
Since the official English text for the general conference talks was posted yesterday at conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in the Gospel Library app, I have spent time analyzing some of the amazing themes and topics that were covered. Word Cloud Above is a word...
by Larry Richman | Oct 6, 2021
The official English text for the general conference talks is now available at conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and on the Gospel Library app. Text in many languages will be posted over the next several days. On the Gospel Library App If the text doesn’t...