Five Things Not to Say to Someone Who is Grieving
There are many different forms of grief. You may know someone who has lost a loved one, is going through a hard time, or has been diagnosed with depression or another illness. It can be hard to know what to say or do around them. You might feel uncomfortable showing...
Church Guidelines for Picking Up Latter-day Saint Missionaries From the Mission Field
Some parents love to pick up their son or daughter at the end of an LDS mission so they can meet some of the people and get a sense of the experiences their child had while serving a mission. The following are the Church policies from the General Handbook, 24.6.3.1:...
Invite Your Church Leaders to the North Star Conference
Church leaders can attend the North Star Conference at a reduced rate. This is a great chance for leaders to learn about same-sex attraction and gender identify from a faithful gospel perspective. Learn more about the North Star LDS Conference 2024: Understanding...
Learn About People Buried in a Cemetery—Using Your Phone
This Memorial Day, you may want to visit a cemetery, but you aren't sure which one to go to. With a free FamilySearch account, you can get a list of which cemeteries your relatives are buried in, according to the records in the shared Family Tree. You can even see how...
Tips For Staying Safe Online
Use strong passwords. Make sure your passwords are strong and unique for each account. Use strong security settings. Enable two-factor authentication for financial accounts and accounts with important personal information. Be careful about what you click. Don’t click...
Video: Living With the Pain of Childhood Abuse
The Church video "Living With the Pain of Childhood Abuse" is about a woman who experienced the traumatic pain of childhood abuse. The childhood trauma Erin experienced contributed to depression and feelings of hopelessness. God’s grace gave her courage to find the...
What Does the Presiding Bishopric Do?
The Church's article "Presiding Bishopric" explains their function as follows: The Presiding Bishopric is a council of three men who work under the direction of the First Presidency. They manage such matters as humanitarian aid, welfare programs, tithing and fast...
Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide
The Church's Stake and Ward Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide provides tools to help Church leaders create or update their emergency response plans based on local resources and circumstances. The guide helps leaders go through the planning process on an ongoing...
Are You Cyber Safe? For Teens
Here is a game for teenagers to help them determine whether they are doing things that are safe online. In this 10-minute role-playing game, you navigate through fun dilemmas and wacky scenarios to try and spot red flags and avoid negative consequences. Some things...
Internet Safety: Be Wary of Online Strangers
Anyone you meet online could be a threat. In fact, the FBI has estimated that an astounding 500,000 predators are online each day—most of which have multiple online accounts, personas, and profiles. Dating apps, social media platforms, or other messaging apps, in...
Church’s Emotional Resilience Course Available in 30 Languages
The Church's self-reliance manual, Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience can help you build emotional resilience, develop healthy thinking patterns, manage stress and anxiety, understand sadness and depression, overcome anger, and build healthy...
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer
Many religions encourage fasting and prayer as a way to humble ourselves before God by voluntarily refraining from eating and drinking. Some encourage fasting for 21 days each year in January as part of a 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting season. This includes abstaining...