Church Resources in American Sign Language (ASL)
The Church provides many resources in American Sign Language (ASL). They can be found at ASL.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in the Gospel Library app. Given the number of people who use ASL (estimates range from 250,000 to 500,000), The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Church Updates Resources to Help People With Disabilities
The Disability Resources section of the Church's website has been updated at disability.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Nearly one in three households has someone with a disability. As a leader, you have a unique opportunity to support these members and their caregivers in...
Requesting Your Priesthood Line of Authority
Editor's note (June 19, 2025): For updated instructions, see "How to Request Your Priesthood Line of Authority." Did you know you can request from the Church a listing of your priesthood line of authority? Tracing Priesthood Line of Authority The First...
Church Launches Protection Training for Leaders of Children and Youth
As part of an ongoing effort to protect children and youth, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched an online training course for all adults who interact with children and youth in their Church assignments. The Church does not tolerate abuse of...
Vaping, Coffee, Tea, and Marijuana and the Word of Wisdom
The article "Vaping, Coffee, Tea, and Marijuana" in the August issue of the New Era magazine clears up a few questions that young people today may have about the Word of Wisdom. Here's a quick summary from the article: Vaping and E-Cigarettes: Electronic vaporizers or...
Helping Children Prepare for Patriarchal Blessings
Every worthy, baptized member is entitled to and should receive a patriarchal blessing, which provides inspired direction from the Lord. Patriarchal blessings include a declaration of a person’s lineage in the house of Israel and contain personal counsel from the...
Family History Activities for Your Family
See a list of exciting in-home and online activities designed for the whole family. It’s family history in a whole new way!
Request a Digital Copy of Your Patriarchal Blessing
For current instructions on accessing a digital copy of your patriarchal blessing, see How to Access Your Patriarchal Blessing. Did you know that you can request an electronic copy of your patriarchal blessing that you can view online or download to your computer or...
Writing a personal history, journal ideas and why it’s important
Author: Rachel J. Trotter, the senior writer/editor at Evalogue.Life – Tell Your Story. Shared with permission. Journaling. Journal ideas. Personal histories. Bullet journaling. Personal stories. Photo journaling. These are all avenues to tell your own personal story...
Book of Mormon Quiz Game
The popular Book of Mormon Quiz game that was sold for years by Deseret Book and other Latter-day Saint bookstores is now a mobile app. The boxed game has been converted into a fun trivia app. It's available free as part of the app Fun LDS Games for Sundays. How well...
How to Use the FamilySearch Family Tree
From the article "All about the FamilySearch Family Tree:" The FamilySearch Family Tree allows you to discover more about your family, keep track of your family tree, and share what you know with other family members—all for free! Millions of people have used Family...
How to Store Old Photos and Preserve Precious Memories
by Wendy Dessler at MamasLikeMe.com Editor's note: See a comprehensive guide in the article "How to Digitize Old Photographs, Movies, Videos, Family Records." Almost every family has precious papers and artifacts they’d like to pass from one generation to the next....