Help Others Build Family Connections
The Church's page "Help Others Build Family Connections" provides ideas on how to have conversations with your friends to help them begin to find their ancestors. It then explains how to use several activities to discover ancestors. The "Help Others Build Family...
Updates to Gospel Topics and Translations Published
Many of the Gospel Topics have been updated and 90 entries have been published in Spanish and Portuguese. Later this year, topics will be available in seven more languages. Gospel Topics is an alphabetized list of hundreds of gospel principles, Church history events,...
Wheel of Family Fortune Tests How Well You Know Your Ancestors
It pays to know your family history. Wheel of Family Fortune is the classic party game that tests how well you know your ancestor's names. Play alone, or add other players to create a fun game for the whole family! This game was created by the BYU Family History...
How to Show Videos without an Internet Connection
The Church's Gospel Media library (videos.ChurchofJesusChrist.org) has many videos you can play to help you teach gospel principles and enhance gospel lessons. However, streaming the video over the meetinghouse’s internet connection is not always a possibility. To...
Exceptions to Dress Standards for Young Missionary Elders
The Church has announced exceptions to the dress standards for young men serving as missionaries. Under the updated guidelines, the standard missionary attire is reemphasized, which includes a white shirt and tie and, in some areas, a suit coat. In approved teaching...
4 Ways Faith Can Help You Cope With Grief
The grief accompanying the loss of a loved one is as inevitable as death itself. Mourning is a painful process, but relying on God can help you get through it. If you or someone you care about is suffering with grief, read and share the article "How Can I Cope with...
7 Journal Ideas to Help You Record Your Story
The FamilySearch blog has written 7 great ideas to help you record your story. We live in momentous times! As we experience what life brings, keeping a record of our activities and current events will help us, as well as our descendants, understand our experiences....
Prophet Joins NAACP Leaders in Call for Racial Harmony in America
President Russell M. Nelson joins leaders of the NAACP in condemning racism and calling for increased love and understanding. In an op-ed published Monday on Medium.com, President Russell M. Nelson joined three leaders of the National Association for the Advancement...
Record More Than Birth and Death Dates in Family Tree
As you search through historical records, it can be easy to focus mostly on dates, locations, and relationships. But one of the most rewarding parts of doing family history is discovering the stories of ancestors. Did you know there is a place on FamilySearch's Family...
Find Printed Music from the Liahona in Many Languages
The music.ChurchofJesusChrist.org website has music that has been printed in the Liahona over the years in many languages. Access a playlist that includes music in most languages that have been published in the Liahona since 1990. On that page, you can click the...
October 2020 General Conference Will Be Virtual Only
The October 2020 general conference sessions will follow the same pattern as the conference held in April of this year. The general sessions will be broadcast as usual, but will not be open to the public. Below is the text of the letter from the First Presidency,...
Articles About Disabilities in the June Ensign Magazine
The June 2020 Ensign has several articles about disabilities. Some of them appear in the printed edition and others are digital only (online and in the Gospel Library app). How Do I Talk to My Kids about Disabilities? What Church Leaders Are Saying about Disabilities...