by Larry Richman | Mar 5, 2021
The Church offers several resources to help parents prepare their children for baptism. The article “Helping Children Prepare for Baptism” in the February Liahona offers suggestions on how to teach children about the covenants they will make at baptism. It...
by Larry Richman | Mar 3, 2021
The following are suggestions from five youth and from President M. Russell Ballard. (See “How do I keep my electronics from distracting me at church and seminary?” in the June 2019 issue of the Liahona.) Out of Sight, Out of Mind “I recently noticed my tendency...
by Larry Richman | Mar 2, 2021
Here’s a COVID-friendly idea for a youth group or your family: take photos of gravestones. Using the BillionGraves app, each gravestone is automatically marked with a GPS location. The data is then transcribed by volunteers, plotted on cemetery maps, and made...
by Larry Richman | Feb 22, 2021
Gospel for Kids is a new mobile app for children that consolidates key features from the following apps that are no longer available: Sing Along Hymns, Scripture Stories, and LDS Coloring Book. This app was announced in the Friend to Friend event for children last...
by Larry Richman | Feb 19, 2021
From a “Living the Gospel” email from the Church: Whether you need more convenient ways to access gospel content or want to deepen your understanding, these three new resources can help. NEW: Come, Follow Me Mobile Widget “Which lesson are we...
by Larry Richman | Feb 18, 2021
Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are representatives of Jesus Christ who share His gospel with the world. The Church video “Missionaries of Jesus Christ” helps you understand what missionaries do. Missionaries have been...
by Larry Richman | Feb 17, 2021
Extracted from question 5 in the article “Ask Us: Top Five Reference Questions about Book of Mormon Publishing:” In March 1988, the Book of Mormon (or selections from it) had been translated into 80 languages, and in May 2015 it was announced that number...
by Larry Richman | Feb 12, 2021
It’s time for Latter-day Saints in the United States to prepare their tax returns. Here’s how to print your official statement of donations to the Church. Go to donations.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. (Or navigate to it on ChurchofJesusChrist.org by clicking My...
by Larry Richman | Feb 11, 2021
“Are Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ the same person?” Some Christians believe in “the Trinity,” which means they believe that Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are all one Being. The Church video “The Godhead” helps you understand that...
by Larry Richman | Feb 5, 2021
Youth worldwide and their friends are invited to participate in a Youth Music Festival, a virtual global concert, on March 17, 2021. It will be a 40-minute, livestream virtual concert with videos and performances by youth from around the world. In addition to...
by Larry Richman | Feb 3, 2021
The February issue of the Liahona has several articles to help us understand the needs of members who are incarcerated and their families. “Compassion for Those Affected by Crime and Incarceration.” “Ministering to Those Who Are Incarcerated.”...
by Larry Richman | Feb 1, 2021
Senior service missionaries may now be assigned to serve in temples in the United States and Canada when temples move to phase 4 operations. They may serve in the administrative office, youth center, cafeteria, clothing, laundry, custodial, facilities maintenance,...
by Larry Richman | Jan 29, 2021
The Church provides lots of resources to teach the gospel to children. This article lists a few that you may not know about. Resources for Teaching Children: Stories, activities, and media for helping children learn Primary Resources for Teaching Children Teaching...
by Larry Richman | Jan 26, 2021
I recently discovered a helpful article in a past Ensign that can help as we teach teens and children about how to love people who believe differently. As our children grow up in a diverse world, it’s important that we teach them to peacefully coexist with people who...
by Larry Richman | Jan 25, 2021
You want to keep your children safe. No doubt you’ve had the talk with your child about things like talking to strangers, and getting lost, and what to do in case of a fire. You’ve covered the basics of how to deal with the dangers of the world, but have you talked to...