by Larry Richman | Sep 21, 2013
On September 10th, this portrait of Ephraim Mecham became the one millionth photo uploaded to FamilySearch.org! Ephraim’s photo, along with the other million photos, will now be preserved forever for free online at FamilySearch.org/photos. The...
by Larry Richman | Jun 14, 2013
The FAQ section of the LDS.org Media Library (medialibrary.lds.org) has been updated with some useful information. For example, it now includes the following instructions: How to download video to your computer How to download videos to an Android smatphone or tablet...
by Larry Richman | May 4, 2013
Are you a professional or highly-skilled photographer and would like to serve a Church service mission doing what you love? You can take photos for Church use and serve from home. For more information, go to servicemission.lds.org and search...
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 | Apr 7, 2013
This weekend, members were busy making and sharing memes–graphical quotes and images from the LDS General Conference. Below are a few that I enjoyed. Here are other collections of LDS General Conference memes: Spiritually Thinking All Things Bright and Beautiful, Part...
by Larry Richman | Apr 5, 2013
Below are images from the Church that you can share on social media to invite others to watch LDS General Conference this weekend. Share on Facebook Pin to Pinterest Share on Facebook Pin to Pinterest Share on Facebook Pin to Pinterest Share on Facebook ...
by Larry Richman | Feb 5, 2013
How well do you know your LDS temples? Here’s your chance to find out. Take this challenge on your own, with friends, or with your family just for fun or as part of a family home evening. However you do it, you will see some of the beautiful Mormon temples that have...
by Larry Richman | Jan 17, 2013
The New Era magazine kicked off the year with 4 unique covers on the January 2013 issue. The inside of the magazine is the same, but subscribers will randomly receive one of the 4 different covers. This is part of a new effort from the magazine to ask youth worldwide...
by Larry Richman | Jan 10, 2013
This is the last of a series of articles with suggested resolutions for the new year. See the other suggested resolutions. Set LDS.org as the home page on your browser If you set the default page for your browser to LDS.org, then you’ll get a little bit of...
by Larry Richman | Nov 28, 2012
The Church is phasing out the printing of the large 11″ x 17″ printed pictures used in meetinghouse libraries in favor of using the Gospel Art Book and digital pictures from images.lds.org. If you want to buy any of these pictures for your home,...
by Larry Richman | Oct 31, 2012
A widget is a small piece of code that you can embed into a website or blog that will display dynamic content. For example, below is a widget to promote Mormon.org. It plays different videos from Mormon.org, and also has tabs to see FAQs and to Chat. (Click the + sign...
by Larry Richman | Oct 7, 2012
This weekend, members were busy making and sharing memes–graphical quotes and images from the LDS General Conference. Below are a few that I...
by Larry Richman | Sep 5, 2012
Ever heard of an Internet Meme? A meme (rhymes with “team”) is a virally-transmitted cultural symbol or social idea. It can be as simple as a catch-phrase, fashion, or anything else that spreads through groups of people. The Internet has had a profound...
by Larry Richman | Feb 10, 2012
The scriptures on the Church website (scriptures.lds.org) now provide access to gospel art and New Testament videos. The image below shows the videos and pictures available by clicking in the right column of Luke, chapter 2. Do you find it helpful or distracting to...
by Larry Richman | Jan 18, 2012
Pinterest may be the hottest new social networking site in 2012. Weekly visits are now over 11 million–40 times what they were 6 months ago. Pinterest is a visual pin board where you can collect images you find on the web and arrange them in categories with...