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We are frequently asked by we charge a subscription fee to access some of our content areas when much of it is given to us freely. The answer is two-fold:

Providing and maintaining a site like Latter-dayVillage is not trivial. We outgrew the capability of any free web host years ago; we are located hosted on our own dedicated (lea$ed) server in a secure Dallas, TX data center. This ensures our data is safe, secure, and available 24x7x365 for our many visitors. LDV consistently ranks in the top 100,000 web sites on the Internet (compared with Yahoo's #1 and Google's #2), more popular than almost any other LDS resource outside lds.org (ranked 2,210 today). Consquently, Debra and Tim work at this full time; it's our livelyhood. Our original work is the structure and maintenance of the site resources.
Not all of our content is free, much of it is licensed; meaning we pay an author, artist, or provider for the right to resell or distribute their work. These costs are passed on through our membership subscriptions, similar to Deseret Book's online LDS Collector's Library or GospelLink subscriptions. We ALWAYS try to maximize the value we provide for your hard-earned dollars. Also, to ensure our new subscribers satisfaction, we always offer a free one week trial.

We thank our many paid subscribers and shopping cart customers who fund our ability to provide FREE content and email lists to thousands of other Internet visitors.

Update! Annotated Scriptures Preview

We announced in our last newsletter a new subscription service we are preparing; Barbara Gardner's Annotated Scriptures. Barbara has added some of the Doctrine & Convenants version, which is cross-referenced (linked) to the Comprehensive History of the Church and other sources. You can preview the Annotated Book of Mormon, Four Gospels, and the D&C for the next two weeks. See the LDV Annotated Scriptures Home Page for more details.

New Prophets of the Restoration Stickers!

Using original designs by Scott Jarrard, Debra created a new set of stickers that will help seminary teachers with next year's focus on the Doctrine and Covenants and church history. Each sheet includes three sets of all 15 prophets. NOTE: these 1x1.5 inch rectangular stickers coordinate with our Prophets of the Restoration Family Home Evening Kits. And as always, there is FREE SHIPPING on label orders!

Primary Music - What a Deal!

This is the perfect time to get The Primary Music subscription at only $8.95 for access for the next 12 months - with a NEW creative song idea each month. The new songs from May 2006-May 2007 (2007 Primary Theme "I'll Follow Him in Faith") are:

Search, Ponder, and Pray
I Want to Be Baptized (Friend July 2005)
The Gift of the Holy Ghost (Friend Aug 2005)
Truth Restored (Friend Dec 2005)
Sing of Christmas (Friend Dec 2003)
I'll Follow Him in Faith
This Is My Beloved Son

I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
An Angel Came to Joseph Smith
I Want to Live the Gospel
Love Is Spoken Here
Listen, Listen

Plus, you still get access to:

the last seven 2006 songs that are already on the webpage
At-a-glance Primary Outline for 2006-2007
Music Planner for 2006-2007
Motivational Ideas for perfecting the CSMP songs for 2006 and 2007
Choose and Review Idea for 2006 and 2007
CD labels for each year
Song booklets for each year
Music Maker Sticker Design

So you see, you will be able to finish out 2006 with all you need, and get all the new songs for 2007 if you subscribe right away! Simply visit your membership page and select Primary Music!

Primary Scripture Search Bundle Sale

With the new Primary theme for 2007, "I'll Follow Him in Faith" - our Primary Scripture Search Volume 2, "My Garden of Faith" is just what you need! It is 48 searches and activities about the theme of faith that you will be able to use throughout the year! And we are bundling it with our popular Primary Scripture Search Volume 3, "Understanding My Baptismal Covenant" which is always a great gift for children approaching baptism - for a great savings! These books typically sell for $8.95 each, but for the next month we are offering them as a bundle for only $12.95 - you save $6 on the books and another $2.00 on shipping! That is a total savings of $8.00!

Seminary teachers; 24 of the 100 combined scripture mastery verses are covered by chases in these two books!

Last Call, STOMP for Seminary Students

When you teach Moroni 10:4-5, use our STOMP (Students Trying Out Moroni's Promise) stickers to reinforce and remind your students of the power and promise contained in that verse.

Best Regards,

Debra Woods Hamilton, Marketing and Creativity
debra@latter-dayvillage.com

Tim Holder, Technology
Email: webmaster@latter-dayvillage.com