The video On the Lord’s Errand: The Life of Thomas S. Monson is now available online (and it is also embedded below). This biography highlights some of his great memories and experiences. Included in this video are interviews with President Monson, family members, and friends. You can also buy a copy of the DVD in 14 languages.

Below is a video of a devotional address by Elder William R. Walker on May 5, 2013, about President Thomas S. Monson. In this talk, Elder Walker suggests 5 ways to be like President Monson. Read the news article “Five Ways to Be Like President Monson.”

Learn more about President Thomas S. Monson.

Download the free guide The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits in 90 Days.

For more information about how pornography and other Internet dangers impact your brain, your relationships, and your family, check out other free e-books from Covenant Eyes, a Christian-based program that combines filtering with a system of accountability to help your family stay clear of pornography.

Covenant Eyes has a new Mac filter so you can filter your Mac computers in addition to PCs, iPhones, and Adroid devices.

Learn more about how the Covenant Eyes program works.

The Church provides a variety of materials to help parents and leaders in teaching children.

The Handbook 2 and the Family Guidebook provide principles for teaching children.

The following provide suggestions for teaching at a child’s level: Teaching, No Greater Call, the Teaching section of LDS.org, and Teaching Children in the Primary section of LDS.org.

Below are some of the key materials provided by the Church:

• Articles of Faith (8.5” x 11” and card)
• Children’s Conference Activities (ConferenceGames.lds.org)
• Children’s Lesson Helps (LessonHelps.lds.org)
• Children’s Songbook (online and printed book)
• Faith in God (for Boys and for Girls)
• Family Home Evening Helps (at FHE.lds.org)
• Family Home Evening videos (online)
• Friend magazine (friend.lds.org)
• Gospel Art Book (also thousands of images online)
• Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos (BibleVideos.lds.org)
• Mormon Channel has programming for children (such as the weekly radio series Scripture Stories and The Story of Jesus’ Birth) as well as tips for parents (such as Gospel Solutions for Families and Family Conversations)
• One in a Million videos (online only)
• Outline for Sharing Time
• Primary manuals 1-7 (with picture packets)
• Primary Nursery Manual: Behold Your Little Ones (specifically written for use in the home as well as in Primary nursery)
• Scripture stories (4 books, also videos online)
• Scriptures (printed, audio, online)
• The Coat (storybook on the Mormon Channel and as a mobile app for Android and Apple iOS)

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The video below is just one in a series of brief teaching videos that model various ways teachers can get youth more involved in classroom discussions, activities, and learning. These teaching principles can be applied in any teaching situation at church or at home.

Learn more about these videos in the article “Videos Show Easy Ways for Teachers to Involve Students.”

• Watch more teaching videos.
• Find other videos for leaders.
• Read more learning and teaching ideas.

Family history is much more than dates, records, and research. Learn how new online resources make it easy for anyone—young or old—to be blessed by participating in family history.

Read the article “Family History Is for Everyone: 10 Fun Ways to Participate” to discover 10 ways that new online resources can help members of all ages enjoy the blessings of family history.

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The Utah Coalition Against Pornography will hold its 11th Annual Conference on Protecting Children and Families from Pornography and Other Harmful Material on Saturday, May 18, 2013, 9:00am – 1:10pm, at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This conference has become recognized nationally for its efforts to protect children and families from pornography and other harmful material.  Each year, UCAP unites various agencies and organizations who seek to establish and maintain standards of decency in our communities and promote safety for children and families.  The focus of the vast array of presentations in this conference will address the issues of pornography and other harmful material that threatens the foundation of stable life for individuals, families, and communities. The purpose of this conference is to educate the citizens about problems related to obscenity, provide resources and help, and teach people what they can do to promote community standards that will safeguard children and families.

Learn more about the UCAP conference on pornography.

In the last LDS General Conference, Elder L. Whitney Clayton reminded us that “there are no secrets about relevant matters in marriages based on mutual respect and transparency. Husbands and wives make…decisions…together, and both have access to all information.”

He went on to say that “Loyalty is a form of respect. Prophets teach that successful marriage partners are ‘fiercely loyal’ to each other. They keep their social media use fully worthy in every way. They permit themselves no secret Internet experiences. They freely share with each other their social network passwords. They do not look at the virtual profiles of anyone in any way that might betray the sacred trust of their spouse. They never do or say anything that approaches the appearance of impropriety, either virtually or physically. Watch and learn: terrific marriages are completely respectful, transparent, and loyal.”

What ways have you found helpful to be sure that social media doesn’t strain a marriage relationship? Please leave a comment below.

Read Elder Clayton’s full talk “Marriage: Watch and Learn” or watch it below.

In the article “How I promote my new blog posts,” Mike Allton shares 21 ways he promotes his blog posts. You can read the article to get ideas on how to do each.

I thought you’d enjoy sharing these videos with your mother on Mother’s Day.

In the video Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!, teenagers talk about the wonderful things their mothers do. This Mother’s Day, let your mom know how special she is. Share this video with your mother and express your love.

In this video, find out how a father can raise a happy, well-adjusted daughter in today’s increasingly toxic world. Read the full text from Sister Dalton’s address “Love Her Mother.”

Here are a few images to share on social media:

Did you know there are two ways to include a URL in a post on Google+?

1. If you just include it with the text of the post, it will have a rel=nofollow attribute which tells search engines that the hyperlink should not influence the site’s ranking.

2. If you like the site you’re linking to, and you want to positively influence its search engine rankings, click the link icon and it opens a URL box and put the hyperlink there.

Learn more about Google+.