Mormons Focus on Home & Family
The video below shows that the family is the most basic and important unit in society and the highest priority for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visit Mormon homes throughout the world and hear members talk about why family matters so...
BYUtv Provides Family-Friendly Entertainment
In January 2000, BYU launched its own TV channel, BYUtv, with a vision to provide uplifting and entertaining programming to help people see the good in the world. Today, BYUtv is carried by DirecTV, DISH Network, and almost 877 cable television providers nationwide....
The “Good List” of Movies
Steven K. Jones has compiled The Good List: Choosing and Using Movies from the Lord’s Side of the Line (PDF or Word) based on the following counsel from George Albert Smith: “All safety, all righteousness, all happiness are on the Lord’s side of the line . . . All...
250 Great Movies for Latter-day Families
Finding wholesome, uplifting family movies can be hard, especially when Hollywood’s values are so far from the Church’s. That’s why the Mormon Movie Guy Jonathan Decker wrote the book 250 Great Movies for Latter-day Families–to give you a broad...Father’s Day Video
This nondenominational video celebrates a father’s influence in a child’s life and invites us to “remember the men who’ve taught you what it takes to be a good father.” Father’s Day is celebrated this Sunday, June 16, 2013, in the...
Family Home Evening Resource Book
The Church published the Family Home Evening Resource Book back in 1983. The book is a resource for planning family home evenings. It contains 37 lessons and the following other sections: “Making Home Evenings Successful,” “Lesson Ideas,” “Building a Strong Family,”...
LDS Church Employment Resources
Ever wonder what LDS Employment Resources does? In 2012, they helped 106,165 people find a job. Impressive! Enjoy the infographic below, then check out Church employment resources.
Studying Conference Talks Together
The text and PDF of the May general conference issues of the Ensign, Liahona, and New Era magazines are now online and printed copies will soon be arriving at subscribers’ doors. I recommend reading the article “Studying Conference Talks Together”...
Worldwide Leadership Training: Strengthening the Family and the Church Through the Priesthood
Editor’s note (November 2024). The Church no longer publishes the Worldwide Leadership Training as it has been replaced by the updated General Handbook and other leadership training resources. Over the years, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve have...
Entertainment and Media
The following is from the article “Entertainment and Media” in the Ensign, February 2013, p. 9. Our society is full of media choices. We must be careful about what images and thoughts we allow in our minds because “whatever [we] read, listen to, or look at...
MyJobChart.com
Have you heard of the online chore tracking system at MyJobChart.com? It lets parents set up chores, then the kids log in, do chores, and earn points that they can save, spend, or share. The child wakes up in the morning, logs in, and checks off the jobs as they do...
FamilyShare.com
FamilyShare.com is a new website that is loaded with practical advice and tips to strengthen families and marriages. Deseret Digital Media (owned by the LDS Church) launched FamilyShare.com with the mission to enlighten, strengthen, and inspire hundreds of millions of...
Resolution #2: Make Wise Media Choices With Ok.com
This is one of a series of articles with suggested resolutions for the new year. See the other suggested resolutions. Many families struggle to find the information they need to make good decisions about what movies to watch in today’s world...
Countdown to Christmas
This month’s Friend magazine offers a scripture and children’s activity for each day leading up to Christmas. The following is the center spread of the magazine “The Best Christmas Gifts.”Follow on social media