by Larry Richman | May 30, 2013
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,”...
by Larry Richman | May 25, 2013
This week marks the end of production for the Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos (BibleVideos.org), a series on the New Testament being shot at the Church’s ancient Jerusalem movie set near Goshen, Utah. To date, the Church has produced 49 Bible videos focusing...
by Larry Richman | May 10, 2013
In the USA, e-books made up nearly a quarter (22.55%) of trade publishers’ book sales in 2012. That’s up from 17% in 2011 and only 3% in 2009. The Church began publishing e-books back in 2011. Many people enjoy having books on a mobile device so they can...
by Larry Richman | May 8, 2013
In the April LDS General Conferernce, Elder Richard G. Scott spoke the fact that we live in a world where technological advances occur at an astounding pace. He said “Depending on how technology is used, these advances can be a blessing or a deterrent....
by Larry Richman | Apr 22, 2013
Did you know that over 1.5 million people have Liked the Mormon.org page on Facebook (Facebook.com/Mormon)? If you Like the page, then you’ll see on your Facebook stream the great information, inspirational quotes, and pictures from that page–and maybe...
by Larry Richman | Apr 21, 2013
Here is a list of the top 15 most-read articles on this blog, listed in order of the number of page views for each: 19,072 views: LDS Church Websites 17,325 views: New Meetinghouse Locator on LDS.org – Beta Release 13,103 views: LDS General Conference Memes April 2013...
by Larry Richman | Apr 15, 2013
The Book of Mormon Touch mobile app helps children learn about and enjoy stories from the Book of Mormon with imaginative and interactive storytelling. This mobile app was created by Marc Call to help young children and beginning readers interact and engage with...
by Larry Richman | Mar 26, 2013
Did you know that there is a special issue of the Ensign and the Liahona magazine that focuses entirely on the Book of Mormon? Although it came out in October 2011, the Church continues to make it available. Read it online: English Ensign, English Liahona, Liahona in...
by Larry Richman | Mar 10, 2013
A translation of the Book of Mormon has now been published in the Slovak (Slovenčina) language. This will be a valuable resource to Church members and nonmembers who speak the language in Slovakia. The new language translation is available in hardcover through local...
by Larry Richman | Mar 8, 2013
Did you know that the Church offers scripture stories for your family as printed books, videos, and audio programs? Colorful Illustrated Scripture Stories These illustrated story books are written on a basic reading level for children and are also a valuable resource...
by Larry Richman | Mar 7, 2013
The Church produces a series of short, high-quality videos that depict stories from the New Testament. The Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos are found at BibleVideos.org. The site’s list of available videos shows them in the order they have been posted on the site,...
by Larry Richman | Mar 1, 2013
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced an updated edition of the LDS scriptures and study aids in English. The 2013 edition includes revisions to the study aids, new photos, updated maps, and adjustments to chapter and...
by Larry Richman | Feb 28, 2013
Beginning Sunday, March 3, the History channel will begin airing a miniseries The Bible, a powerful telling of stories from the scriptures that mixes live action with state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery. Check your local TV listings for viewing information....
by Larry Richman | Feb 24, 2013
The new Church website Revelations in Context teaches about the stories behind the sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, including new insights from the Joseph Smith Papers. This new website can be an aid to your study of the Doctrine and Covenants in Sunday School...
by Larry Richman | Feb 6, 2013
Did you know that LDS Institute offers independent study courses for students who are unable to attend a regularly-scheduled institute of religion class? You can take classes on the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, New Testament, and Old...