Changes to Institute of Religion Programs
New Classes: Beginning August 2015, four new courses will be offered at all Institutes of Religion and at BYU, BYU–Idaho, BYU–Hawaii, and LDS Business College. These courses are titled Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel, Foundations of the Restoration, The...
Keeping Kids Safe on Instagram
Instagram has grown in popularity over the last few years among teens. It is a photo sharing application that has over 200 million active monthly users, putting it in the league with Facebook and Twitter when it comes to popularity. Instagram’s page Tips for...
Video: What Mormon Boys Think About Girls
The video “What Mormon Boys Think About Girls” contains a series of candid interviews with LDS teenage boys about their thoughts on dating and girls. Here is a list of other member-created videos I have shared. If you find other videos you think I should...
Preparing to Receive the Melchizedek Priesthood
The topic of study for LDS Young Men, Young Women, and youth Sunday School classes in July is Ordinances and Covenants. The July issue of the New Era magazine has a great article “Ready to Receive the Melchizedek Priesthood?” It discusses the oath of the...
Mormonad: Noteworthy Music
Have you read all the June issue of the New Era yet? This Mormonad poster is on page 11. “What goes in your ears stays on your mind. Choose to keep it upbeat and in harmony with the Lord’s standards. (See D&C 25:12.)” You can also download a full-size...
Talking to Teens About Pornography
KSL recently published a great article “Talking to teens about pornography,” where Kim Giles gives tips for having important conversations with teens about pornography. Suppose you discover that your teenage son is viewing pornography with his friends? How...
Questions About Serving an LDS Mission
The article “But What If … ? Questions about Serving a Mission” gives advice to youth and adults who are contemplating serving a full-time mission. As your time to serve a mission approaches, you may ask yourself, “Can I really do this?” Yes, you can! It...
Safety & Health Website safety.lds.org
The Church has just provided a new section of LDS.org about Safety and Health at safety.lds.org. The site includes the following sections: Safety in Church Activities. The First Presidency lists safety guidelines for planning Church activities. Activities—Policies and...
How to Add Family History to an LDS Youth Conference
Is your ward or stake planning a youth conference this summer? Family history is a great conference activity that engages youth and provides the protection and direction of the Spirit of Elijah. Several online resources will make it easy to plan activities ranging...
Video: Seminary Funk – LDS Seminary Parody
Here’s a Seminary Funk parody video that a group of LDS seminary teachers created on their last day of class. You may want to share it with your children or with others as a fun way to reinforce the value of seminary. Here is the description posted with the...
Elder & Sister Bednar Answered Questions in Live #LDSface2face
In a historic event, Elder David A. Bednar and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, answered questions from youth all over the world in a live “Face to Face” online event May 12. There were 114,000 live streams in 10 languages to groups of youth in 98 countries. The streams...LDS Videos of 72-Hour Service Challenge Go Viral
Two new videos highlight the 72-hour service sprees that a few LDS youth embarked on recently. A young man from California and two young women from Japan took a 72-hour service challenge to see how much service they could do in that time span. Hundreds of thousands...
Live #LDSface2face Event with Elder & Sister Bednar May 12
Are you planning to participate in the next LDS Face-to-Face event with Elder and Sister David A. Bednar? It is perfect for an LDS Mutual or family activity. The event will be streamed live on May 12, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. MDT in 10 languages. You can watch or join the...
LDS Church Offers Free Illustrated Scripture Stories
The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day, a day when people celebrate comic books and some comic book shops give away free comic books. Although they are not comic books, the Church offers free downloadable graphic novel versions of the scriptures. Below are...Follow on social media