by Larry Richman | Jan 20, 2023
Church leaders often refer to the General Handbook, looking for a specific policy or procedure. Now that the handbook is available electronically—both online and in the Gospel Library app—it is easy to search. Unfortunately, searches don’t always take you to the...
by Larry Richman | Jan 19, 2023
Leaders with the following Church positions may update their own personal contact information in the Church Directory of Organizations and Leaders (CDOL): Stake and district presidents, counselors, clerks, assistant clerks, executive secretaries, assistant executive...
by Larry Richman | Jan 18, 2023
Serving a mission will bless your life in many ways. You can prepare now by developing habits that will bless your life even before your mission. Here is a list of five habits that will bless you now: Put effort into prayer. Instead of quick, robotic prayers, try...
by Larry Richman | Jan 16, 2023
The main screen of the Gospel Library app used to show many tiles with categories of content. Now, the home screen is a list of quick links and study tools. Where did the categories go and can I customize the home screen? Home Screen The Gospel Library home screen now...
by Larry Richman | Jan 13, 2023
The Church has issued the following instructions: We want to help people find our meetinghouses so we can welcome them to worship, participate, and serve with us. The Church recently concluded a two-year pilot of a software platform (called Yext), which is intended to...
by Larry Richman | Jan 12, 2023
There are 5,700 FamilySearch centers around the world where you can find free genealogical resources and help from volunteers to discover your roots and how your ancestors have shaped you. You can access computers, get personalized help, and free access to the records...
by Larry Richman | Jan 11, 2023
Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will speak at a worldwide devotional for youth on January 29, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. mountain standard time. Youth are encouraged to gather with their youth groups or families to participate in this event. Elder...
by Larry Richman | Jan 10, 2023
More Americans are now choosing cremation over traditional burials, but is cremation aligned with doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Statistics from the National Funeral Directors Association show that in 2021, the cremation rate was...
by Larry Richman | Jan 9, 2023
To help you keep on schedule with reading the scriptures every day, you may want to use one of the following charts. Color in each day when you read. New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual has a chart that you can print (see page 567) or you can mark it in the Gospel...
by Larry Richman | Jan 6, 2023
This year for Come, Follow Me, we are studying the New Testament. This article lists resources that can help you in your study this year. New Testament Online. The Church provides the full text of the Bible online at scriptures.ChurchofJesusChrist.org where you can...
by Larry Richman | Jan 4, 2023
The Church has published a music video for the 2023 youth theme song “I Can Do All Things Through Christ.” This video is available at YouTube.com/StriveToBe, the Church’s YouTube channel for youth. A link to the video also appears on...
by Larry Richman | Jan 2, 2023
Did you buy your child a new phone or tablet for Christmas? Do you know what is accessible on that device? Accountability is the key to avoiding pornography and teaching our children how to thrive in the digital age. We have written before about Covenant Eyes, a...
by Larry Richman | Dec 31, 2022
Thanks to all our loyal readers of LDS365.com for a great year! You are one of over 200,000 unique visitors from 208 countries who have visited LDS365 this year and viewed nearly 900,000 pages. We have published an article every weekday since July 5, 2006—now totaling...
by Larry Richman | Dec 29, 2022
Come, Follow Me in 2023 will focus on the New Testament. Studying the doctrine, principles, and stories of the New Testament can strengthen your covenant relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. You can find each week’s lesson in Come, Follow Me—For...
by Larry Richman | Dec 28, 2022
If your ward or branch meeting times changed at the beginning of the year, the ward or branch clerk should update the meeting times so they display accurately in various Church systems, such as the meetinghouse locator at maps.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. A leader or...