New “Blessings of the Temple” MormonMessages Video

As a follow-up to the recent Why Mormons Build Temples video which has had over 310,000 views, the Church has posted a new video titled The Blessings of the Temple. It provides additional information on how temples bless individuals and families....

Church Video on Purpose of Mormon Temples

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created a short video that explains the purpose of Mormon temples. Please consider posting this video to your Facebook profile, blog, or personal website and/or sharing it directly with family and friends. Thank...
“MormonMessages” Update

“MormonMessages” Update

Over the weekend, the MormonMessages YouTube channel was awarded two distinctions—#9 most-subscribed channel (this week) and #29 most-subscribed channel (this month). We continue to receive an overwhelmingly positive response to these weekly video offerings. Between...

“MormonMessages” YouTube Channel Update

Last weekend, the new MormonMessages YouTube channel was identified as the #62 most-watched YouTube channel. This occurred largely because of the response to President Uchtdorf’s inspiring video (shown below)....

Web Video Beats TV for Young Adults?

A recent survey conducted by LiveRail found that young adults (18-24) now spend more time watching Web-distributed video than broadcast television. LiveRail concluded that this trend was largely due to an increase in the availability of quality, long-form content from...

Best Positive/Uplifting Movies Ever

I have always believed that movies (and storytelling in general) can be a powerful force for good by teaching correct principles in an engaging manner. I recently came across a fun list on UnSpun by Amazon called Best Positive/Uplifting Movies Ever. The community...

We’ve Got a Lot of Work to Do!

In looking at some research data from a recent Pew study, I concluded that we’ve got a lot of work to do in clearing up misconceptions about the Church and just generally making people aware of what we actually believe. According to this study of 1,461 American...

Taking Control Back from Hollywood

I am a huge movie buff. I love most types of movies–action, comedy, drama, science fiction, fantasy, historical, mystery, even romance if I am in the right mood. The only problem with this love of movies is that I also feel very strongly about not inviting...

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