by Larry Richman | May 31, 2015
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...
by Larry Richman | May 15, 2015
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...
by Larry Richman | May 14, 2015
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...
by Larry Richman | May 8, 2015
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...
by Larry Richman | May 2, 2015
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...
by Larry Richman | May 2, 2015
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...
by Larry Richman | Apr 22, 2015
The Church has released a new music video “Fragile” to highlight the 2015 mutual theme. The music video depicts a young man and young woman who struggle with their identity and face bullying. “Remember what you are worth” is the simple, yet powerful message of this...
by Larry Richman | Mar 23, 2015
In a new Mormon Messages video “Texting Truth,” eight young men preparing to serve LDS missions explain how they use their phones to uplift and inspire each other daily. The young men from Logan, Utah, send group text messages to each other to share...
by Larry Richman | Mar 20, 2015
The next LDS Face-to-Face event for youth will be with Elder and Sister David A. Bednar on May 12, 2015 at 6:00pm MDT. Elder and Sister Bednar will talk about how to strengthen your testimony as you learn a pattern for receiving answers to your questions. Youth from...
by Larry Richman | Mar 19, 2015
Studies show that managing technology and social media are among the top challenges facing today’s teens. They are the tail end of the millennials, a group that is more tech savvy and socially connected than previous generations. But they are also among the most...
by Larry Richman | Mar 1, 2015
The Canyon View Stake youth conference was scheduled to be in Salt Lake City, but a month before the event, they were forced to change the location. In a mad scramble, they chose a closer location just outside of St. George. But then a week or so prior to the...
by Larry Richman | Feb 25, 2015
Do your children love YouTube, but you worry about the suggested and sponsored videos that they will see? Now Google has an app for that. The YouTube Kids mobile app is basically a “clean” version of YouTube.com with access to only family-friendly videos...
by Larry Richman | Feb 21, 2015
From the article “By end of high school, nearly all kids have seen pornography, experts say:” Experts say it’s an issue that may frighten parents, but it’s not going away. Children are viewing and getting addicted to pornography on smartphones...
by Larry Richman | Feb 20, 2015
The Church has published a new family home evening lesson to help parents teach their children about sexual intimacy. Many parents avoid addressing the topic of sexual relations and sexuality with their children. Some parents incorrectly assume that talking about sex...
by Larry Richman | Feb 19, 2015
Like other large social media networks, Twitter comes with possible risks. Here are a few practices that can help keep teens safe on Twitter. Talk to your teens about what they post and the amount of personal information they share online. While Tweets can be...