For nearly a decade, the Newsroom Web site has provided journalists, and the public at large, with news and information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Read about the progression of the Newsroom site from 2000 to today in an article on the Newsroom Blog.

At the end of the article, they invite your suggestions to improve the LDS Church Newsroom site.

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DVDs and audio CDs of the October 2009 LDS General Conference are now available at Church distribution centers or online at LDSCatalog.com.

Last month, we reminded you that you can subscribe to get the general conference DVDs and audio CDs mailed to you automatically as soon as they are available. If you had subscribed, you would have already received your DVDs or audio CDs.

Of course, you can also access all the same audio and videos files online at no charge at generalconference.lds.org.

Read about more ways to access LDS general conference.

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The LDS Church’s Mormon Messages channel was just named the “Best Use of YouTube” at the 2009 Utah Social Media Awards.

The Utah Social Media Awards recognize excellence in social media practitioners and practices throughout the state of Utah.

The judges said this was a great use of a very accessible media medium for an organization with a growing global audience. They praised the channel’s more than 24,000 subscribers and 1.5 million channel views as a great example of sharing inspirational video content in a social media environment.

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The Church Music site on LDS.org (music.lds.org) contains links to all the music and music-related resources that the Church has placed online. Along with sheet music, resources include an interactive music player to play, read, or transpose hymns and children’s songs. Access learning materials on conducting music, accompanying others, teaching songs to children, adding variety to singing, and learning music symbols and terms. Site visitors can search for songs with a variety of keywords, and songs can be downloaded as MP3 files.

Visit the Church music site if you want to

• Learn parts to the hymns
• Download Church music from the Hymns, Children’s Songbook, or other Church-related music
• Prepare talks and lessons using the music
• Learn basic music skills (conducting and keyboard)
• Assist in learning your Church calling
• Listen to music while working at the computer
• Manipulate hymns (transpose to different keys, speed up and down, print sheet music)
• Sing together in Family Home Evening
• Search hymns for words, phrases to use in talks, lessons, and FHE
• Links to music in Church magazines
• Simplified hymnbook in languages (Hymns Made Easy)
• Reference organ manuals

From the News of the Church article which introduced the Church music web site in 2004: ‘The most important benefits of the new site will be spiritual. As the First Presidency teaches in the preface to our hymnal, music has the power to move us toward greater spirituality in our homes and families.  Whether or not members have a background in music, the site will help them in studying doctrinal principles, conducting family home evenings, serving in Church callings, and teaching the gospel in many settings.”

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Have you seen the new catalog Gospel Resources for the Home?

This 8-page mini catalog shows basic materials you can use at home to teach the gospel, such as scriptures, general conference products, magazines, music, gospel art, books, manuals, pamphlets, videos, and CDs.

In addition to viewing it online, you can also order a printed copy of the Gospel Resources for the Home catalog.

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See the new LDS Church page Finding Hope at lds.org/topic/finding-hope. With text and multimedia, it addresses the questions “What does it mean to have faith in Christ?” “How does faith in Jesus Christ affect my life?” and “How can I increase my faith?”

This is one in a series of new topic pages on LDS.org. See an index of the new topic pages on LDS.org.

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See the new LDS Church page on the Book of Mormon at lds.org/topic/book-of-mormon.

It explains how The Book of Mormon is a companion scripture to the Holy Bible, providing another testament to the ministry of Jesus Christ.

With text and multimedia, it addresses the questions “What is The Book of Mormon?” “How can reading the Book of Mormon affect my life?” and “How can I know for myself that the Book of Mormon is true?”

This is one in a series of new topic pages on LDS.org. See an index of the new topic pages on LDS.org.

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A Washington, D.C., based advertising and marketing firm has recognized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a Public Service Announcement (PSA) produced on the importance of fatherhood.

Read more about it on the Church’s Newsroom site.

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Beginning with the November 2009 issue, the New Era magazine will feature a section titled “General Conference and You.” The intent of this new sec­tion is to help teens study and learn from the conference messages. This section will be included in each May and November issue of the New Era, which directly follows general conference, and will include:

• Quotes and stories from the conference messages
• A list of questions answered during the preceding general conference
• Quotes from talks directed to youth of the Church
• Reference materials, such as a list of all scriptures and hymns quoted in conference
• Testimonies from teens all over the Church about their confer­ence experience

This new conference section will also inform teens about where they can go to find complete conference talks in text, audio, or video format. Internet links will also be provided to the New Era Web page where ad­ditional conference materials are available, including a slide show of youth at conference. This new section will also be a great resource for parents, teachers, and leaders of youth for post-conference dis­cussions in family home evening, Sunday School, Mutual, and even seminary.

The November 2009 New Era magazine is now online. Remember, that in addition to seeing the text, you can also view the full graphic layout by clicking View as PDF on the format bar.

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Conference on the Affects of Pornography on the Brain in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Rexburg, Idaho.

Last year, we told you about an anti-pornography conference in Idaho. The promotional video about that conference was viewed nearly 53,000 times!

This year’s conference will be on Saturday, November 14, 2009, in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Rexburg, Idaho. Dr. Donald Hilton, noted neurosurgeon from San Antonio, Texas, will be the keynote who will speak on Visual Addiction: The Affects of Pornography on the Brain.

To see the conference schedules in these three cities, and to get free tickets, go to www.cfdec.org or www.citizensfordecency.org. View/Print a flyer about the conference. See the TV commercial below.

At the conference, Dr. Hilton will share his recovery recommendations, as well as recent scientific findings which compares a brain that is on cocaine with one that is affected by natural addictions such as pornography. He says the similarity is remarkable and physical brain cell shrinkage occurs with all of these addictions. This shrinkage in the frontal lobe of the brain, according to Dr. Hilton, may cause impaired judgment, in a similar way to a head trauma patient. He then bridges the gap to help leaders and parents know what recovery methods have the greatest chance of success. To learn more about Dr. Hilton, see www.forwardpress.org.

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