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Church Spokesperson Responds Following LGBT Rally and Protest Outside Church Office Building

Following a peaceful protest and rally outside the Church Office Building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Friday afternoon, Church spokesman Doug Andersen made the following statement:

Podcasts

Latter-day Saint actor Kirby Heyborne reflects on his career and becoming an award-winning audiobook narrator

On this episode of All In, Heyborne recounted how he has seen God open doors and windows in his life.

What Will Happen to Missionaries Currently in the MTC? Reassignments and Self-Isolation Explained

On Friday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Missionary Training Centers worldwide would stop receiving new missionaries. But what does that mean for missionaries currently in the MTC?

Lesson Helps

Need a Kid-Friendly Explanation of the Book of Mormon? Look No Further

By Greyson Gurley

Are your kids lost during family scripture study? Do you want to add a little extra oomph to your now-at-home Primary lessons? Help is on the way!

Elder Quentin L. Cook talks recognition of the potential for new technologies to bless lives and aid in sharing the gospel

In 1935, speaking to a BYU assembly, President David O. McKay prophesied that we would "improve the means of communications until, with radio in our pockets, we may communicate with friends and loved ones from any point, at any given moment." In 1974, President Spencer W. Kimball said, “The Lord is anxious to put into our hands inventions of which we laymen have hardly had a glimpse.” This week in a podcast with Church News, Elder Quentin L. Cook said of new technologies, we now have to “learn how to use them and we’ve got to use them so they’ll bless people.” Elder Cook believes recognizing the potential uses of technology was just one blessing that has come out of a very difficult time over the last year.

Ready or Not, Here Comes Home-Centered Church! 9 Resources to Help You Teach Your Family

Latter-day Saints are known for immediately organizing themselves after council is given. It’s the reason that the Church began, the pioneers crossed the plains, and the gospel has been and continues to be spread all over the world. After the Come, Follow Me curriculum was announced during the October 2018 general conference, Latter-day Saints began implementing home-centered church, and many created resources to help others. Now, less than a year and a half later, it seems we will need to put all those resources to the real test as church, at least for the next couple weeks, will take place in our homes.

Start with a Smile: Watch Lexi Mae Walker and One Voice Children's Choir Sing "Show Yourself" from "Frozen 2"

By Greyson Gurley

Editor's note: Start with a Smile is a weekly Monday feature that starts the week off with family-friendly content.

Podcasts

How Jacob's Teachings About Pride and Polygamy Still Apply Today

By Tamara Uzelac Hall

Editor’s Note: Tammy Uzelac Hall is the host of LDS Living’s Sunday on Monday, a new weekly podcast focused on Come, Follow Me that dives into the hidden treasures of the gospel. Here are questions readers might have in their studies of the Book of Mormon this week, accompanied by Hall's insights that add new meaning to the beloved verses.

Latter-day Saint Life

When general conference was canceled + other conference firsts

By Jannalee Sandau

Did you know that general conference was once held outside the US, and April 2020 was not the first time the public was not invited to attend?

Sponsored: Retired Latter-day Saint Stanford researcher uses stem cells to stop senior memory loss

By Grant Grayson

This article is sponsored by MemNivia.