Family History Activities for Individuals, Youth, and Children
The Family History Guide offers an extensive list of family history activities for individuals, youth, and children. With a bit of planning and a list of ideas, family history activities can become part of your everyday lives and unite your family in remarkable ways....
Video: New Day for the Book of Mormon
The documentary “A New Day for the Book of Mormon” tells the story of the coming forth of this unusual book of scripture and how it is affecting people today—even some people you might not expect. This video from 2014 is available on BYUtv and features...
Church Inspirational Blogs & Podcasts
Below is a list of inspirational blogs and podcasts from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Blogs from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church of Jesus Christ Blog Take in the everyday insights of Latter-day Saints from all over as they...
Results of 2019 Light The World Initiative
In an email to people who participated in the 2019 #LightTheWorld initiative, the Church sent the following email: #LightTheWorld 2019: Thank You As we look back at last year’s #LightTheWorld, we can’t help but feel overwhelmed with gratitude for your...
First Presidency Counsels Parents to Develop Family Guidelines to Protect Children from Pornography
The First Presidency counsels parents to have family discussions to develop guidelines about how to use media and technology in positive and safe ways. Below is the text of the First Presidency letter “Protecting Children from the Effects of Pornography.”...
New General Handbook for Church Leaders and Members
The Church will publish an updated general handbook in February and make it available to all members and leaders. Today’s Church announcement explains that the new handbook will be simplified in its tone and approach. Details The new handbook will be titled...
January and February Magazines Provide More Resources about Restoration
The year 2020 will be one of the most exciting in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It marks 200 years since the First Vision. In October 2019, President Russell M. Nelson invited us to prepare for the April 2020 conference that will...
Ideas to Help Parents and Leaders Begin Implementing the New Children and Youth Program
The January issue of the Ensign and Liahona magazines contains articles to help parents and youth leaders begin implementing the new Children and Youth program. In the article “Children and Youth: Starting Strong,” the General Organization Presidents share...
Digitize What’s Important to You
I just finished a project to digitize all my old audiocassettes, videocassettes (home movies), and 8mm tapes to digital. I wish I had done it years ago, because the images and sound had faded a lot. Digital will last forever without degradation if you store it...
BYU Exhibit “A Pillar of Light” Celebrates 200 Years of the First Vision
The BYU Library hosts a special exhibit “A Pillar of Light,” celebrating 200 years of the First Vision. The exhibit has an online presence and a physical presence in the BYU Library until June 2020. The online exhibit features the following sections:...
Captions in Video Downloads
There are thousands of videos in the Church’s Gospel Media library (videos.ChurchofJesusChrist.org) available to stream and download. Most of these videos have captioning available while streaming, so you can see the text being spoken as you watch. You can also...
First Presidency Announces Adjustments in Temple Ceremonial Clothing
The First Presidency has announced adjustments to the temple clothing that is worn inside temples as part of temple ceremonies. The changes are to make the clothing more simple and comfortable, as well as to enhance the temple experience for patrons. Update (April 11,...
Video: Compelling Witness of the Book of Mormon
The Church video “Compelling Witness” depicts a mock trial that witnesses of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. With a single draft completed in 65 days, Joseph Smith, an unschooled man of 23, produced a book of over 500 pages with hundreds of unique names and...
Online LDS Store for Official Church Materials Store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org is the online store where you can order materials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This site is the global, online catalog for ordering Church materials such as scriptures, books, manuals, magazines, DVDs, art, music,...Follow on social media