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...
by Larry Richman | Aug 30, 2018
In the magazine article “Teaching with Tech: Engaging Youth in a Digital World,” Brian K. Ashton, second counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency, explains how technology can be an ally rather than an enemy in the classroom. Our youth have been...
by Larry Richman | Aug 27, 2018
The FamilySearch Tree app makes it easy to discover and document your own branches of the world’s family tree and preserve family memories such as photos, written stories, and audio recordings. With the mobile app, you can: Browse your family branches and see...
by Larry Richman | Aug 10, 2018
Be My Eyes is a free mobile app that lets you be a blind person’s eyes anytime from anywhere in the world. With the press of a button, the app establishes a live video connection between sighted volunteers and blind or low-vision people. Every day, volunteers...
by Larry Richman | Aug 3, 2018
“More needs to be done to increase awareness of, access to and confidence in trusted resources by Latter-day Saints and seekers of truth,” said Elder Kevin W. Pearson of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he spoke today at...
by Larry Richman | Jun 19, 2018
The LDS Media Library app—the mobile app version of the LDS Media Library on LDS.org—has been updated with easier searches, media trimming, customizable presentations, and offline use. With the LDS Media Library app, you can search the largest selection of Church...
by Larry Richman | Jun 11, 2018
Last week, we reported on President Nelson’s challenges to LDS youth in the worldwide devotional. We then reported how LDS youth were responding to President Nelsons’ #7DayBreakFromTheFake challenge to take a week-long break from social media to reconnect...
by Larry Richman | Jun 8, 2018
From the article “Helping Children Make Good Media Choices,” from the digital-only content in the June 2018 issue of the Ensign magazine:...
by Larry Richman | Jun 7, 2018
“If your idea of teaching kids to be digitally savvy means showing them how to avoid phishing scams, create unbreakable passwords and stay off pornographic websites — then experts say you’ve got a lot to learn.” That’s the lead paragraph in the...