by Larry Richman | Aug 19, 2024
The biannual updates to the Church’s General Handbook have been published online. The August 2024 updates are summarized below. Counseling Together in Elders Quorum and Relief Society Meetings. Added instruction that elders quorum and Relief Society members counsel...
by Larry Richman | Feb 16, 2024
The General Handbook 13.5 instructs that the ward Sunday School Presidency may help parents improve as teachers in the home. “The ward council may organize teacher council meetings for parents to help them improve gospel teaching in the home. Like other teacher...
by Larry Richman | Nov 2, 2023
Summaries and videos from selected presentations shared with general and area leaders at the October 2023 general conference leadership meeting are now available on the Gospel Library app. These materials can be accessed by stake and ward leaders. Go to Handbooks and...
by Larry Richman | Dec 22, 2021
The following reminders were sent in a notice to bishoprics, Young Women presidencies, and Aaronic Priesthood Quorum and Young Women Class Presidencies on December 20: To help youth progress on the covenant path, we encourage bishoprics to do the following early in...
by Larry Richman | Aug 9, 2021
Organization presidencies in wards and stakes who need to submit requests for reimbursements can now do so online or on the Member Tools app. With this process, you upload a photo of the receipt and submit the request for yourself or others. Online Organization...
by Larry Richman | Jul 8, 2019
The document Instructions for Curriculum 2020 lists the materials to be used in Church classes during the year 2020. It is available online and in the Gospel Library app under “Come, Follow Me.” The focus of study at home and at Church during 2020 will be the Book of...
by Larry Richman | Jun 14, 2018
LDS leaders can use a function in Leader and Clerk Resources (lds.org/lcr) to send emails to members. In addition to members of the ward council, now ward auxiliary presidencies and ward mission leaders can also use the “Send a Message” feature to send...
by Larry Richman | Apr 13, 2018
When President Russell M. Nelson announced the historic changes at general conference on April 1 about restructuring Melchizedek Priesthood quorums (elders quorums and high priests groups) and ministering that replaced home and visiting teaching, the Church published...
