by Larry Richman | Mar 13, 2023
Your family may enjoy playing these family history games from BYU’s Family History Technology Lab. These apps use information in FamilySearch’s Family Tree to create games your family can play together to learn more about your ancestors. Wheel of Family...
by Larry Richman | Oct 1, 2021
The Church provides a page of general conference activities for children and youth in English, Portuguese, and Spanish to help them enjoy and learn more from watching or listening to general conference. Also see the following resources: General Conference...
by Larry Richman | Sep 9, 2021
On September 17, 2021, you are invited to participate in the Church Music Festival. It will be a virtual concert to showcase music from the annual Church Music Submission. Music submitted annually is published in the Church music library for members to use freely,...
by Larry Richman | Jul 29, 2021
The Gospel Library now has a section especially for children. The new Children section is found under Audiences on Gospel Library, whether you access it online or using the app. The children’s collection gives children the power to take responsibility for their own...
by Larry Richman | Jul 22, 2021
July 24th is “Pioneer Day”—a day when we celebrate the courage of our ancestors. This week, why not explore where your family came from? Who in your family was the first to accept the gospel? The FamilySearch website can help you answer that very question with a...
by Larry Richman | Apr 26, 2021
A new website about Temple Square in Salt Lake City is now available at TempleSquare.com. The new site provides information about the following: Temple Renovation Updates Dining and Private Party Hosting Book a free virtual or in-person tour What to expect when...
by Larry Richman | Mar 2, 2021
Here’s a COVID-friendly idea for a youth group or your family: take photos of gravestones. Using the BillionGraves app, each gravestone is automatically marked with a GPS location. The data is then transcribed by volunteers, plotted on cemetery maps, and made...
by Larry Richman | Jan 20, 2021
As we begin to study the Doctrine and Covenants and Church history in our Come, Follow Me study this year, it would be great if we could visit Church history sites to better understand the events that took place. However, it’s impractical for most of us to...
by Larry Richman | Jan 19, 2021
Every name you index has the potential to help others find their ancestors and help those ancestors receive the necessary ordinances in the temple. Because of your efforts in indexing, historic records can be made searchable online so that lives can be blessed on both...
by Larry Richman | Jan 11, 2021
Wouldn’t you love to hear an ancestor talk about sailing on the Titanic, fighting in the trenches during World War I, or being part of some other historic event? Well, guess what—you are living through a historic event right now! Your future family members will love...
by Larry Richman | Dec 14, 2020
The Canada Calgary Mission shares the Christmas spirit with their website FindingFaithinChrist.org. It is full of resources to help keep Christ at the center of Christmas this year! It has prerecorded Bible Studies to follow along with, family activities, and links to...
by Larry Richman | Dec 11, 2020
Looking for service ideas for your family this Christmas? Here are two good sources for ideas: See Latter-day Saint Charities for ideas on how to volunteer for local and international efforts to serve people of all nationalities and religions. Look for ways to serve...
by Larry Richman | Dec 9, 2020
ChurchofJesusChrist.org has a page with Christmas resources, such as articles, scriptures, stories, videos, and music. Please consider sharing this page with your family and friends this Christmas. You can also find great references for Christmas at...
by Larry Richman | Oct 5, 2020
Find out where your ancestors are from—and where you are from—using FamilySearch’s new “Where Am I From?” activity. See your family’s movement on a map, discover the countries your ancestors lived in, and explore the heritage and traditions of those...
by Larry Richman | Aug 31, 2020
Several Church history sites offer virtual tours because they are temporarily closed physically due to COVID-19. LDS Living offers a list of the historic sites that offer virtual tours. Here’s the updated link for the Joseph Smith Birthplace. ...
