by Larry Richman | Jul 23, 2015
The video “What Mormon Boys Think About Girls” contains a series of candid interviews with LDS teenage boys about their thoughts on dating and girls. Here is a list of other member-created videos I have shared. If you find other videos you think I should...
by Larry Richman | Jul 4, 2015
The topic of study for LDS Young Men, Young Women, and youth Sunday School classes in July is Ordinances and Covenants. The July issue of the New Era magazine has a great article “Ready to Receive the Melchizedek Priesthood?” It discusses the oath of the...
by Larry Richman | Jun 22, 2015
Have you read all the June issue of the New Era yet? This Mormonad poster is on page 11. “What goes in your ears stays on your mind. Choose to keep it upbeat and in harmony with the Lord’s standards. (See D&C 25:12.)” You can also download a full-size...
by Larry Richman | Jun 17, 2015
KSL recently published a great article “Talking to teens about pornography,” where Kim Giles gives tips for having important conversations with teens about pornography. Suppose you discover that your teenage son is viewing pornography with his friends? How...
by Larry Richman | Jun 12, 2015
The article “But What If … ? Questions about Serving a Mission” gives advice to youth and adults who are contemplating serving a full-time mission. As your time to serve a mission approaches, you may ask yourself, “Can I really do this?” Yes, you can! It...
by Larry Richman | Jun 5, 2015
The Church has just provided a new section of LDS.org about Safety and Health at safety.lds.org. The site includes the following sections: Safety in Church Activities. The First Presidency lists safety guidelines for planning Church activities. Activities—Policies and...
by Larry Richman | May 31, 2015
Is your ward or stake planning a youth conference this summer? Family history is a great conference activity that engages youth and provides the protection and direction of the Spirit of Elijah. Several online resources will make it easy to plan activities ranging...
by Larry Richman | May 15, 2015
Here’s a Seminary Funk parody video that a group of LDS seminary teachers created on their last day of class. You may want to share it with your children or with others as a fun way to reinforce the value of seminary. Here is the description posted with the...
by Larry Richman | May 14, 2015
In a historic event, Elder David A. Bednar and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, answered questions from youth all over the world in a live “Face to Face” online event May 12. There were 114,000 live streams in 10 languages to groups of youth in 98 countries. The streams...
by Larry Richman | May 8, 2015
Two new videos highlight the 72-hour service sprees that a few LDS youth embarked on recently. A young man from California and two young women from Japan took a 72-hour service challenge to see how much service they could do in that time span. Hundreds of thousands...
by Larry Richman | May 2, 2015
Are you planning to participate in the next LDS Face-to-Face event with Elder and Sister David A. Bednar? It is perfect for an LDS Mutual or family activity. The event will be streamed live on May 12, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. MDT in 10 languages. You can watch or join the...
by Larry Richman | May 2, 2015
The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day, a day when people celebrate comic books and some comic book shops give away free comic books. Although they are not comic books, the Church offers free downloadable graphic novel versions of the scriptures. Below are...
by Larry Richman | Apr 22, 2015
The Church has released a new music video “Fragile” to highlight the 2015 mutual theme. The music video depicts a young man and young woman who struggle with their identity and face bullying. “Remember what you are worth” is the simple, yet powerful message of this...
by Larry Richman | Mar 23, 2015
In a new Mormon Messages video “Texting Truth,” eight young men preparing to serve LDS missions explain how they use their phones to uplift and inspire each other daily. The young men from Logan, Utah, send group text messages to each other to share...
by Larry Richman | Mar 20, 2015
The next LDS Face-to-Face event for youth will be with Elder and Sister David A. Bednar on May 12, 2015 at 6:00pm MDT. Elder and Sister Bednar will talk about how to strengthen your testimony as you learn a pattern for receiving answers to your questions. Youth from...