LDS Church Page on Facebook Grows
This weekend, the Facebook page of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“the Mormons”) passed 200,000 fans. Interested in getting started on Facebook yourself? Need to teach someone else how to get started? Watch this easy-to-understand video...
Fight the New Drug: Pornography
Update Feb. 12, 2014: See Free Program for Youth to Overcome Pornography Fight the New Drug (FightTheNewDrug.org) is a youth-oriented, non-profit organization dedicated to raising global awareness on the addictive and harmful potential of pornography. Started by four...Widget for Donations to Haiti Earthquake Relief
The Church has created a widget to donate to the Haiti earthquake relief. To post this on your blog or Web site, click the Share tab on the widget, then click one of the icons, or copy the embed code to your site. Please help spread this widget to increase donations...
Teen Use of Cell Phones at School and in the Car
Using cell phones during class One-fourth of teens’ text messages are sent during class, according to a new survey. The poll found that teens send 440 text messages a week on average — 110 of them during class. That works out to more than 3 texts per class...Does Electronic Media Make Kids Happy?
Most young people have a cell phone and an iPod and nearly one third own a laptop computer. And a recent survey shows that the more media kids use, the less happy they tend to be. An article in USA Today titled “Kids less happy as they’re more plugged into...
Kids’ Use of Electronic Media
Yesterday, USA Today published an article titled “Kids’ electronic media use jumps to 53 hours a week.” In it, they reported that kids spend more than 53 hours a week with electronic media (cellphones, iPods, video games and...Mormon Scholars Testify, and Vertical Testimony Sites
BYU Professor Daniel Peterson and Scott Gordon FAIR have launched a new website with the testimonies of Mormon scholars: Mormon Scholars Testify. Bro. Peterson explained his rationale to the Church News: “I hope to gather up testimonies from, well, Mormon...
Kids’ Access to Media
Parents have a tough job these days. Kids have access to more media than you can imagine. And not all of it is kid-friendly. How in the world can you stay on top of it all? This video from Good Morning America has some good advice. Every parent should take a few...
Facebook Use Grows
Facebook now has over 350 million users–45 million more than the number of people in the USA. Facebook also announced it will enhance privacy controls to let users determine who gets to see pictures, comments, videos, and other material in profiles. In coming...
Conference on the Affects of Pornography on the Brain
Conference on the Affects of Pornography on the Brain in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Rexburg, Idaho. Last year, we told you about an anti-pornography conference in Idaho. The promotional video about that conference was viewed nearly 53,000 times! This year’s...Overcoming Pornography
In the last LDS general conference, Elder Scott spoke powerfully about the evils of pornography. Here are some resources that may be of help to those who have a pornography problem or are interested in helping in the fight to curtail the availability of pornography:...
Tweets About LDS General Conference
An article in the Daily Herald talks about the tweets (posts on Twitter) that were “coming fast and furious” during the recent LDS general conference. “Even as thousands of members stuffed the LDS conference center in Salt Lake City and hundreds of...Did You Know 4.0
Watch this is official update to the original “Shift Happens” video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The...100,146 Fans of Church Page on Facebook
The page on Facebook for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just passed the 100,000 mark! Thanks to the 100,146 fans who are supporting the Church’s page on Facebook.Follow on social media