by Larry Richman | May 25, 2020
In preparation for the 200th anniversary of the First Vision, President Russell M. Nelson retraced the steps of the Prophet Joseph Smith into the Sacred Grove and delivered a bold proclamation to the world declaring the ongoing Restoration of The Church of Jesus...
by Larry Richman | Apr 5, 2020
During the Sunday morning session of the 190th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson presented a proclamation in honor of the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. Titled “The Restoration...
by Larry Richman | Jan 29, 2020
The year 2020 will be one of the most exciting in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It marks 200 years since the First Vision. In October 2019, President Russell M. Nelson invited us to prepare for the April 2020 conference that will...
by Larry Richman | Jan 13, 2020
The January issue of the Ensign and Liahona magazines is dedicated to helping you learn more about the Restoration in this bicentennial year, and also enhance your study of the Book of Mormon as part of the Come, Follow Me study for 2020. Note this article by...
by Larry Richman | Dec 10, 2019
Here’s a quick list of great Christmas presents for Latter-day Saints. The DVD Book of Mormon Videos: Scenes from First Nephi includes the videos from the beginning of the Book of Mormon through the arrival of Lehi and his family in the promised land. You can...
by Larry Richman | Dec 28, 2017
This article is a recap of some of the most popular stories we’ve covered during 2017: Priests & Young Women To Participate More in Temple Baptisms In a letter in December, the First Presidency announced that young women and young men would be given more...
by Larry Richman | Jul 31, 2017
The Church has produced many new resources to help us better understand early Latter-day Saints as they lived the Restoration. The gospel was restored nearly 200 years ago—in a time when life was different in many ways. Yet the challenges of early Church members were...
by Larry Richman | Mar 6, 2017
If you missed Saturday’s LDS Face to Face event with President Henry B. Eyring and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, you can watch or download a video of it. The event was and originated from the Joseph Smith Farm Welcome Center, where the apostles were joined by two youth...
by Larry Richman | Mar 1, 2017
The LDS Face to Face live event with President Eyring and Elder Holland is this Saturday, Learn how to watch this live Face to Face event. Tune in early at 10:45 a.m. MST to watch the premier of the new video “Ask of God—Joseph Smith’s First Vision,” a stunning...
by Larry Richman | Jan 20, 2017
On March 4, 2017, President Henry B. Eyring and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland will answer questions from youth around the world during a live Face to Face event. Since the first Face to Face event in 2014, youth have interacted with Apostles, Church leaders, and musicians...
by Larry Richman | Dec 30, 2016
In Sunday School in 2017, Latter-day Saints will be studying the Doctrine and Covenants and Church history. This article reviews the extensive resources that have been created by the Church to help in your study. Doctrine and Covenants and Church History: Gospel...
by Larry Richman | Dec 15, 2016
The Church has released a major update to the Gospel Library mobile app for both Apple iOS and Android, as well as a beta version for Windows 10. Version 4 of the app is available from the Apple app store and Google Play. If you already have the app on your device, it...
by Larry Richman | Aug 17, 2015
You may be interested in reviewing the new institute and seminary manuals on the topic of Church history: Foundations of the Restoration institute manual (text, PDF, or Gospel Library app) Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual (text, PDF,...
by Larry Richman | Dec 4, 2014
I previously explained that the Church is phasing out the printing of the large 11″ x 17″ printed pictures used in meetinghouse libraries in favor of using the Gospel Art Book and digital pictures online. You will be pleased to know that the Church now provides more...
by Larry Richman | Nov 12, 2014
For some time, the Church has been upgrading the Gospel Topics section of LDS.org (topics.lds.org) to provide an enriched experience for personal and family gospel study. This has included upgrading some pages and adding new topic pages to provide more doctrinal and...
