by Larry Richman | May 18, 2021
Looking for a COVID-friendly way to share the Book of Mormon? The free Book of Mormon mobile app is an easy way to share a copy of the Book of Mormon with a friend. This is not the full-featured version of the scriptures available in the Gospel Library app. It is a...
by Larry Richman | Apr 6, 2021
Members of the Young Men General Presidency now have official Instagram and Facebook accounts to connect with members around the world. You can find each Instagram account here: Steven J. Lund Ahmad Corbitt Bradley R. Wilcox You can find each Facebook account here:...
by Larry Richman | Feb 22, 2021
Gospel for Kids is a new mobile app for children that consolidates key features from the following apps that are no longer available: Sing Along Hymns, Scripture Stories, and LDS Coloring Book. This app was announced in the Friend to Friend event for children last...
by Larry Richman | Jan 13, 2021
Social media can offer enriching experiences and the opportunity to spread the gospel message. But it can also give us experiences that weaken us spiritually, lead us to judge others in unrighteous ways, and cause us to lose sight of who we truly are. It’s easy to...
by Larry Richman | Nov 12, 2020
Members of the general presidencies of the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary now have official Instagram accounts to connect with members around the world. The following are links to the nine women General Officers’ Instagram accounts: Relief Society: Jean B....
by Larry Richman | Nov 4, 2020
President M. Russell Ballard spoke at a devotional address at Ensign College yesterday about the blessings and distractions of technology and social media. Here are some of the concepts he covered: A smartphone or tablet can be a blessing, but when its use begins to...
by Larry Richman | Jul 27, 2020
Two-Step Verification is an additional security feature for your Church Account that helps prevent anyone from using your account even if they know your password. Get started at account.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and choose Two-Step Verification under Security Settings....
by Larry Richman | Jul 15, 2020
The Church has published a Media Safety site with principles and ideas to help you stay safe while using media and technology. The site is now part of the Life Help resources. (From the main menu on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, select Living Life and then Life Help.) The...
by Larry Richman | Jul 8, 2020
The Children and Youth section of the Church’s website has a series of articles to help parents improve their ability to support their child’s growth. The Supporting Your Child’s Growth page provides Ideas for parents on how they can help their children...
by Larry Richman | Jun 23, 2020
From the FamilySearch Blog: Some of the richest pieces of our family’s history come in the form of photos. Being able to take and store pictures of family members, past and present, has become a vital part of recording our family story. There are many resources and...
by Larry Richman | Feb 14, 2020
The Church’s new Gospel Living app for youth, is now available worldwide in 15 languages. The app provides content that inspires youth to set goals and has links and tools to help them in their gospel learning and daily living. Editor’s note (16 Feb 2020):...
by Larry Richman | Feb 3, 2020
The username of the official Twitter account of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now @Ch_JesusChrist. This change better emphasizes the name of Jesus Christ, the focus of our worship. The adjustment also helps Twitter users mention the Church more...
by Larry Richman | Jan 10, 2020
Did you know: 70% of kids encounter sexual or violent content online while doing homework research 17% of tweens (age 8-12) received an online message with photos or words that made them feel uncomfortable, only 7% of parents were aware of this 65% of 8-14 year-olds...
by Larry Richman | Jan 8, 2020
In today’s world of online banking, online shopping, online social media, and online banking, chances are you have lots of online accounts. And chances are that you use the same username and password a lot. That’s a really bad practice. SplashData’s...
by Larry Richman | Oct 25, 2019
Have you taken some time to look at the Gospel Library app recently? What you’ll find might surprise you. It began as a way to keep the scriptures in your pocket and it has blossomed into a massive collection of tools and resources to strengthen every testimony and...
