by Larry Richman | Oct 19, 2020
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have released video testimonies that explain how they “Hear Him”—how they hear God through the Spirit. The videos are in response to President Russell M. Nelson’s invitation in February to...
by Larry Richman | Oct 16, 2020
Do you understand how you’re feeling? Do you know what to call it and what to do about it? This quick guide from the Church, “Facing Challenges: A Self-Help Guide,” may help you identify your feelings and get suggestions on what to do. You may also...
by Larry Richman | Oct 15, 2020
An updated chart of General Authorities and General Officers is now available to download. The chart reflects leadership changes announced during the October 2020 general conference. The chart appears in the November 2020 issues of the Ensign and Liahona magazines...
by Larry Richman | Oct 14, 2020
For the first time, the October general conference was broadcast nationally in Brazil and Mexico on national television stations. In fact, it was broadcast on a public television or radio station in more than 50 countries, up from 30 countries for the April general...
by Larry Richman | Oct 13, 2020
The Church has published a page of “Ideas for Learning and Teaching from General Conference.” It includes the following: Ideas for personal study Ideas for family study (virtually or in person) Ideas for teaching church classes (virtually or in person)...
by Larry Richman | Oct 12, 2020
From October 15 until December 31, bishops and branch presidents are asked to meet with members of the Church in a 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 9, 2020
In a letter from the First Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed its institutional neutrality regarding political parties and candidates and encouraged citizens in the United States to vote in the election on November 3, 2020....
by Larry Richman | Oct 8, 2020
Above is a word cloud of the text from the October 2020 general conference. It shows the frequency of use of words (except common words like it, the, and and). The size of each word is based on its frequency. (More frequently used words appear larger than those used...
by Larry Richman | Oct 6, 2020
The official English text for the general conference talks is now available at conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in the Gospel Library app. Text in many languages will be posted over the next several days. At conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, click the title of...
by Larry Richman | Oct 5, 2020
Find out where your ancestors are from—and where you are from—using FamilySearch’s new “Where Am I From?” activity. See your family’s movement on a map, discover the countries your ancestors lived in, and explore the heritage and traditions of those...
by Larry Richman | Oct 3, 2020
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 2, 2020
The Church provides General Conference activities for children at ConferenceGames.ChurchofJesusChrist.org in English, Portuguese and Spanish to help them enjoy and learn more from watching or listening to general conference. A downloadable General Conference Notebook...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2020
The New Era magazine has created infographics of each member of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. These may be helpful for children and youth to become more familiar with these great leaders of the Church. Download printable PDFs of all 15....
by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2020
The New Era and Liahona magazines have prepared a General Conference Notebook: Your Guide to Prepare for and Learn from General Conference. A printed copy was mailed to subscribers along with the September issue of the New Era and Liahona. It is also available for...
by Larry Richman | Sep 30, 2020
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 video below is the October 2020 edition of The World Report. The world report is...