How To Import Sources from Church History Catalog into FamilySearch’s Family Tree
The Church History Catalog has a new feature that lets you import historical sources into FamilySearch’s Family Tree. The Church History Catalog is an online resource where you can search the collections of the Church History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The...
Portions of General Handbook Now Available in 21 More Languages
Two portions of the Church’s new General Handbook that was published in English in February are now available in 21 additional languages online and in the Gospel Library app. This publication includes chapter 32 (Repentance and Church Membership Councils) and...
How to Be a Humanitarian
It seems that people with different ideologies find it increasingly more difficult to get along. We see it in politics and in other aspects of our life. In general conference, our leaders encouraged us to be kind and civil with others—especially those who don’t...
Leaders Explain in Videos How They #HearHim
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have released video testimonies that explain how they “Hear Him”—how they hear God through the Spirit. The videos are in response to President Russell M. Nelson’s invitation in February to...
Facing Challenges: A Self-Help Guide
Do you understand how you’re feeling? Do you know what to call it and what to do about it? This quick guide from the Church, “Facing Challenges: A Self-Help Guide,” may help you identify your feelings and get suggestions on what to do. You may also...
Download General Authority Chart Updated October 2020
An updated chart of General Authorities and General Officers is now available to download. The chart reflects leadership changes announced during the October 2020 general conference. The chart appears in the November 2020 issues of the Ensign and Liahona magazines...
October General Conference Broadcast on National TV or Radio in 50 Countries
For the first time, the October general conference was broadcast nationally in Brazil and Mexico on national television stations. In fact, it was broadcast on a public television or radio station in more than 50 countries, up from 30 countries for the April general...
Ideas for Learning and Teaching from General Conference
The Church has published a page of “Ideas for Learning and Teaching from General Conference.” It includes the following: Ideas for personal study Ideas for family study (virtually or in person) Ideas for teaching church classes (virtually or in person)...
Ideas for Tithing Settlement
From October 15 until December 31, bishops and branch presidents are asked to meet with members of the Church in a tithing settlement. This is a chance to meet with the bishop once each year, settle their tithing, and report that what they have paid in contributions...
First Presidency Encourages Latter-day Saints in the United States to Vote
In a letter from the First Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed its institutional neutrality regarding political parties and candidates and encouraged citizens in the United States to vote in the election on November 3, 2020....
Word Cloud for October 2020 General Conference
Above is a word cloud of the text from the October 2020 general conference. It shows the frequency of use of words (except common words like it, the, and and). The size of each word is based on its frequency. (More frequently used words appear larger than those used...
Text of October 2020 General Conference Now Online
The official English text for the general conference talks is now available at conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in the Gospel Library app. Text in many languages will be posted over the next several days. At conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, click the title of...
Hashtags and URLs for General Conference
Hashtags Many social media sites let you categorize your posts by using hashtags. Hashtags consist of a pound sign (#) followed by a key word(s). These subject tags can be searched on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and Tumblr...
Children’s Activities for General Conference
The Church provides General Conference activities for children at ConferenceGames.ChurchofJesusChrist.org in English, Portuguese and Spanish to help them enjoy and learn more from watching or listening to general conference. A downloadable General Conference Notebook...Follow on social media