President Nelson Challenges LDS Youth in Worldwide Devotional
In Sunday night’s worldwide devotional with youth, President Nelson challenged the youth of the Church to take a week-long break from social media, sacrifice their time, repent, pray, and stand out from the world. “Would you like to be a big part of the greatest...
National Delete Snapchat Day, June 1
Today is National Delete Snapchat Day, a grassroots effort to #SaveTheKids from the destructive side of modern technology. Youth advocate Collin Kartchner posted the following on Instagram: Enough is enough. This app is a disaster. Time to say goodbye, Snapchat. You...
Amazon Alexa Skill: Scripture Mastery Book of Mormon
If you have an Amazon Echo device, you can now teach it to play Scripture Mastery Book of Mormon. Enable this FREE skill in one of three ways: Go to the Scripture Mastery Book of Mormon at Amazon.com and click the “Enable” button. Go to the Alexa app you...
Helping Kids Use Social Sites Safely
These days, many kids draw little distinction between real life and online life. They may use social sites designed for children such as Webkinz or Club Penguin, or social sites designed for adults such as Facebook or Instagram. Whatever they’re doing, they...
5 Ways to Make Your Facebook Account Safer (Without Deleting It)
Some people are scared by the recent news about some Facebook data that was used by a political consulting firm inappropriately. A few celebrities even started a #DeleteFacebook hashtag. But short of deleting your Facebook account, there are things you can do to...
I Just Can’t Count on Facebook or Twitter Anymore
I used to be able to write an article on LDS365.com and post a teaser about it on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ and it would reach my 6,800 followers on Facebook and my 46,000 followers on Twitter and my 2,500 followers on Google+. But those social networks are now...
Are You Seeing LDS365 on Facebook?
If you follow LDS365 on Facebook, with the recent changes Facebook made in what it shows to users, you may not be seeing all of our articles. Here’s what you can do about it. What has changed on Facebook? In January, Facebook changed its algorithms to show posts...
Gospel Library iOS 4.2 Update
The LDS Gospel Library app 4.2 iOS update is now available. This updated included various changes that brings the iOS version further into a common user experience with the Android 4.3 version that was released about a month ago. These updates include adjusting the...
Church Leaders Share Thoughts on Social Media
Several leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are using social media to share inspirational messages with people around the world. Below are a few posts from this month that I’ve enjoyed. See a list of Facebook Pages and Twitter...
5 Tips for Using the Gospel Library App
Al Fox Carraway recently met with the designer of the Gospel Library mobile app and created a video “5 Tips for Using the Gospel Library App.” It’s packed full of helpful tips on how to improve your study experience with the app. Below is a...
FamilySearch Mobile Tree App
The FamilySearch Tree mobile app is a companion to FamilySearch Family Tree that puts the power of heritage in your hands. With it, you can easily attach photos, stories, and documents to add details and bring your family story to life. With the mobile app, you can:...
Closing Speaker Mobile App
The Closing Speaker mobile app is a topical guide for quotes from LDS Church leaders. Jacob Barlow created the app to make preparing talks and lessons more convenient. The app comes pre-loaded with a great selection of LDS quotes compiled over decades. With the app,...
LDS Animated App Helps Kids Learn Church Music
An LDS couple in Arizona has created the LDS Animated app that animates Primary songs with the lyrics appearing along the bottom of the screen. Each song is animated with different scenes or stories and scrolls through the lyrics in a sing-along style. The app...
Importing Pictures from Facebook & Instagram to FamilySearch.org
A new feature on FamilySearch.org lets you share your Instagram and Facebook photos directly to FamilySearch. This new integration makes it is easy to choose which photos from your social networks you’d like to link to people in Family Tree and preserve for...Follow on social media