3 Ways to Spend Quality Time with Your Family
The following is from the Mormon.org blog: In this hectic world, keeping a family close together is getting harder and harder. One obvious answer to family unity is quality time. As with most things, it’s easier said than done. Use these 3 tips to make quality...
Take Time and Listen
Be willing to take time away from technology and distractions and “be there” for your children and grandchildren. In the video below, “Parenting: Touching the Hearts of Our Youth,” Elder Robert D. Hales pleads, “Mothers and fathers, as...
Video: VanHulst Family Story
Enjoy watching this amazing video “Unto All the World: VanHulst Family Story” about one couple’s struggle to create a family. I love seeing how important their family is to them. Families are being grounded—they are being founded—in the gospel....
12 Ways Pornography Leaks Into Your Home
LDS Living has published an excellent article “12 Ways Pornography Leaks Into Your Home (and How to Stop Them).” The article describes ways pornography may be leaking into your home without you even knowing it. The article also includes recommendations on...
Home-Centered Approach for Teaching the Gospel
I would love to hear your ideas about a home-centered approach for teaching the gospel, with Church programs playing a support role. We are taught that “the home is the basis of a righteous life and no other instrumentality can take its place.” That means that parents...
Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Teaching Kids About Pornography
The new book Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids by Kristen A. Jenson gives parents a way to talk to their kids about a very difficult topic in an honest, upfront way that your kids can understand. It is a read-aloud story about a mom...
Annual Auxiliary Training: Learning and Teaching in the Home and the Church
Annual training for stake and ward auxiliary leaders is now available online at annualtraining.lds.org. Improving Learning and Teaching in the Home and the Church The training material is focused on principles that guide learning and teaching in the Savior’s way....
LDS Youth Activities Website
To help youth and their leaders to plan fun and meaningful activities, the Church has a youth activity website (lds.org/youth/activities) packed with more than 150 activities that work anywhere in the world. Successful youth activities help strengthen faith and...
FamilySearch.org Publishes 1 Billion Digital Images
This month, FamilySearch published its one billionth digital image of a historic record online at FamilySearch.org. The feat was accomplished in just seven years. The next billion should take 3-5 years. Having access to these high-definition images can help you...
LDSTech Gospel Game & App Contest
The Gospel Game & App Contest, sponsored by the Church’s IT department in conjunction with this fall’s LDSTech Conference, encourages developers to create worthy LDS games. We’ve all seen people locked into games on their mobile devices. Even the littlest children...
LDS Pageants
The Church’s page on pageants provides a list of all the pageants sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the spring and summer. Ever wanted to play a role in one of the Church pageants? Families and individuals of all ages are needed as...
Guide to Successful Family Home Evenings
LDS Living has created a 52-week ebook guide to successful (and stress-free) family home evenings. Go to the Weekly FHE Facebook page, click Like at the top of the page, and get immediate access to their guide. ...
Stories of Inspiring Fathers: Remember Dad Video
The video below “Remember Dad” reminds us that a strong, caring father can make all the difference. Celebrate the father in your life by sharing your memories of him. Remember to add your stories to your Family Tree on FamilySearch.org. You can discover...
Happy Father’s Day
Happy #FathersDay to all you great fathers out there! Every child deserves a Mom and Dad.Follow on social media