by Larry Richman | May 28, 2015
In the April 2015 LDS General Conference, Elder José A. Teixeira suggested three simple habits that will help you establish healthy online activity. He said, “These habits will generate the daily self-reflections that are necessary for us to grow closer to the...
by Larry Richman | Apr 12, 2015
In the following video, Elder Alca talks about his experience using Family History and The Washington DC Temple. I loved my mission and how it allowed me to utilize my abilities! Watch how Family History helped Elder (now RM) Alca find out more about his ancestors!...
by Larry Richman | Apr 11, 2015
A post on the Facebook page for the South Africa Mormon Newsroom explains how two LDS missionaries serving in South Africa ended up hosting a weekly radio show talking about the gospel. Here’s the post: Missionaries learn many new things on their mission….but...
by Larry Richman | Apr 4, 2015
The new website Sweep the Earth at SweepTheEarth.me is a place for members of the LDS community to find and share positive messages that are authentic, edifying, and praiseworthy. Sweep the Earth is the vision of two friends on a digital mission to help fill the Earth...
by Larry Richman | Mar 27, 2015
Throughout the Christian world, Easter brings a variety of thoughts and emotions about the life, death, and Resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. It is a perfect time to begin conversations about His love for us and His willingness to lay down His life “that we...
by Larry Richman | Mar 23, 2015
In a new Mormon Messages video “Texting Truth,” eight young men preparing to serve LDS missions explain how they use their phones to uplift and inspire each other daily. The young men from Logan, Utah, send group text messages to each other to share...
by Larry Richman | Mar 17, 2015
The Spanish translation of the movie Meet the Mormons was released as Conozca a los Mormones on February 19. The photo above shows film director Blair Treu, kickboxing wife and mother Carolina Muñoz Marin, and Elder Benjamín de Hoyos of the Seventy at a press...
by Larry Richman | Mar 12, 2015
The following article, “Media Safety” was published in the LDS Church News: A children’s storybook by Jacalyn S. Leavitt, then Utah’s first lady, tells the fictional experience of a cat, “Faux Paw,” who lived at the Utah State Capitol building. The “Techno...
by Larry Richman | Mar 4, 2015
In the last general conference, Elder Neil L. Andersen gave two challenges on how to gain a personal witness of the Prophet Joseph Smith: Find scriptures in the Book of Mormon that you feel and know are absolutely true. Then share them with family and friends in...
by Larry Richman | Feb 27, 2015
The following is the article “Because He Lives,” by Elder Russell M. Nelson, in the March 2015 New Era. (Also see the article in the Ensign.) One of the most significant of all scriptural phrases is found in Matthew 28:6, “He is not here: for he is risen.”...
by Larry Richman | Feb 23, 2015
All temples around the world will soon have a designated “Family Temple Time” to encourage and accommodate families attending the temple together. Although a crowded baptistry is a wonderful sight—especially when thinking about the many proxy ordinances being...
by Larry Richman | Feb 12, 2015
Family Discovery Day is a free event that takes place on Saturday, February 14, 2015, as part of the annual RootsTech conference. Tickets to attend in person are no longer available. But you can still participate by watching it live on the LDS.org home page from...
by Larry Richman | Feb 6, 2015
The Family Discovery Day is a free event on Saturday, February 14, 2015, to help families discover, share, and connect their ancestor relationships. It is part of the RootsTech conference. Speakers and guests at this event include Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder Neil L....
by Larry Richman | Feb 2, 2015
The movie Meet the Mormons was one of the top 10 films in theaters when it was released last October. In January, the movie began playing at the Legacy Theater on Temple Square and in Church visitors’ centers and historic sites. Meet the Mormons is available to more...
by Larry Richman | Jan 28, 2015
LDSmissionaries.com has just published a list of “6 Tools to Make You a Stellar Online Missionary.” These are 6 great ideas on how you can encourage others to act on Elder Bednar’s challenge to flood the earth with the message of the gospel. Read the...