by Larry Richman | Aug 14, 2013
A video of two LDS missionaries playing basketball in shirts and ties has gone viral. The missionaries first miss a few shots, but then as the game truly begins, they dominate, sinking layups and nailing two dunks. The video made headlines with the crowd’s...
by Larry Richman | Aug 3, 2013
With 29,000 new missionaries expected to report within the next few months, more prospective missionaries are focusing on ways to help them prepare before they enter the missionary training center. Missionary preparation classes are offered through local institutes,...
by Larry Richman | Aug 1, 2013
The Church has published a stand-alone version of the New Testament in Spanish from the Santa Biblia: Reina Valera 2009 to make the scriptures more accessible and convenient for Church members and nonmembers alike. This new version is the standard size and contains...
by Larry Richman | Jul 20, 2013
Located at Lyman Lake, the Layton Legacy Stake put on it’s first-ever Helaman’s Camp for young men preparing to serve as full-time missionaries. At the 4-day camp, the young men were taught the gospel, did service projects, and had spiritual experiences to...
by Larry Richman | Jul 10, 2013
The Church has released two new media formats for the missionary preparation and gospel teaching manual, Preach My Gospel. The audio version of >Preach My Gospel is available in English on a set of 26 CDs for $26. It can also be downloaded for free from iTunes or...
by Larry Richman | Jul 8, 2013
The number of full-time missionaries serving around the world has soared since President Monson announced that members can begin missions at a younger age. The response of faithful youth and couple missionaries accepting missions is clear evidence that the Lord is...
by Larry Richman | Jun 28, 2013
In Sunday’s broadcast “The Work of Salvation,” Elder L. Tom Perry explained that missionaries will use “Mormon.org, Facebook, blogs, email, … text messages” and other platforms to reach out to people. “The Church must adapt to a changing world,” he...
by Larry Richman | Jun 24, 2013
As I watched yesterday’s broadcast “The Work of Salvation,” I couldn’t help but think about Ammon when he gloried in the Lord and recounted the joy of his missionary efforts that brought others to God. Below are selected quotes from Alma 26: For our brethren…were in...
by Larry Richman | Jun 23, 2013
Today’s broadcast “The Work of Salvation” presented a new vision of missionary work. It is the beginning of a cultural change in what missionary work means and what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ. Missionary work isn’t just about...
by Larry Richman | Jun 23, 2013
A new Church website titled “Hastening the Work of Salvation: A Unified Effort in Conversion, Retention, and Activation” is now available at HasteningTheWork.lds.org in 26 languages. The site was launched in conjunction with Sunday’s broadcast “The Work of...
by Larry Richman | Jun 22, 2013
All members are invited to watch this historic meeting on Sunday at 4:00 pm MDT, along with ward council members and their spouses. Don’t miss it. Learn more in the article “Work of Salvation Missionary Broadcast.” If you can’t attend the...
by Larry Richman | Jun 20, 2013
All members are invited to watch this historic meeting on Sunday, along with ward council members and their spouses. Don’t miss it. Learn more in the article “Work of Salvation Missionary Broadcast.” If you can’t attend the satellite broadcast...
by Larry Richman | Jun 11, 2013
Here’s a great video of a young man who received his LDS mission call while he was at the Joplin, Missouri stake youth conference pioneer trek. His family had it delivered to him by pony express!
by Larry Richman | May 29, 2013
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a new page on LDS.org that features stories of Church members who serve as full-time senior missionaries. Yesterday, my article shared a little about what LDS Employment Resources does. In the video below, a church-service missionary...
by Larry Richman | May 9, 2013
For updated information about Church maps, see “Maps for Stakes, Wards, and Missions.” Did you know that you can look up mission boundaries using the Maps feature on ChurchofJesusChrist.org? Log into ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Click My Account and Ward and...