by Larry Richman | Feb 13, 2015
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has released a new mobile app. With it, you can listen to a 24×7 music stream of free music from the Choir. (The music stream can continue to play even when you leave the app to do other things.) With the app, you can do the...
by Larry Richman | Jan 8, 2015
Mormon Channel Kids is a mobile app from the Church made especially for children. This story book app will entertain curious minds and busy fingers with uplifting, interactive tales. Kids can read to themselves, hear from a narrator, and play within each short story....
by Larry Richman | Dec 10, 2014
Witness of the Light is a mobile app made for the iPad. It has 230+ photographs of historical sites and beautifully-written stories to help you relive the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It takes you from Joseph Smith’s birth in 1805 to his...
by Larry Richman | Dec 6, 2014
An updated version of the Gospel Library mobile app for Windows phones is now available. If you have been using the beta version, you should now begin using the latest version. New features: A brand new, user-friendly interface with new navigational controls and full...
by Larry Richman | Nov 13, 2014
The Facebook page Help Your Teens Play it Safe offers a few tips parents can use to keep their kids safe on Facebook. Facebook lets you control the audience of your posts. Therefore, encourage your kids to review their privacy settings and to make sure they consider...
by Larry Richman | Nov 10, 2014
Version 1.7.0 of the LDS Music app for iOS has now been released in the Apple Store. Besides improving the app experience, it now includes content in several new languages! The app now includes the following: The hymnbook in German, Korean, Italian, Russian,...
by Larry Richman | Oct 31, 2014
Last week, I invited you to enter the contest to record yourself singing your own version of the song “Glorious” from the soundtrack of the movie Meet the Mormons. Below are examples from a few people who have entered. You have until Nov. 7 to submit yours. Learn more...
by Larry Richman | Oct 25, 2014
Lindsey Stirling will be the next featured guest in the LDS Face-to-Face series on November 25, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. MST. You can watch the event on Facebook, the Youth Activities page, and on the Mormon Channel. The first #LDSface2face event was with David Archuleta in...
by Larry Richman | Oct 24, 2014
You are invited to record yourself singing your own version of the song “Glorious” from the soundtrack of the movie Meet the Mormons. Submit your recording to win fun prizes and you might even be included in a supercut video featuring David and people from...
by Larry Richman | Oct 21, 2014
The movie Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration is now available on Netflix. The movie was first shown in the Legacy Theater in Salt Lake City, then released on DVD, and now on Hulu, Amazon, and Netflix. This movie was the first full-length motion picture the...
by Larry Richman | Oct 4, 2014
The Church plans to publish social media messages during LDS General Conference on the Church’s Facebook page (facebook.com/LDS) and Twitter account (@LDSchurch). We invite you to share these messages with your friends. Facebook Memes with quotes from the First...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2014
Social media users often categorize their posts by using hashtags, which are words prefixed with a hash (#) sign. These subject tags can be searched on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and Tumblr to find information about a given...
by Larry Richman | Sep 25, 2014
Today, President Thomas S. Monson (@ThomasSMonson) posted his first Tweet: “Love is the very essence of the gospel, and Jesus Christ is our Exemplar.” Elder M. Russell Ballard (@BallardMRussell) was the first apostle to post a Tweet back in May. Two days...
by Larry Richman | Sep 25, 2014
Below is a condensed version of Elder David A. Bednar’s talk at BYU Education Week inviting us to participate in sweeping the earth like a flood using social media. It is a powerful talk and a good reminder of how the Lord is hastening his work. This short...
by Larry Richman | Sep 23, 2014
Need some good ideas on how to #HastenTheWork using the internet and social media? Larry Richman has compiled some easy, practical ideas into a book titled 101 Ways to Hasten the Work Online. It is an easy-to-read, 80-page book that has 62 color illustrations....