Taking Charge of Technology: Purpose. Plan. Pause.

Taking Charge of Technology: Purpose. Plan. Pause.

The Church has published an approach to help us take charge of technology―Purpose. Plan. Pause. Technology is one of the greatest gifts of our generation. The gift of technology will allow us to share the light of Christ faster and further than ever before. Read this...
How to Keep Your Family Safe on the Internet

How to Keep Your Family Safe on the Internet

June is National Internet Safety Awareness Month. This article contains links to resources parents can use to learn how to keep the internet a safe resource for you and your family. The non-profit organization Enough Is Enough has created the website Internet Safety...
Internet Basics: A Complete Guide for Seniors

Internet Basics: A Complete Guide for Seniors

Many older adults who lack computer skills or internet knowledge wonder if it is too late to learn. If you’re less than confident in your technology skills, there are plenty of resources to help you. Like many older adults, once you are online, you’ll find that...
Protect Your Family on Their New Christmas Devices

Protect Your Family on Their New Christmas Devices

Did you buy your child a new phone or tablet for Christmas? Do you know what is accessible on that device? Accountability is the key to avoiding pornography and teaching our children how to thrive in the digital age. We have written before about Covenant Eyes, a...
Protect Your Family on Their New Christmas Devices

Protect Your Family on Their Black Friday Devices

Did you buy your child a new phone or tablet on Black Friday? Do you know what is accessible on that device? Accountability is the key to avoiding pornography and teaching our children how to thrive in the digital age. We have written before about Covenant Eyes, a...
Secure Your Church Account with Two-Step Verification

Secure Your Church Account with Two-Step Verification

Two-Step Verification is an additional security feature for your Church Account that helps prevent anyone from using your account even if they know your password. Get started at account.ChurchofJesusChrist.org and choose Two-Step Verification under Security Settings....
Church Publishes Media Safety Website

Church Publishes Media Safety Website

The Church has published a Media Safety site with principles and ideas to help you stay safe while using media and technology. The site is now part of the Life Help resources. (From the main menu on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, select Living Life and then Life Help.) The...
How To Keep Kids Safe Online

How To Keep Kids Safe Online

Did you know: 70% of kids encounter sexual or violent content online while doing homework research 17% of tweens (age 8-12) received an online message with photos or words that made them feel uncomfortable, only 7% of parents were aware of this 65% of 8-14 year-olds...
New Year’s Resolution: Reset Your Passwords

New Year’s Resolution: Reset Your Passwords

In today’s world of online banking, online shopping, online social media, and online banking, chances are you have lots of online accounts. And chances are that you use the same username and password a lot. That’s a really bad practice. SplashData’s...
Church of England Social Media Guidelines

Church of England Social Media Guidelines

The Church of England is encouraging individuals and churches to sign a voluntary pledge to help make social media and the web more widely positive places for conversations. Whether you use Facebook or you are commenting on a news article, we all have different views,...
Cybersecurity 101

Cybersecurity 101

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America. Identity theft can happen to anyone at any age, and it is important to protect yourself and your family from falling victim to this crime. June is National Internet Safety Awareness Month. All month, we will...
Keeping Children Safe from Online Predators

Keeping Children Safe from Online Predators

When children go online, they have direct and immediate access to friends, family, and complete strangers, which can put unsuspecting children at great risk. Children who meet and communicate with strangers online are easy prey for internet predators. June is National...
Online Gaming

Online Gaming

For children, the online gaming world is a virtual playground. Gaming consoles are specialized computers that let you log on, put on a headset, turn on a webcam, and talk to and play with any of the millions of gamers around the world. Many online games have...
Staying Safe from Pornography Online

Staying Safe from Pornography Online

Pornography is freely available online and it is one of the biggest threats to our children’s online safety. Children with unrestricted internet access are just a click away from viewing sexually-explicit material online—either intentionally or accidentally. Depraved...

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