Today FamilySearch announced they indexed the billionth record!  It took about seven years to complete the goal (FamilySearch indexing began in September 2006).  To congratulate volunteers FamilySearch is giving away a free download of an indexing badge. The badge says “A billion records.  A billion stories.  Thanks a billion.  FamilySearch.org” Anyone interested in helping FamilySearch begin their second billion records, [...]

On Thursday, The LDS Church announced it completed an eight year process of making minor revisions to the scriptures.  The vast majority of the changes made were to scripture study aids, while a small portion of the changes were made to the scripture text itself.  Changes to the scripture text itself included minor punctuation or spelling errors.  There were a [...]

Sally Read’s lecture about Rising Star Outreach was very interesting.  Rising Star is a growing non-profit that serves the needs of those with leprosy.  About half (55%) of all lepers on record live in India in dirty conditions. There are about 700 colonies of lepers in India.   Interesting facts about lepers From Sally’s lecture I learned several important lessons about [...]

Here’s a list of financial reasons your family might want to move to Australia. Why move to Australia? Reason #1- All full-time jobs for Australian adults are at a livable wage.  While the minimum wage in America tends to be around $7-8/hour, it’s close to double that (around $15/hour) in Australia. Reason #2- There aren’t as many slums in Australia as in [...]

There are two main baby sleep methods that millions of parents use. One is Ferber’s Crying it Out method and the other is Sears’ Attachment Parenting method. Here is an overview of these two methods designed to help babies sleep through the night. Baby sleep training methods Ferber’s Crying it Out Method Many parents use Ferber’s “crying it out” method when their [...]

On Wednesday February 6, 2013 board members of the Boy Scouts of America will vote on whether or not to allow local chapters of Boy Scouts to allow people with homosexual tendencies to participate in BSA programs. If the homosexual ban is lifted it would allow local Boy Scout groups to choose whether or not to allow homosexuals into their [...]

A fire at a dance club in Santa Maria, Brazil took the lives of over 230 young adults.  The fire has brought a social question to light- are dance clubs safe? Nightclubs in South America In many countries throughout South America there are dance clubs designed for teenagers and young adults.  Often these dance clubs start late at night and [...]

Today at church I gained an insight about what it means to covet. In a revelation the Prophet Joseph Smith received for Martin Harris, it says And again, I command thee that thou shalt not covet thine own property, but impart it freely to the printing of the Book of Mormon, which contains the truth and the word of God— Doctrine and Covenants 19:26 [...]

  In November 2012 we launched a website to help Latter-day Saint missionaries prepare to serve a full-time mission. The new website is an effort to compile 100s of educational travel videos about each country and state where LDS missionaries serve. So far the Prepare to Serve website has compiled over 500 missionary blogs and 500 Youtube videos. In the future [...]

“Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations” Doctrine and Covenants 115:5 Each year hundreds of Latter-day Saint youth “arise and shine forth,” by participating as cast members in the Mormon Miracle Pageant.  In the pageant cast members have the opportunity to share their testimonies by reenacting stories surrounding the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  People come from [...]