Home-Centered Approach for Teaching the Gospel
I would love to hear your ideas about a home-centered approach for teaching the gospel, with Church programs playing a support role. We are taught that “the home is the basis of a righteous life and no other instrumentality can take its place.” That means that parents...
Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Teaching Kids About Pornography
The new book Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids by Kristen A. Jenson gives parents a way to talk to their kids about a very difficult topic in an honest, upfront way that your kids can understand. It is a read-aloud story about a mom...
Annual Auxiliary Training: Learning and Teaching in the Home and the Church
Annual training for stake and ward auxiliary leaders is now available online at annualtraining.lds.org. Improving Learning and Teaching in the Home and the Church The training material is focused on principles that guide learning and teaching in the Savior’s way....
LDS Youth Activities Website
To help youth and their leaders to plan fun and meaningful activities, the Church has a youth activity website (lds.org/youth/activities) packed with more than 150 activities that work anywhere in the world. Successful youth activities help strengthen faith and...
FamilySearch.org Publishes 1 Billion Digital Images
This month, FamilySearch published its one billionth digital image of a historic record online at FamilySearch.org. The feat was accomplished in just seven years. The next billion should take 3-5 years. Having access to these high-definition images can help you...
LDSTech Gospel Game & App Contest
The Gospel Game & App Contest, sponsored by the Church’s IT department in conjunction with this fall’s LDSTech Conference, encourages developers to create worthy LDS games. We’ve all seen people locked into games on their mobile devices. Even the littlest children...
LDS Pageants
The Church’s page on pageants provides a list of all the pageants sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the spring and summer. Ever wanted to play a role in one of the Church pageants? Families and individuals of all ages are needed as...
Guide to Successful Family Home Evenings
LDS Living has created a 52-week ebook guide to successful (and stress-free) family home evenings. Go to the Weekly FHE Facebook page, click Like at the top of the page, and get immediate access to their guide. ...
Stories of Inspiring Fathers: Remember Dad Video
The video below “Remember Dad” reminds us that a strong, caring father can make all the difference. Celebrate the father in your life by sharing your memories of him. Remember to add your stories to your Family Tree on FamilySearch.org. You can discover...
Happy Father’s Day
Happy #FathersDay to all you great fathers out there! Every child deserves a Mom and Dad.
Thank Heaven for Fathers
What is your favorite memory of your father? How would you describe your father in one word? What lessons has your father taught you over the years? These, and other poignant and light-hearted questions are at the heart of this video, “Thank Heaven for...
Marriage Isn’t for You: It’s for the One You Love
Remember Seth Adam Smith’s article “Marriage Isn’t For You” that went viral the end of last year? It was read over 30 million times. Seth has now published the book Marriage Isn’t for You: It’s for the One You Love. Within a day of its release, the...
Family Study Strategies
The Church encourages its members to take initiative for their own gospel learning. The primary responsibility for learning is with the individual and the family, with Sunday classroom instruction in a supplemental role. (See Handbook 2, chapter 1.4.1.) The Church is...
LDS Basic Doctrinal Principles
An excellent resource for individual and family gospel study are the basic doctrinal principles that are the core of the youth Sunday classes. Each principle has basic doctrinal statements and scripture references. You can study each principle further by referring to...Follow on social media