Relatives Around Me
Have you ever sat in a room full of people and wondered if or how you might be related to those around you? If not, you will now . . . Sorry. But, there is good news! Relatives Around Me, a new feature in the FamilySearch Family Tree app, can tell you the answer. How...
Ellen DeGeneres Gets It Wrong About Mormons and Teen Suicide
On her TV show, Ellen DeGeneres recently stated that “the leading cause of death for Utah kids ages 11 to 17 is suicide.” That part of the statement was correct. But then she continued reading from a card, as though stating fact, “suicide in Utah has increased...
Father’s Day Video: I Love Being a Dad Because…
Enjoy this Father's Day video, "I Love Being a Dad Because...," featuring Hank Smith, Ty Detmer, Brad Wilcox, and other awesome LDS dads. How would you finish this sentence "I LOVE BEING A DAD BECAUSE..."? Awesome LDS dads share their love for fatherhood. Here is...
LDS FamilySearch Database to Include Same-Sex Relationships
The world's largest genealogy organization is redesigning FamilySearch.org so it can store and provide records of same-sex families, according to the statement "Recording data on same-sex relationships" posted online yesterday. The goal of FamilySearch.org is to...
LDS Leaders Can Send Emails to Members Using Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR)
LDS leaders can use a function in Leader and Clerk Resources (lds.org/lcr) to send emails to members. In addition to members of the ward council, now ward auxiliary presidencies and ward mission leaders can also use the "Send a Message" feature to send emails to...
Video: Connect. Belong. RootsTech Kick-off 2018
When we discover who we are in relation to each other, we think differently, act differently, and treat other people differently. That is the key message of the video "Connect. Belong" that was shown at the opening of the RootsTech 2018 conference. Humans are born...
Video: Losing a Child to Addiction
LDS video "Losing a Child to Addiction" from the Mormon Channel. “Drugs just bring on so much trauma in your family, well before you lose that loved one. It’s just ugly and it scars you,” says Shauna, whose son began experimenting with drugs at just 13 years old. In...
Teenagers Have Mixed Feelings About How Social Media Affects Them
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 with...
Helping Children Make Good Media Choices
From the article "Helping Children Make Good Media Choices," from the digital-only content in the June 2018 issue of the Ensign magazine:...
Teaching Kids to Be Digitally Literate
"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 Deseret News article...
Ministering Principles in LDS Ensign, Liahona Magazines
Beginning in June, the Ensign and Liahona began publishing a ministering principle each month to strengthen women, men, young women, and young men in their ministering efforts. The June issue, for example, teaches “Five Things Good Listeners Do,” and the July issue...
LDS Charities 2017 Annual Report: 2,500 Projects Completed
In 2017, the LDS Church worked with more than 1,800 partners on over 2,500 projects to help people in need. LDS Charities has published its 2017 annual report that describes what member donations have accomplished around the world. The following are some of the...
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