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WHAT's NEW AT LDV

For some time now Debra and I have been writing an LDV blog that details what is new and upcoming at LDV. To see it, click What's New in either the Leisure or Support main menu. Or you can just visit:

http://blog.latter-dayvillage.com, which also works. Some of what you will read there include:

OUR MENU'S HAVE CHANGED

  • We changed our main menu entry ‘Inservice’ to ‘Resources’. Feedback and research told us that only long-time church members still associate the term ‘Inservice’ with training and resources, so we decided to choose a more recognizable word. Perhaps we will have to do less explaining with this simple fix.
  • Added menu items for our Village Download Depot Club, in both the Resources and Leisure categories. We are very proud of this new concept, a monthly collection of LDS oriented, downloadable clipart (and fonts), and want to make sure everyone can find information about it.
  • Fixed some bad menu links. There were no really broken links, just some better page choices.
  • Pointed the What’s New menu to our blog.
  • Updated the LDS links menu entries to point to the new links pages

NEW LDS LINKS SYSTEM

We upgraded our LDS links system to a commercial product that makes it easier for us to add and maintain all of the links we list. Our LDS links have a two-fold purpose:

  1. Provide our members with access to other internet resources that can help with their church callings or family life.
  2. Give us a mechanism to expand and encourage other sites to exchange links with us. This drives more traffic to our site; which in turn allows us to continue to improve what we offer.

 
ANNOTATED SCRIPTURES NEWS

Barb Gardner recently added the Old Testament to the Annotated Scriptures. We redid the Annotated Scriptures home page so you can read more information about all of the wonderful work she has done with this product.

No matter what your LDS calling is, our Annotated Scriptures are sure to help with your understanding and presentation of the standard works. Sign up for a free trial today!

Old Testament Highlights

Music

Fun songs such as “Jonah and the Whale,” “Ezekiel and the Wheel,” and “Go Down Moses,” have been included to add some fun to your lessons.

PowerPoint Presentations

The story of Judah, Joseph and the rise and fall of empires are a few of the presentations available for you to use on their own or incorporated into your own lessons.

Text
Comparisons

You will find, clearly delineated, the comparisons of the Book of Moses with Genesis, OT Isaiah with the Book of Mormon Isaiah as well as the JST highlighted throughout.

Jeremiah

The Book of Jeremiah is presented in its current form in the OT as well as in its chronological sequence as delineated by the historical events that Jeremiah includes in his record.

Cross
References

You will find the same system of cross-references as in the other Annotated Scriptures including General Authorities, Insights from noted scholars, Teaching Emphasis, Object Lessons and Stories

Graphics

MormonAds as well as Gospel Library Art are placed in their appropriate places as a reminder of their availability as you prepare your lessons.

February Collections Still Available!

OH MY! HURRY, ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT! For February 2007 only, we are offering TWO MONTHS worth of collections for the price of one! Join now and you will be able to download the two beautiful January Collections and these two delightful new February Collections, along with the four coordinating FONTS!

SEE ALL COLLECTIONS

PRIMARY NEWS
The Primary Home Page has just been updated - a great new look and functionality - and updated information. VIEW

Wonderful new music CD that teaches your children to memorize scriptures - Volume I songs based on the 2007 Monthly Scriptures.

Features the music of Brenda Hebert and Michael Dowdle.

LISTEN TO SAMPLES FROM ALBUM

MONTHLY THEME POSTERS by Serene Heiner

Available exclusively at Latter-day Village in our Primary Membership and Primary Leadership subscriptions

New Sharing Times, Lesson Supplements, Scripture Searches, Newsletter Templates, and more added each week.

SEE ALL PRIMARY RESOURCES AT LDV

STICKERS STICKERS STICKERS!

We have a variety of great Primary Stickers available in our store with FREE SHIPPING in the United States.

Young Women Digital Art Products
These YW digital art collections are so wonderful with new ones on the way! We will soon have YW Handouts by Courtney White for the 2nd Quarter available in our store. These have been extremely popular with YW leaders.
SEMINARY NEWS
 

SEMINARY FILING CABINET

We finally finished putting all of Margene Von Forell's DC lessons into the filing cabinet. We only have one more file to go; we will be adding her "Faith in Every Footstep" board game within a week or so.

Note that there are now more than 1000 DC Church History specific articles in the filing cabinet, not including the 27 DC related scripture mastery items. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this collossal collection.

SEMINARY GIFTS

Teachers, looking for inexpensive student graduation gifts that fit within your budget? Here are a few suggestions:

Premium gift suggestions:

MARCH MADNESS

One of our most popular wintertime activities is March Madness. Linda Harper got us all involved with the college basketball themed activity that can be as wild and wacky as you want to make it. Linda hasn't issued her DC version yet, but several past versions are available so you can prepare now. NOTE: the basic game outline and play does not change, only the clues, which should be DC based this year.

Best Regards,

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

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