by Larry Richman | May 21, 2019
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidelines on screen time for children: Kids under 5 should not spend more than 1 hour watching screens every day—and less is better. Infants under 1 should not view screens at all. These guidelines are similar...
by Larry Richman | Apr 9, 2019
With just one click, you can generate a memories book with photos, stories, and details about the lives of your ancestors. Create a PDF book that you can email to others or send to be printed. Family history is all about photos and stories. But sometimes it is...
by Larry Richman | Jan 16, 2019
If you have an Amazon Echo device, you can now teach it to give you a Latter-day Saint quote of the day. Use the Amazon Alexa skill Latter-day Saint Quote of the Day and check back every day for a different quote! Enable this FREE skill in one of three ways: Go to...
by Larry Richman | Jan 9, 2019
Instructions on how to perform priesthood ordinances and blessings are now available in the Gospel Library mobile app for easy reference. The instructions come directly from chapter 20 of the Church’s Handbook 2. Now priesthood holders will have these handy...
by Family Search | Dec 27, 2018
For Church members, the ultimate temple and family history goal is to provide saving ordinances for their ancestors. The new Ordinances Ready feature in the FamilySearch Family Tree app searches and finds ordinances that need to be done for people you are related to....
by Larry Richman | Dec 20, 2018
Have you or someone close to you served a mission or plan to serve one? The answer to this rhetorical question is most likely yes! And like most people you probably had lots of questions about your mission that were not answered in your missionary call packet. We have...
by Larry Richman | Dec 10, 2018
“A digital community. That is where we are living now,” says Dina Alexander, founder and president of the nonprofit Educate and Empower Kids. So how can we teach our kids to be honest, productive, and safe in this community? In the video “What Parents Need...
by Larry Richman | Dec 7, 2018
The Gospel Library app now features a new section called YA Weekly with content created specifically for young adults. It is written by young adults, for young adults, and about young adults. New content will be published every week in more than 20 languages, covering...
by Larry Richman | Nov 21, 2018
If you have an Amazon Echo device, you can now teach it to play conference talks with the Amazon Alexa skill FairMormon Radio. Enable this FREE skill in one of three ways: Go to FairMormon Radio at Amazon.com and click the “Enable” button. Go to...
by Larry Richman | Nov 16, 2018
President Russell M. Nelson, along with his counselors in the First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, can use Instagram to share the light of Jesus Christ and personal experiences that have taught them about the principles of the gospel....
by Larry Richman | Nov 13, 2018
With technology today, you can do amazing things like read years of general conference talks or send someone a passage of scripture. See how these LDS young men use text messaging to help one another. Watch this video “Texting Truths” from the Youth site...
by Larry Richman | Nov 12, 2018
Technology enables us to be forces for good in the world, but sometimes it distracts us from being present in our families. Watch the video “Taming Technology in the Home:” This video is part of the video series Gospel Solutions for Families, which...
by Church News | Oct 8, 2018
Latter-day Saint young adults can now find new content created for young adults by young adults each week in the Church’s Gospel Library app. A new section, known as YA Weekly, will be updated each week with content available in 20-plus languages. (Find it by...
by Larry Richman | Sep 28, 2018
Many social media sites let you categorize your posts by using hashtags. Hashtags consist of a pound sign (#) followed by a key word(s). These subject tags can be searched on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and...
by Larry Richman | Sep 21, 2018
Given the potential blessings—as well as the potential distractions—of these digital devices, how do members decide when to use them in church, especially in sacrament meeting? The article “Worshipping in a Digital Age” in the August Ensign examines...