People have taken advantage of this technology and have turned a device that use to just let you make calls into a place to get fed from the word daily. It is not an uncommon sight to scan the audience of a church service and see more cell phones out then Bibles. The development of “apps” for mobile devices have made it possible to be able to access your bible right in the palm of your hands. Though the Daily Universe announced its plans to switch to a weekly print publication by the end of April 2012, daily content will still be added online and through this app, which provides access to student-produced news stories, a calendar of campus events and even the latest university police beat report.īYU Studies - currently Apple devices only released June 2010.Its amazing that you can read your Bible from your cell phone. Users can get ticket information, browse Cougar Club resources and check team stats from within the app.īYU Daily Universe - Android and Apple devices released September 2011. The official app of the BYU Athletics Department, this app delivers to devices news and video for all 19 of Brigham Young University's sports teams. Users who own an Apple TV can also wirelessly stream to a television set in high definition through a technology called "AirPlay," making cable or satellite connections unnecessary for those with Wi-Fi access.īYU Cougars sports - currently Apple devices only released September 2011. The app provides a full channel schedule, syncable custom playlists with and access to on-demand shows. Users can "see the good in the world" in full HD with the BYUtv app, which streams live BYU Television right to the device after logging in with a free BYUtv account. Mormon Channel - Android, Apple, Blackberry and webOS devices released June 2009. The updated app also allows users to play back scripture audio, listen to the hymns or read conference talks and magazine articles in simple black-and-white text. Updated in 2011, the Gospel Library app features searchable standard works and Church manuals and now provides annotation and highlight syncing with LDS.org’s Study Notebook through an LDS Account. Gospel Library - Android, Apple, Blackberry, webOS and Windows Mobile devices released April 2010. A free LDS Account, which is used to sign in to LDS.org, is required to use the app. In addition to providing a stake's or district's membership information - and callings - available to members, the app also provides users a way to send group text messages (to members on a home teaching route, for example), locate homes on a map and view calendar information. LDS Tools makes having a searchable, updateable ward or branch directory that syncs with LDS.org a reality. LDS Tools - Android, Apple and Blackberry devices released November 2010. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, the app also helps users memorize the 13 Articles of Faith. Users can access pre-made digital flashcards, keep score in quizzes and memorize by hiding letters from scriptural passages. Seminary students aren't the only ones who can use the Scripture Mastery app to learn the seminary program's 100 scripture memorizations. Scripture Mastery - currently Apple devices only released January 2011. Users can share content to social media from within the app, and parents and leaders can also find ways to use the app to teach at home or at Church. Now those videos come to the iPad.īy combining videos, articles, music and "Mormonads" into one place, the LDS Youth app gives young men and young women an interactive way to explore Church youth content. 4 the "Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos" - the Church's Christmas gift to the world last year - members were awed and inspired by the quiet, reverential tone of the videos. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, announced at the First Presidency Christmas Devotional Dec. (On, links are provided to each app in this article by clicking on the device type next to the app's title.)īible Videos - currently iPad only released December 2011. Here's a look at each offering, all of which are available free of charge through the mobile device's respective store or marketplace. Available for free in the Windows Marketplace, the app contains the complete text of the Book of Mormon in a small, easy-to-download format, which, when users download the app, senior app engineer David Staheli said on an LDS Tech blog post is "like handing out … copies of the Book of Mormon." The Book of Mormon app for Windows 7 Phone, released in September 2011, is just one of those apps. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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