Succession in the Presidency of the LDS Church
Yesterday, I wrote about how the Church continues to function when the Prophet and President of the Church passes away. Today’s article explains what will happen to select a new Prophet and President of the Church and organize a new First Presidency. It’s...
New Format for LDS Priesthood & Relief Society Meetings for 2018
Come, Follow Me—for Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society begins in January. The most noticeable change is that elders, high priests, and Relief Society sisters will no longer have traditional lessons from a lesson manual and they will take more individual and...
Changes to LDS Visiting Teaching Messages
Visiting teaching is about more than just visiting a sister and giving her a prepared lesson. In fact, the Relief Society General Presidency believes that so much that they have changed the monthly messages published in the Ensign and Liahona magazines. Beginning in...
Changes Coming in LDS Missionary Work
Today, the Church announced several changes to be made in missionary work, including a new set of interview questions to be asked of prospective missionaries, a trimming of the number of missions to better fit the needs of each region of the world, replacing tablets...
Social Media Discussed at LDS General Conference
Several speakers at the October 2017 LDS general conference mentioned the use of social media. They spoke about the incomparable potential for both good and bad. Used effectively, social media can be a great way to communicate and share goodness. But overused or used...
LDS Face to Face with Musicians, October 11, 2017
The Church will present a worldwide Face to Face event with musical artists on October 11, 2017. LDS artists Lexi Walker, Nik Day, Nicole Luz, Patch Crowe, and Madilyn Paige will answer questions and perform songs. Updated October 12, 2017: Read a report about the...
Father’s Day Video: Fatherhood- WHAT WE DON’T TALK ABOUT ENOUGH!
On Father’s Day, let’s give a huge thank-you to dads—something we don’t do enough. In the video “Fatherhood- WHAT WE DON’T TALK ABOUT ENOUGH!,” Al Fox Carraway encourages us to show our appreciation to fathers. “Let’s...
Leader and Clerk Resources Update June 2017
An updated version of Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) is now available for use by members of ward and stake councils. Below is a list of new or enhanced functionality. Membership Related Added a Family History Activity Report that allows ward and stake leaders to...
LDS Church Reaches Out to Diverse Members
In the Saturday afternoon session of LDS General Conference, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke to people those whose lives seem to elude the “peaceful happy moments” celebrated in the hymn “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today.” If for a time you are unable to echo the...
The Beginner’s Guide to Family Councils
The LDS.org Blog provides an article “The Beginner’s Guide to Family Councils” that has helpful ideas on how to implement the counsel from Elder M. Russell Ballard about four different types of family councils. Watch or read Elder Ballard’s...
New LDS First Vision Video Now Online
The Church has published online a new film Ask of God—Joseph Smith’s First Vision, a stunning portrayal of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. The film was originally released in the Church History Museum in October 2015, where it is shown in a 240-degree surround...
Updates to Special Witnesses Videos
The members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have published their testimonies of Jesus Christ in a series of individual videos called Special Witnesses of Christ. In each video, the Prophet or Apostle proclaims his witness about Jesus...
Video: Good Things to Come
In the video “Good Things to Come,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland recalls his days as a poor young father with a broken-down family car and testifies that for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, there are better days and good things to come. Read...
Video: How Not to Home Teach
In Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk at October 2016 general conference, “Emissaries to the Church,” he encouraged the men of the Church to lift their vision of home teaching. He gave an example of “Molly,” a woman whose home teachers came...Follow on social media