by Larry Richman | Jun 27, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Jun 26, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Jun 25, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Jun 21, 2014
The page pageants.lds.org provides a list of all the LDS pageants sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the spring and summer. While on the page pageants.lds.org, you can also click on other options in the left navigation, such as Temple...
by Larry Richman | Jun 20, 2014
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. ...
by Larry Richman | Jun 14, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Jun 14, 2014
Happy #FathersDay to all you great fathers out there! Every child deserves a Mom and Dad.
by Larry Richman | Jun 13, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | May 7, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Mar 21, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Mar 4, 2014
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...
by Larry Richman | Feb 5, 2014
Teaching your teenager to drive, giving your kid’s pet fish a funeral, explaining the birds and the bees, playing catch… Fatherhood isn’t something that happens all at once. It’s a day-in and day-out choice to show up for your kids. So how much...
by Larry Richman | Dec 3, 2013
Here’s a visual and interesting idea to help your family stay centered on Christ this Christmas. The 25 Days of Christ provides an event, story, parable, or teaching from the life of Christ for each day in December, beginning with his birth and ending with His...
by Larry Richman | Nov 27, 2013
“A grateful heart … comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives.” —President Thomas S. Monson, “The Divine Gift of Gratitude” #PresMonson #LDSconf...
by Larry Richman | Nov 5, 2013
LDS writer and videographer Seth Adam Smith wrote an article titled “Marriage Isn’t For You” that has gone viral. After having been married for a year and a half, he concluded that marriage is not for him. He wrote, “a true marriage (and true...
