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...
Family Christmas Videos
Below are Christmas videos we think you will enjoy. After you watch these videos, click the YouTube logo in the bottom right of the videos so you can go to YouTube and click Like. That will make them more popular on YouTube so they will be more likely to be seen by...
Children’s Section of Liahona Magazine Expands, Printed Separately
Starting in January 2019, copies of the Liahona, the international magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will arrive with a new addition. Content usually found in the children’s pages of the Liahona will now appear in an expanded, separate...
Christmas Events on Temple Square 2018
Temple Square becomes a wonderland of festive lights, nativity scenes, and music from Thanksgiving through the end of the year. Bring your family and enjoy Tabernacle Choir broadcasts, organ recitals, guided tours, Christmas films, museum exhibits, and musical...
Service Missions for Young Missionaries
For many years, young Latter-day Saints with a desire to serve a mission but who are unable to do so for health reasons have served the Lord valiantly in various community and Church organizations. The Church has now announced increased opportunities for young...
Implementation of Come, Follow Me for Individuals and Families, Sunday School, Primary
Wards should be holding meetings with members before the end of the year to introduce to them the new Sunday schedule and the new Come, Follow Me resources for individuals and families, Sunday School, and Primary. During this meeting, leaders should emphasize how the...
#LightTheWorld Christmas 2018
For the 2018 Christmas season, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will reintroduce the worldwide #LightTheWorld invitation. This message focuses on the importance of treating others with Christlike love. December 1, 2018, is a worldwide day of service....
Protecting Children From Abuse
The Ensign article “Protecting Children” teaches what can we do to better protect and empower the children in our lives. This article will appear in the April 2019 issue of the Ensign, but is already available online and will soon appear in the Gospel...
Disability Specialists in LDS Wards, Stakes, and Communities
The role of the stake and ward disability specialist is “to help facilitate increased participation and inclusion of Church members with disabilities.” Some responsibilities are including members with disabilities in Church meetings and activities, responding to...
Stake-Based Institute Options
Priesthood leaders are encouraged to make institute accessible to all young single adults (YSAs). Stake presidents have the option of creating stake-based institutes for YSAs who don’t have access to existing campus institute programs. Since their implementation...
New Section of Gospel Library App With Content Created By and For Young Adults
Latter-day Saint young adults can now find new content created for young adults by young adults each week in the Church’s Gospel Library app. A new section, known as YA Weekly, will be updated each week with content available in 20-plus languages. (Find it by...
A New Balance between Gospel Instruction in the Home and in the Church
As part of ongoing efforts to help Latter-day Saints “learn doctrine, strengthen faith, and foster greater personal worship,” President Russell M. Nelson announced adjustments to help balance and connect the unique and essential ways members worship and learn and live...
Short URLs to Access LDS General Conference
The Church provides a number of short URLs (also called “vanity URLs”) that you can use to quickly access general conference online. Conference Page conference.lds.org or gc.lds.org take you directly to the main general conference site...
New Approach to Addressing Pornography
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched a new Addressing Pornography website that offers a more helpful and hopeful approach for people wanting protection, help, and healing from pornography use. AddressingPornography.lds.org—which...Follow on social media