Elder D. Todd Christofferson was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 5, 2008. At the time of his...

Ezra Taft Benson was the 13th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death in 1994. He also was a government official who served...

President Henry B. Eyring was sustained and set apart as second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, January 14, 2018...

Elder Ulisses Soares was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 31, 2018...

Elder David A. Bednar Last update: May 2022. Also see other collected talk by Church Leaders I am listing below all Elder David A. Bednar's talks, not just those that he...

all President Dallin H. Oaks’ talks, not just those that he gave when he was as a General Authority of the Church, but also those given by him before, with the...

A few pictures and videos of Venice, Italy, one of the best cities in world, and my personal favorite and a little bit of its history...

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf was called as second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on February 3, 2008. He served in that position...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints completed its second-to-last week of production for season three of the Book of Mormon live-action. The first video of the series will be...

I am listing all Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s talks, not just those that he gave when he was as a General Authority of the Church, but also those given by him...

I am listing below all Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk, not just those that he gave when he was as a General Authority of the Church, but also those given by...

Upholders meet inner and outer expectations. They love rules, having a clear plan and are self-motivated and disciplined. Clearly tell them what needs to be done and they’ll lead the way...

Italian Family There are several recent posts in the FamilySearch Blog about Italian genealogy (family history). I am listing 7 of them here with a short introduction. To read the full...

Depending on a person’s response to outer and inner expectations, that person falls into one of four distinct types: Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels...

It is easy to talk about great ideas as if they were light-bulb moments, sudden epiphanies where everything comes together at once...but that's rarely how it works...

There are several recent posts in the FamilySearch Blog about African American genealogy (family history). I am listing 5 of them here with a short introduction...

There are several recent posts in the FamilySearch Blog about genealogy (family history) for Mexico. I am listing 10 of them here with a short introduction...

Hunches or ideas emerge within the realm of possibilities at any given stage and innovation gradually develop over time. They do not come from random lightbulbs moments, flashes, or epiphanies...

Visualization of two dimensions of a NK fitness landscapeBy Randy Olson - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, File Steven Johnson uses the concept of the “adjacent possible” in his book “Where...

The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Prophet Joseph Smith first wrote them in response to a letter...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian church in America. However, despite the faith’s growth and presence, relatively few people are familiar with Mormon beliefs...