Happy New Year to LDS365 Readers
Thanks to all our loyal readers of LDS365.com for a great year! You are one of over 200,000 unique visitors from 208 countries who have visited LDS365 this year and viewed nearly 900,000 pages. We have published an article every weekday since July 5, 2006—now totaling...
The Church in Review 2022
The Church's Newsroom has published "A Look Back at the Church of Jesus Christ in 2022." It shows how leaders and everyday members ministered around the world during the year. Watch this short video reviewing the year 2022, then read the article to see a summary of...
Resources to Enhance Your Gospel Study in 2023
Come, Follow Me in 2023 will focus on the New Testament. Studying the doctrine, principles, and stories of the New Testament can strengthen your covenant relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. You can find each week’s lesson in Come, Follow Me—For...
Clerks Should Update Meeting Times for 2023
If your ward or branch meeting times changed at the beginning of the year, the ward or branch clerk should update the meeting times so they display accurately in various Church systems, such as the meetinghouse locator at maps.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. A leader or...
Maps for Stakes, Wards, and Missions
The Church offers several ways to see maps of stakes, wards, and missions. Ward Map Log in to ChurchofJesusChrist.org with your Church account. Then click the menu in the upper right corner (the icon with 9 dots), then select Ward Directory and Map. You will...
Gospel Library App is Now Available on GabbWireless
The Church's Gospel Library app is now available on GabbWireless. Gabb phones are safe phones you can get for your kids. The Church's Book of Mormon app is available also. Last week, we featured the video “Social Media is Destroying Your Kids” with advice for parents...
Merry Christmas 2022
Jesus Christ is the gift of Christmas. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) See Christmas.ChurchofJesusChrist.org for music, videos, and resources...
Road to RootsTech 2023
FamilySearch is publishing a "Road to RootsTech" series to help you get ready for RootsTech 2023. This series of videos gives a behind-the-scenes peak and shares announcements about RootsTech 2023. So far, they have published the following three videos. A new episode...
Church Issues Instructions on Prayers in Second Hour Meetings
The Church has directed that Sunday School classes and Sunday elders quorum, Relief Society, Aaronic Priesthood quorum, and Young Women meetings should begin with a prayer. This is a change from the instructions given in October 2018 when the Church announced a change...
How to Invite Your Friends to Church
Inviting friends and family to worship with us at sacrament meeting is a great way to share the light and love of the Savior. But sometimes we make it harder than it needs to be. The Liahona article, "Do’s and Don’ts of Inviting Friends to Church," provides seven...
Reminders to Youth Leaders: Age-Group Progression in 2023
To help youth progress on the covenant path, bishoprics should do the following early in the year, preferably in January: Ordain all worthy young men turning 12, 14, and 16 to the appropriate priesthood office (see General Handbook, 38.2.9). Review the organization of...
Gospel Language Symbols
Gospel Language Symbols are images to help you teach Church principles and doctrine. These symbols can be particularly helpful for members who cannot speak, but they can benefit anyone who prefers to use a visual image to represent words and phrases...