by Larry Richman | Sep 10, 2012
The “Follow the Prophet” stories in the Liahona and Friend magazines feature stories about President Thomas S. Monson’s childhood. These stories teach gospel lessons through short biographical pieces from President Monson’s life, quotes from...
by Larry Richman | Mar 29, 2012
The Church provides several General Conference activities for children (see ConferenceGames.lds.org) in multiple languages to help them enjoy and learn more from listening to general conference: A General Conference Notebook for children to write or draw about...
by Larry Richman | Feb 28, 2012
The Friend magazine has released a new video “Pass it On,” based on a general conference address given by President Thomas S. Monson. Ideas and scriptures related to the message are also available on the video’s webpage and can be used for lessons at...
by Larry Richman | Jan 25, 2012
The Friend magazine is introducing new features in the magazines in 2012. These new features will help children and leaders improve gospel study at home and at church. The following will be available in 2012: Scripture Figures – 10 issues of the magazine will...
by Larry Richman | Jan 17, 2012
The newest version of the Book of Mormon stories is now available in 10 additional languages. In September, we told you about this new version of the Book of Mormon Stories that features a method of animation called parallax, where images are cut into individual...
by Larry Richman | Jan 9, 2012
Beginning this month, the Friend magazine is publishing an online resource of helps for teaching children, including stories, activities, and media resources. Parents can browse by gospel topic to discover online Church resources. Primary teachers can click on...
by Larry Richman | Dec 20, 2011
Do your children like taking photos? Coming soon, the back cover of The Friend magazine will feature photos taken by children! The magazine wants to see their best shots about how the gospel blesses their lives. E-mail submissions to friend@ldschurch.org and include...
by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2011
The Church provides several General Conference activities (see ConferenceGames.lds.org) in multiple languages to help children enjoy and learn more from listening to general conference: A General Conference Notebook for children to write or draw about conference....
by Larry Richman | Sep 16, 2011
The Book of Mormon Stories video series has had a major update and is now available in English in the LDS.org Media Library, on Mormon Channel on YouTube, and on the Roku TV Mormon Channel. A technique called parallax animation, in which figures are cut out and moved...
by Larry Richman | Feb 16, 2011
Did you know there are about one million Primary children in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? To celebrate this, the Friend magazine is sponsoring a new project, “One in a Million,” to show how each child is a special son or daughter of God. You can...
by Larry Richman | Jan 31, 2011
The Friend magazine (friend.lds.org) has an Articles of Faith Memory Quest game to learn the Articles of Faith. This game and a new Spot the Similarities game are highlighted in the right margin of The Friend home page. You can also access more activities for children...
by Larry Richman | Dec 3, 2010
Christmas is a time when we can all learn from a child’s gratitude and love for Jesus Christ. See the meaning and the story of Christmas through the eyes of children in this video. Watch more Christmas videos from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
by Larry Richman | Sep 29, 2010
The Church provides several General Conference activities (see ConferenceGames.lds.org) to help children enjoy and learn more from listening to general conference. A General Conference Notebook for children to write or draw about conference. The notebook is available...
by Larry Richman | Sep 29, 2009
Wondering how to get your children engaged in the upcoming general conference? The Friend magazine has published a General Conference Notebook of activities for children do before, during, and after general conference. You can access the notebook online and print it...
by Larry Richman | May 29, 2009
The Friend magazine has launched four new matching games for children: Scripture Stories, Apostles and Prophets, Latter-day Prophets, and Temples. They can be accessed from the “Games and Activities” section on the home page of the online Friend magazine....