by Larry Richman | Nov 18, 2013
The article “A Geography of Faith” in BYU Magazine has some interesting maps about Mormonism. When you see issues about the Church put on a map, it may give you a different perspective. Below are 3 interesting maps. See more maps in the article. Below is a...
by Larry Richman | Oct 28, 2013
What Is Geographic Location? Geolocation, for short, is the longitude and latitude location of an object somewhere in the world. Using global positioning satellites (GPS), you can get the location of an object and also tell its elevation and velocity. You’ve...
by Larry Richman | Apr 21, 2013
Here is a list of the top 15 most-read articles on this blog, listed in order of the number of page views for each: 19,072 views: LDS Church Websites 17,325 views: New Meetinghouse Locator on LDS.org – Beta Release 13,103 views: LDS General Conference Memes April 2013...
by Larry Richman | Jun 22, 2012
The classic.lds.org website (the version of LDS.org prior to November 2010) provided a website for each ward and stake, including calendars, directories, news, and lesson schedules. There is still a link to these sites on the home page of LDS.org (see “Ward and...
by Larry Richman | May 18, 2012
The Church provides getting-started guides for several of the functions on LDS.org, such as Maps (previously called Meetinghouse Locator), Youth, Personal Progress, Duty to God, and Store.lds.org. The newest guides are highlighted in red below.
by Larry Richman | May 10, 2012
For updated information about Church maps, see “Maps for Stakes, Wards, Temples, FamilySearch Centers, Missions, Employment Resource Centers, Visitors’ Centers, Deseret Industries.” LDS Maps (maps.lds.org or go to LDS.org, click Tools, then Maps) has been...
by Larry Richman | Jan 24, 2012
If you have an interest in helping the Church test any of the following, please click on the link: Testers Needed for New LDS.org Maps Release Tablet Prototype of Ensign Tests Possibility of Interactive Magazines” (learn more about the tablet app here) Testing...
by Larry Richman | Jan 2, 2012
The following is the article “Becoming Familiar with the Resources Under Tools on LDS.org” in the November issue of the Meetinghouse Technology Newsletter: The resources under the Tools menu on LDS.org provide a wealth of new applications to help members...
by Larry Richman | Oct 14, 2011
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers a lot of online information and services, much of which is personalized to your identity and Church calling. For example, on LDS.org you can sign in and view your ward directory and calendar. You can access...
by Larry Richman | Dec 6, 2010
LDS Maps at maps.lds.org (previously known as the Meetinghouse Locator) is now in 16 languages: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Available on the new...
by Larry Richman | Sep 15, 2010
An upgraded LDS.org is now available to the public at new.lds.org. After months of improvements and testing at beta.lds.org, the new features mentioned below are now available to the public at new.lds.org. (The last major overhaul of LDS.org was released to the public...
by Jimmy Smith | Feb 9, 2010
I recently put together a report on the top reasons why people visit LDS.org. I thought the answer might interest a wider audience, so here you go. Methodology: I tried to base the rankings on events, or instances of an action happening, though I must admit, in some...
by Larry Richman | Dec 22, 2008
Back in August, I wrote about the new LDS Maps site on LDS.org, previously known as the Meetinghouse Locator. LDS Maps has now been released in the following languages: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,...
by Larry Richman | Aug 20, 2008
LDS.org provides a simple program that let you enter an address anywhere in the world and find the nearest LDS meetinghouse (place of worship). We are pleased to announce an upgrade to this program, which can be accessed beginning today through many links on LDS.org...
by Larry Richman | Jun 19, 2008
LDS.org has a Meetinghouse Locator application that allows users to enter an address to find the nearest LDS meetinghouse. We are pleased to announce the beta release of an upgraded version of the meetinghouse locator application on LDS.org at maps.lds.org. This...