Video: The Strength of a Family
In this video, “The Strength of a Family,” Seth Adam Smith tells the story of his older brother being burned. This powerful story shows the power of family during difficult times. Is there a family you know who is going through hard times who could be...
Movie Reviews For Families
We have talked before about selecting movies that are uplifting and portray good family values–for example, “Using Movies From the Lord’s Side of the Line,” “Best Positive/Uplifting Movies Ever,” and “Taking Control Back from...
Humor U: Clean Stand-up Comedy
Humor U is the largest comedy club between New York and Los Angeles, and the cleanest in the world. Humor U is made up of over two dozen stand-up comedians who are all BYU students or alumni. Humor U performs over 40 shows a year and wins comedy competitions around...Mormon Message Video “Expressions of Love”
Couples of all ages share the many ways they have found to express love for each other in this new Mormon Message video “Expressions of Love”. Can you think of a friend who could benefit from this message? If so, please pass it along.How Can You Prepare for General Conference?
In preparation for this weekend’s conference, how can you prepare yourself and your family for general conference? General conference is a semiannual gathering of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During general conference weekend,...
Family Home Evening with Teens
As children become teenagers, parents may struggle to keep them enthusiastic about family home evenings. Recently, families shared with the Ensign magazine what they have done to help involve and motivate their teens. Ideas include using New Era Mormonad posters,...Families Can Be Together Forever
Increase your understanding of the Lord’s purpose for families and of the blessings He makes available to them.LDS Family Home Evening Website
Earlier this month, I mentioned the launch of the Church’s new website with resources for Family Home Evening. Mormon Times TV recently aired a story about it, which you can watch below.
Family Home Evening Website
The Church’s website, LDS.org, has launched a section about Family Home Evening. The updated site provides a lot to help families improve the quality of their family home evening. You’ll find great prophetic counsel on the importance of the family home evening...Family Safety Resources
LDSTech offers a Family Safety with Technology Wiki where community members can discuss issues and ideas with each another. Google and several partners offer a Family Safety Center–a collection of resources designed to help people better understand things like...Strengthening Families & Building Faith by Using Church Resources
I delivered the following today as part of a panel discussion titled “Mormon Media Studies: Across Web Time, Cyberspace, and Blogging Disciplines” in the symposium “Mormon Media Studies: Across Time, Space, and Disciplines,” at the BYU Conference Center in Provo,...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...
Gospel Resources for the Home
Have you seen the new catalog Gospel Resources for the Home? This 8-page mini catalog shows basic materials you can use at home to teach the gospel, such as scriptures, general conference products, magazines, music, gospel art, books, manuals, pamphlets, videos, and...
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