Limit Screen Time for Children and Youth
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidelines on screen time for children: Kids under 5 should not spend more than 1 hour watching screens every day—and less is better. Infants under 1 should not view screens at all. These guidelines are similar...
Church’s Children and Youth Initiative to Begin January 2020
The Church is moving forward on its new global initiative for children and youth that will become available to millions of Latter-day Saint children and youth beginning in January 2020. It will replace the current scouting, Personal Progress, Duty to God, and Faith in...
Children’s Activities for General Conference
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...
General Conference Notebook, April 2019
The New Era magazine has prepared a General Conference Notebook: Your Guide to Prepare for and Learn from General Conference: April 2019. It was mailed to subscribers along with the New Era. It is also available for download so you can print more copies if you want....
Home-Centered, Seminary-Supported Study of the Scriptures
Today, the First Presidency announced that beginning in 2020, the course of study for seminary will shift to an annual calendar and classes will study the same book of scripture used for the Come, Follow Me curriculum each year. Students will continue to attend...
Connecting Daughters of God with His Priesthood Power
An important article in the March Ensign explains that women are essential participants in the work God accomplishes through His priesthood power. I’ve come to recognize as never before the importance of understanding the priesthood and its associated blessings for...
How to Use Famicity With FamilySearch—Create a Private Family Social Network
Connect with Your Family, Past and Present—Famicity and FamilySearch By Amie Tennant Famicity gives families a personal, secure place to share photos and memories, connect with each other, and collaborate on a family tree. Here is a taste of what Famicity can do for...
12 Ways to Improve Your Sundays
LDS Living has published a great list of 12 Ways to Improve Your Sundays. With more time at home on Sundays now, it’s important to find ways to keep your family engaged in appropriate Sabbath-day activities. Their list of 12 ideas includes ways to simplify...
Utah Coalition Against Pornography Conference, Feb. 23, 2019
The Utah Coalition Against Pornography will hold its annual conference, “Empowered to Change” on Saturday, February 23, 2019, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. Note: These is also a...
Priesthood Ordinances & Blessings in Gospel Library App
Instructions on how to perform priesthood ordinances and blessings are now available in the Gospel Library mobile app for easy reference. The instructions come directly from chapter 20 of the Church’s Handbook 2. Now priesthood holders will have these handy...
Where Do I Start with Home-Centered Gospel Learning?
Many people are asking themselves “Where Do I Start with Home-Centered Gospel Learning?” The Church offers many resources to help you tailor you strengthen gospel learning and living at home. Make sure that you are prepared for all of the changes in 2019....
Merry Christmas
Jesus Christ is the gift of Christmas. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) See christmas.lds.org for music, videos, and resources for...
Age Changes for Youth Progression and Ordination Announced
Today, the First Presidency announced changes in the timeline of when children and youth complete Primary, move from one class or quorum to the next, and attend the temple for the first time—and for when young men may be ordained to priesthood offices. These changes...