Answering Latter-day Saint Critics
The website Answering LDS Critics is a resource to answer claims made by critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The website also explains some of the tactics and methods of such critics. The research on the website can help members avoid a faith...
How Do We Rise Above Bullying?
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. 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,...
How to Use Gospel Library Widgets
Did you know you can add a widget to the home screen of your mobile phone that will link directly to an option in the Gospel Library app? You can add the following three widgets on an Apple iOS or a Google Android phone: Come, Follow Me quickly opens the current...
Virtual Tours of Latter-day Saint Historic Sites in U.K. and Ireland
A new website, LDSVirtualTours.uk, offers several virtual tours and information about historic sites of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Experience the Gadfield Elm Chapel, the Church’s oldest building, and the River...
How to Use Ordinances Ready
The Ordinances Ready app in FamilySearch helps you take your family names to the temple and find reservations easily. Ordinances Ready searches the FamilySearch Family Tree, as well as temple reservations and shared lists, to find available ordinances for people to...
Schedule Announced for Revision of Hymnbook and Children’s Songbook
The Church has announced the schedule for the revision of the Church's hymnbook and Children’s Songbook that was begun five years ago. Hymns—for Home and Church will be a collection of 450–500 hymns and children’s songs. It will be available digitally and in print for...
Church Educational System Has Nearly 150,000 College Students
More students than ever before are receiving a college education through the Church Educational System. Nearly 150,000 students are enrolled in colleges throughout the system and BYU Pathway now offers a bachelor's degree. Members throughout the world now have access...
Text of October 2023 General Conference Now Available
The official English text of the general conference talks is now available at conference.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in the Gospel Library app. Text in many more languages will be posted over the next several days. Each page provides the video and text of the...
Get a Bachelor’s Degree in 3 Years for $7,200 at BYU-Idaho or Ensign College Through BYU-Pathway
You can now get a bachelor’s degree in three years for a total of $7,200. Programs are available beginning in April 2024 through BYU-Pathway Worldwide, BYU-Idaho and Ensign College. You can complete an online degree with just 90-96 credits. The new degrees are...
Young Church Service Missionaries To Be Integrated Into Teaching Missions
Beginning in January 2024, young service missionaries worldwide will become part of teaching missions, and the mission president will have responsibility for these missionaries as they continue their service missions. Under the direction of the mission president,...
Hashtags and URLs for General Conference
Hashtags Many social media sites let you categorize your posts by using hashtags. Hashtags consist of a pound sign (#) followed by a key word(s). These subject tags can be searched on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and Tumblr...
Gospel Voice: Listen to General Conference on Smart Speakers (Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant)
Did you know that you can listen to general conference using smart speakers? Just ask your Amazon Alexa device or your Google Assistant device to play conference to you using the Church's Gospel Voice. Audio of all sessions will be streamed live in English and...