by Larry Richman | Mar 26, 2013
Did you know that there is a special issue of the Ensign and the Liahona magazine that focuses entirely on the Book of Mormon? Although it came out in October 2011, the Church continues to make it available. Read it online: English Ensign, English Liahona, Liahona in...
by Larry Richman | Feb 27, 2013
“The good spirit in [Church] magazines will help fill your homes with warmth, love, and the strength of the gospel.” (Elder L. Tom Perry, “The Importance of the Family,” Liahona, May 2003, 42). “Church magazines are an important segment of the authoritative voice of...
by Larry Richman | Sep 26, 2012
Did you know that there is a special issue of the Ensign and the Liahona magazine that focuses on Mormon temples? Although it came out clear back in October 2010, the Church continues to make it available. See it online or order a copy for a friend. Learn more about...
by Larry Richman | Sep 14, 2012
Did you know that there is a special issue of the Ensign and the Liahona magazine written especially for those who have recently joined the Church or are returning to activity in the Church? It has a special message from the First Presidency and loads of article...
by Larry Richman | Sep 10, 2012
The “Follow the Prophet” stories in the Liahona and Friend magazines feature stories about President Thomas S. Monson’s childhood. These stories teach gospel lessons through short biographical pieces from President Monson’s life, quotes from...
by Larry Richman | Aug 20, 2012
In January, I wrote that the Church History Department had scanned all the General Conference Reports in English since 1880 and placed them online in the Internet Archive. They have now added to the Internet Archive the following LDS magazines: The Contributor (1879-...
by Larry Richman | Aug 13, 2012
The New Era and Liahona magazines have begun a series of articles that highlight the standards outlined in the newly updated version of For the Strength of Youth. Each month, a different standard from the booklet will be featured in an article by a member of the Young...
by Larry Richman | Jan 26, 2012
The new Conference Notebook section in the Ensign and Liahona magazines will help you study and apply teachings from recent conference addresses. This new section will appear in 10 issues throughout the year (excluding the May and November issues, which have all the...
by Larry Richman | Dec 16, 2011
A prototype of an interactive Ensign magazine is now available as a free app for iPads and soon for Android tablets. This is an enhanced digital version of the conference issue of the November 2011 issue of the Ensign. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
by Larry Richman | Jun 30, 2011
Spanish and Portuguese speakers can now listen to content from the Liahona magazine online in their own language. Beginning with the June 2011 issue, audio of all of the material printed in the Spanish and Portuguese versions of the Liahona will be recorded and posted...
by Larry Richman | Jun 10, 2011
Why read the Ensign magazine? Watch this video about how the Ensign is prepared. This video was created soon after the redesign of the Liahona (and thus the other magazines) to let Ensign readers know of the changes, encourage them to read the Ensign, and solicit...
by Larry Richman | Sep 6, 2010
I just finished reading through the September issue of the Ensign magazine, article by article, asking myself the following questions: What messages are in these articles that I need to apply in my life? What messages are important to share with my family? What...
by Larry Richman | Aug 16, 2010
This weekend’s issue of Mormon Times published an article on writing for the Church magazines. The article contains good advice and direction if you want to write for any of the Church’s magazines.
by Larry Richman | Nov 6, 2009
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...
by Larry Richman | Oct 3, 2008
You’ve probably heard the acronym PDF, but what is it? PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It is a file format created by Adobe Systems in 1993 for exchanging documents. Let’s say you create a word processing file using Microsoft Word and want to send...
