How To Build Emotional Resilience in Your Children
If you want kids who bounce back instead of break down, resilience is the key. A post on the Church’s Caring Instagram page gives six suggestions to help kids build emotional resilience. It explains that when kids have the tools they need to face challenges in life,...
Can You Still Use Personal Ancestral File (PAF) for Family History?
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a genealogy software program that was developed by FamilySearch in 1984. It helped bridge from the completely paper world of genealogy to the modern online, collaborative world of FamilySearch.org, It was widely used for many years to...
How to Get the Most Out of Parent-Child Time
Spending time with children is one of many ways to love and support them. But parents often have difficulty finding as much time as they would like to spend with their children. The article "Getting the Most out of Parent-Child Time" provides strategies to get the...
Resources for Children Advancing to the Youth Program
As a follow-up to Friday's article "How Children Can Look Forward to the Youth Program," this article includes resources for youth, leaders, and parents. Parents and leaders can use the information in Appendix A of the Come, Follow Me manual, "Preparing Your Children...
How Children Can Look Forward to the Youth Program
Leaving Primary the year they turn 12 can sometimes feel scary or even sad for children. Luckily, there are a lot of exciting things about turning 12 and joining a Young Women class or an Aaronic Priesthood quorum. The article "Looking Forward to the Youth Program" in...
Weekend Movie Pick: The Chosen Adventures
This week's movie pick is The Chosen Adventures. (See other "Weekend Movie Picks.") The creators of the biblical drama The Chosen have recently released this lighthearted animated children’s series that follows a 9-year-old girl through the ancient city of Capernaum...
Christmas Celebrations on Temple Square 2025
Temple Square in Salt Lake City offers Christ-centered displays and free activities this Christmas season. While renovation continues on the historic Salt Lake Temple, many locations on Temple Square are open to guests. Below is a schedule of events: Christmas Lights....
Video: Light the World Nativity Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the 2025 Light the World video, The First Christmas Story, Retold by Children, inviting people to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ by sharing His light with others. The video features children reenacting...
Christmas Resources For Your Family
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has published a page of Christmas resources, including ideas for celebrating Christmas and articles about what Christmas means to us. It also contains answers to common questions, a link to Light the World resources, and...
Where to Find Christmas Gifts for Latter-day Saints 2025
Looking for Latter-day Saint gifts for Christmas? Here are the key sources: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers thousands of products in their online store and in physical distribution stores. LDSBookstore.com offers scriptures in over 40 colors,...
Happy Thanksgiving Day 2025
On this Thanksgiving Day, you may want to enjoy some of the following resources with your family and friends: "Gratitude" entry in Gospel Topics, which lists many additional resources See scripture references to giving thanks in the Topical Guide. 10 Talks to Get You...
Updated Process for Convert Membership Records
The process for creating membership records for new converts has changed. Previously, missionaries submitted information via the Preach My Gospel app, generating a “pending” record in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) for clerks to finalize. Now, the system creates a...
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