Friend Magazine Adds Junior Section for Younger Children
Beginning with the January issue, the Friend magazine will have a new 10-page section for younger children. Just flip the magazine upside down and you’ll find Friend Junior—10 pages of content especially for younger children. It’s like having two magazines in...
Christmas Activities for Children
The website for the Friend magazine (friend.lds.org) offers coloring pages, videos, stories, and activities that celebrate the birth of the Savior.
Children’s Activities for LDS General Conference
The Church provides several General Conference activities for children at 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...
Teaching Children About LDS Temples
The July issues of the Friend magazine has several articles to help children learn about the temple: I’m Going There Someday. Story from a girl about her first experience in the temple. What will it be like when I go inside the temple? Elder Neil L. Andersen...
Keeping Kids Safe on Instagram
Instagram has grown in popularity over the last few years among teens. It is a photo sharing application that has over 200 million active monthly users, putting it in the league with Facebook and Twitter when it comes to popularity. Instagram’s page Tips for...
10 Apps to Keep Kids Learning During Summer
For most kids, summer is a break from the mundane — a chance to enjoy time away from school on family trips, barbecues, and activities with friends. But it’s also the time of year many young students lose a grip on what they learned the previous school year. In...
Mormon Game “Scripture Hero”
LDS app developer Dustin Hill has launched a new Mormon game, Scripture Hero: Nephite prophet wall-crossing adventure. Dustin created this free Apple iOS game to help people have fun, but also be encouraged by uplifting scriptures. He is trying to make a positive...
LDS Church Offers Free Illustrated Scripture Stories
The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day, a day when people celebrate comic books and some comic book shops give away free comic books. Although they are not comic books, the Church offers free downloadable graphic novel versions of the scriptures. Below are...
How to Talk to Your Child About Negative Effects of Pornography
It’s not a matter of if kids will see pornography, but when. On the Internet, at any time in every home, any child can see explicit content in just a few clicks. Since it’s virtually impossible to “porn-proof ” your family, how can...
Children’s Activities for LDS General Conference
The Church provides several General Conference activities for children at 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...
3 Ways to Prepare Children for the LDS Temple
In this article, the Primary general presidency shares 3 ways we can prepare our children for the temple: Set a worthy example. Take time to teach. Involve children in family history. Read “Three Ways You Can Prepare Your Children for the Temple.” ...
Teens and Social Media
Studies show that managing technology and social media are among the top challenges facing today’s teens. They are the tail end of the millennials, a group that is more tech savvy and socially connected than previous generations. But they are also among the most...
LDS Family Services Partners with Adoption.com
LDS Family Services has announced a groundbreaking new deal with the world’s largest adoption website, Adoption.com. The two organizations are working together to increase adoption opportunities for hopeful adoptive LDS parents. Adoption.com has created a free...
YouTube App for Kids
Do your children love YouTube, but you worry about the suggested and sponsored videos that they will see? Now Google has an app for that. The YouTube Kids mobile app is basically a “clean” version of YouTube.com with access to only family-friendly videos...Follow on social media