by Larry Richman | Oct 5, 2021
In February 2020, the Church began updating chapters of the General Handbook. These updates include simplifications in Church structure and meetings, adjustments to some policies, and changes in some Church terminology to better describe the intent. For example, the...
by Larry Richman | Oct 4, 2021
Most of the videos available in the Church’s Gospel Media library can be streamed with closed-captioning. You can toggle captions on and off by clicking the CC button that appears at the bottom of the video player. Some videos also have closed-captioning in...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2021
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 | Oct 1, 2021
The Church provides a page of general conference activities for children and youth in English, Portuguese, and Spanish to help them enjoy and learn more from watching or listening to general conference. Also see the following resources: General Conference...
by Larry Richman | Sep 30, 2021
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 Church’s Newsroom offers the World Report in English, Spanish and Portuguese. It will also...
by Larry Richman | Sep 29, 2021
The For the Strength of Youth magazine offers a General Conference Notebook that you can use to prepare for and learn from general conference. The Friend magazine also provides a conference notebook. Use it to write down questions, impressions, inspiration, counsel,...
by Larry Richman | Sep 28, 2021
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 | Sep 27, 2021
Did you know that you can listen to general conference using smart speakers? Just ask your Amazon Alexa device or your Google Assistant device to play conference to you using the Church’s Gospel Voice. Audio of all sessions will be streamed live in English and...
by Larry Richman | Sep 25, 2021
General conference is a wonderful chance to feel the Spirit and hear from our Church leaders. With a little extra effort on our part, these good thoughts and feelings can strengthen us in great ways. The Gospel Living app has provided these four ideas to try. Get...
by Larry Richman | Sep 24, 2021
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 | Sep 23, 2021
Every April and October, we have the privilege of hearing messages of inspiration and guidance at general conference. It is intended to be a revelatory experience as we learn from living prophets and apostles through the influence of the Holy Ghost. Proper preparation...
by Larry Richman | Sep 21, 2021
The Church has completed the project to digitize all 2.4 million rolls of microfilm with the records of more than 11.5 billion people from around the world. These are now available to the public online. For 83 years, the Church has been collecting and using microfilm...
by Larry Richman | Sep 21, 2021
The Church provides resources in a wide variety of formats to bless the lives of people with disabilities. The scriptures and many other Church materials are available in a variety of accessible formats. Click the links below to find out what is available in the...
by Larry Richman | Sep 20, 2021
In the video “The Fruit that is Most Desirable,” Elder Neil L. Andersen compares fruit with things of eternal worth. The fruit in Lehi’s dream symbolizes the blessings of the Savior’s Atonement, describing the fruit as “most desirable.” Watch the video...
by Larry Richman | Sep 17, 2021
President Russell M. Nelson now has a Spanish-language Instagram account to reach Hispanic Latter-day Saints around the world. This is the first Spanish-only social media account by any senior leader of the Church. “Years ago, I had the desire to learn the language of...