Youth Theme for 2020
In anticipation of the new effort to bless children and youth, the Church has announced the youth theme for 2020: And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no...
August Ensign, New Era, Friend Focus on the Amazing Gift of the Body
The August issues of the Ensign, New Era, and Friend magazines focus on the amazing gift of the body. The New Era issue features a special article, "Your Body: A Magnificent Gift to Cherish," by President Nelson about the gift of the body as a creation from Heavenly...
6 Places to Hasten the Work Online
Elder David A. Bednar has given us this challenge: “Brothers and sisters, what has been accomplished thus far in this dispensation communicating gospel messages through social media channels is a good beginning—but only a small trickle. I now extend to you the...
What Is a Second Cousin?: How to Calculate Family Relationships
From the FamilySearch Blog: Trying to figure out what to call your distant cousin? Even if you know what it means to be a second, third, or fourth cousin (and if you don’t, check out this simple, visual article for an explanation), it can be hard to identify these...
How Do We Rise Above Bullying?
This article reviews key resources provided by the Church and other organizations to help prevent bullying. Resources from the Church Teaching Children About Bullying Church Applauds Community Efforts to Fight Suicide, Bullying and Homelessness Stop Bullying Videos In...
Video: Perfectionism: Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
In a new video from the Church, a former Olympic athlete shares her battle with feelings of inadequacy due to perfectionism. Olivia Ekberg shares insight on how the grace of Jesus Christ has helped her to find happiness in the imperfect. "God’s grace is His ability to...
The Church’s Global Education Initiative
The Church's Global Education Initiative helps people throughout the world access educational opportunities where they live—through online courses, classes from local educational providers, and local gatherings for religious education and academic support. Many of the...
Church of England Social Media Guidelines
The Church of England is encouraging individuals and churches to sign a voluntary pledge to help make social media and the web more widely positive places for conversations. Whether you use Facebook or you are commenting on a news article, we all have different views,...
Video: “Hidden Miracles: Life After the Sandy Hook Tragedy”
The Church has released an Inspirational Message video entitled, “Hidden Miracles: Life After the Sandy Hook Tragedy.” In this video, the Parker family talks about what they’ve learned since losing their 5-year-old daughter in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012...
Church Announces “For Strength of Youth” FSY Conferences in US & Canada
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced today an expansion of large-scale youth conferences for Latter-day Saint young men and young women. For the Strength of Youth (FSY) conferences have been operating outside the United States for more than a...
Supporting Returned Missionaries Who Come Home Early
An article in this month's Ensign and Liahona magazines explains how to better support returned missionaries who come home early. Missionaries who return home earlier than planned need the united support of family, friends, leaders, and ward members. The article...
Church Provides Information About Children and Youth Effort
The following is from the article "Church Leaders Receive Information on New Global Youth Initiative" in the Church's Newsroom: A notice has been sent to leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints providing information on the implementation of a new...
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