LDS Leaders Active on Social Media
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have joined the online conversation in recent years and are embracing the church’s challenge to “share goodness” by posting messages and photos to social media. LDS.org announced in 2013 that...
LDS Missionaries in Some Countries No Longer Required to Purchase Suit Coats
Mormon male missionaries, or “elders,” are recognized in many parts of the world by their suits and black name tags. However, in some parts of world with hot climates, suit coats are impractical. To reduce the financial burden on missionaries and their families,...
Member Video: LDS Mission Call Surprise
In this video, an LDS young man surprised his whole family by reading his mission call. His family (except his sisters) had no idea that he had decided to serve a mission. In fact, they were convinced he wasn’t going. He arranged to have the bishop come to their...
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...
Mormon Buttons to Use Online
Here are Mormon blog buttons that you can use on your website or blog. A few samples appear below, but see the whole gallery of buttons created by a group of LDS designers. They are offering these for you to use and share freely. They’re easy to integrate into your...
Missionaries Who Return Home Early
A group of LDS missionaries who returned home early from their missions have shared their feelings in a music video “BRAVE: A Message for Early Returning Missionaries.” The video features 14 returned missionaries who ended their service short. Each missionary...
Meet the Mormons Now on Netflix
Meet the Mormons is now on Netflix, so millions more people have access to it. Need something to watch for Family Home Evening tonight? Have a neighbor you could invite to watch it with you? Have acquaintances who may want to watch it in the comfort of their own...
8 Missionary Stories: Display at Temple Square Visitors’ Center
Why do so many young Mormons leave their family and friends behind to serve the Lord on an LDS mission? Find the answer at a new exhibit on Temple Square that highlights the stories of 8 missionaries. There are over 85,000 missionaries serving full-time missions...
Meet The Mormons Movie Available in Stores on DVD & Blu-ray
The movie Meet The Mormons is now available on DVD and Blu-ray in retail stores, including 3,500 Walmart stores nationwide. It has over an hour of never-before-seen footage and bonus features. One of the bonus features is a new story about “The Artist,” Italian-born...
LDS Missionaries Host Weekly Radio Show in South Africa
A post on the Facebook page for the South Africa Mormon Newsroom explains how two LDS missionaries serving in South Africa ended up hosting a weekly radio show talking about the gospel. Here’s the post: Missionaries learn many new things on their mission….but...
#BecauseHeLives Easter Message Seen by Millions
Because of your help in sharing the Church’s “Because He Lives” Easter video, it has been viewed nearly 30 million times and parts of it may have been seen by up to 329 million people! And the rest of the story is that the numbers in Spanish and...
Website Helps Sweep the Earth
The new website Sweep the Earth at SweepTheEarth.me is a place for members of the LDS community to find and share positive messages that are authentic, edifying, and praiseworthy. Sweep the Earth is the vision of two friends on a digital mission to help fill the Earth...
Invite Your Friends to Watch LDS General Conference
LDS General Conference may be one of the best ways to introduce your friends to the Church. This article provides references to help you explain to others what general conference is all about and to invite them to watch general conference. What is LDS General...Follow on social media