How to Research Information on the Internet
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...
How to Use Media in the Church Classroom With or Without an Internet Connection
Using videos and pictures in the classroom can enhance any gospel lesson. It can bring a spiritual tone that leaves memorable and lasting impressions. The Church’s Media Library available online and in the Gospel Library app offers many resources for teaching,...
How to Print Your Official 2023 Tax Summary Statement of Church Donations
It’s time for Latter-day Saints in the United States to begin preparing their tax returns. Here’s how to print your official statement of donations to the Church. Go to donations.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Or navigate to it on ChurchofJesusChrist.org by...
How to Order Latter-day Saint Materials from the Church’s Store
Store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org is the online store where you can order materials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This site is the global, online catalog for ordering Church materials such as scriptures, books, manuals, magazines, DVDs, art, music,...
How to Watch Previous First Presidency Christmas Devotionals
This article provides the history of the First Presidency Christmas devotionals and instructions on where to find the text or videos of the devotionals. History of First Presidency Christmas Devotionals First Presidency Christmas devotionals began as a yearly event to...
How to Use the Church Calendar
The Church’s tool to manage ward and stake calendars was overhauled in November 2022. Some features have been updated and improved over the past year. To access your ward and stake calendar, go to ChurchofJesusChrist.org and click Tools in the upper right corner...
How to Start a Gratitude Journal
Keeping a gratitude journal can help you find more things to be grateful about. The following ideas from FamilySearch can help you get started. Learn more in the article “Keeping a Gratitude Journal.”
How to Create a Family Emergency Communication Plan if Phones Are Down
If phones are down in an emergency, how will you communicate with your family? Preparing your family for how to communicate is one of the best tools you can give them in the event of an emergency. Immediately knowing where to go and whom to call can help you think...
How to Use Gospel Library Widgets
Did you know you can add a widget to the home screen of your mobile phone that will link directly to an option in the Gospel Library app? You can add the following three widgets on an Apple iOS or a Google Android phone: Come, Follow Me quickly opens the current...
How to Use Ordinances Ready
The Ordinances Ready app in FamilySearch helps you take your family names to the temple and find reservations easily. Ordinances Ready searches the FamilySearch Family Tree, as well as temple reservations and shared lists, to find available ordinances for people to...
How to Help Someone in Crisis: Ask, Care, Tell
September is suicide awareness month. This video below shares some ideas of what you can do or say to support someone facing mental health challenges or thoughts of suicide and help them feel God’s love. Always take seriously the warning signs of suicide and any...
How to Apply for a Senior Mission
Have you thought about serving a senior mission? Too scary? Too expensive? Don’t want to leave the grandkids? Here are answer to all these questions. Too scary? Most senior missions are not proselyting missions and they don’t have the same rigorous...
Video: How to Add Information to Your Ancestor’s FamilySearch Person Page
Family History work is so much more than looking up the birth and death dates of your family members. When you add more information to your family member’s person page on FamilySearch, you are helping write their digital biography. Watch the video “How to add...
Video: How to Help Someone Thinking About Suicide: Ask, Care, Tell (ACT)
You can help someone in crisis by Asking, Caring, and Telling (ACT). A new Church video for parents, Church leaders, and individuals can help you better understand how to respond to and help someone who is having thoughts of suicide. Learn how in the video below,...Follow on social media