10 Ways Family History Can Help You Sanctify the Sabbath
From the FamilySearch Blog: Outside of the temple, the home is the most holy sanctuary there is—a place where families are counseled to maintain the spirit and to strengthen familial bonds. Committing to a family-focused Sabbath will sanctify its restorative power and...
Family History Library in Salt Lake City Open Sundays for Discovery Experiences
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City is now open on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings. The addition of Sunday hours and extended Monday hours will allow more individuals and families to take advantage of the library’s rich, fun, and interactive discovery...
Register for Free RootsTech Family Discovery Day
RootsTech Family Discovery Day is a free, 1-day event on Saturday, March 2, 2019, that will inspire you to discover, gather, and connect family relationships—past, present, and future. Enjoy inspirational devotionals from General Authorities, informational breakout...
Come Follow Me Companion: Family History Activities
The folks at The Family History Guide have created the Come Follow Me Companion for Family History. It includes questions and family activities for each week’s Come, Follow me reading assignment, many of which correlate to family history. These family history...
Church to Discontinue Some Pageants and Modify Others
On October 27, the Church announced that, while “local celebrations of culture and history may be appropriate” to celebrate and spread the gospel message, “larger productions, such as pageants, are discouraged.” The statement said that plans were underway “to...
Guide to Church LDS History and Restoration Sites
LDS Living has created a Coast-to-Coast Guide of U.S. Church History and Restoration Sites to help families learn more about significant Church history sites that they may want to visit. The guide lets you follow the trail west as you pick a state from the list and...
2018 Schedule for LDS Church Pageants
The 2018 schedule of Church-sponsored pageants has been posted at pageants.lds.org. Below is a list of the more popular pageants. For more details and maps, click the headings below: Mesa Easter Pageant March 21-23, March 27-31 in English March 24 in Spanish...
50 Sabbath Day Activities Your Family Will Love
The Sabbath is a special day, but it can be difficult to think of what a family with children of different ages can do to make Sunday a special, spiritual day. But those families that stick with it until they find their own ways to successfully celebrate the Sabbath...Clean Stand-Up Comedy
Do you enjoy stand-up comedy as much as I do? I just read a great article in MormonTimes about Mormon stand-up comedians who keep their humor clean. The article mentions comedian Ryan Hamilton, a semifinalist on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” who said...
Visit Temple Square
Forbes Traveler ranks Temple Square the 16th most visited tourist attraction in the United States. The original Forbes Traveler write-up says the following (with credit given to the LDS Newsroom): “The Mormon church’s headquarters are here, but Temple Square is...Follow on social media