** 9/29 Note: The Newsroom Blog is currently unavailable. It is undergoing changes along with the LDS.org beta. We will watch for its return and update LDS News as needed. **
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Read. Watch. Listen.
• Read the latest news as well as numerous other current stories, blogs, and messages of inspiration, all from official Church and Church-owned sources.
• Watch the Church's The World Report videos.
• Listen to the talks and music from the latest General Conference.
Currently with 23 different services from which to choose and you never have to leave the app!
LDS News even remembers which stories you've already read and which Conference talks you've already heard while using it.
It's not just a simple RSS reader like others out there, this is packed with features that make it useful and enjoyable. Like a story you read? It's easy to send an email with its link to yourself or somebody else. Or you can email the full text of a Daily Gem along with the link to the talk from which it was taken!
On an airplane or off the network while at scout camp? The Gems, Newsroom Blog, and story lists that are currently loaded can be read while offline.
So many convenient features makes this the best resource for keeping up with what's going on in the Church. Read on to find out more about them.
The services currently being offered are:
• General Conference streaming audio -- talks and music. Can play in the background on iOS 4 devices while you do other things on your iPhone or iPod.
• The World Report streaming video podcasts.
• 6 Church news feeds:
- LDSChurchNews.com
- News Around the Church
- LDS.org Home Page
- Newsroom
- Newsroom Blog
- LDS Tech
• 6 Mormon Times daily news feeds:
- Main page
- Today in the Bloggernacle
- Arts & Entertainment
- Mormon Living
- Studies & Doctrine
- Mormon Voices
• 5 Gems:
- Daily
- Family
- Young Single Adult
- Youth
- Church History
• 4 Deseret News feeds:
- Utah stories
- BYU Sports
- U of U Sports
- Utah State Sports
• Arrange in your preferred order.
• Keeps track of stories you have already read or which talks you've already heard and indicates how many remain unread.
• Indicates when the most recent story or Gem was posted.
• Story links can be easily emailed to yourself or others. Plus, email is now integrated into the app so you don't have to leave LDS News to send them.
• Gems can also be emailed with the title, author, the full text of the Gem, and the link to the talk from which the quote was taken.
• And, especially useful for iPod Touch users, limited offline support. The most recently downloaded Gems and story listings, plus the new Newsroom Blog, can be viewed while offline, be it on an airplane or if you lose signal somewhere.
• All times and dates displayed in your local time zone.
• Item caching to limit network traffic and for quicker loading of stories at launch.
Note that this application has no affiliation with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All content is offered through RSS feeds and is owned or provided by the respective service and presented here according to the rights outlined by the Church. 2009-10 Terence Worley
LDS News reviewed by Users
Very useful Thanks for making such a great way to access the latest church news, I use it all the time. And the bonus of having the Deseret News stories makes it so much quicker now to scan the other latest news around Utah. The interface seems well thought out and clean and it is nice to not have to leave the app to view the videos. Keep up the good work!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- LDS News review by
Cal_Eddie
Convenient This app is great! Church and sports news all in one convenient place.
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Version 1.0
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Jun 1, 2009
- LDS News review by
Sylvan2415
Excellent app. Works just as it should This app works perfectly. It brings together LDS-related news from various sources (Deseret News, Church News, BYU sports, etc.) in a very clean, easy-to-use interface. It is customizable so that you can choose which sources you want to appear on your list. Very well done!!
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Version 1.1
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Sep 30, 2009
- LDS News review by
boomalatty
Love this app! This app makes it possible to keep up with news, events, and doctrines of the church. We can't all afford the papers nor live where we have access to information. Love the tech that makes it possible.
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Version 1.2
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Oct 17, 2009
- LDS News review by
jabdaree
Great App! Worth the Price!! Love the app! Great way to access church-related talks and info AND keep up-to-date with my beloved UTES!!
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Version 1.2
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Oct 19, 2009
- LDS News review by
cevanj
Not worth the price The app works, you get access to LDS News etc. I would rather spend $0.99 on just LDS News. The other 2 news sources have a lot of articles from LDS News, making them almost pointless. The LDS Gems are not that great. And the videoes are cheesy. I seem to see the same news articles over and over. I am not sure if that is the app or the news feeds. I would like to see the Church magazines in this app. That would make this worth the price.
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Version 1.0
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Jun 5, 2009
- LDS News review by
Dferriman
Fun and convenient What a fun and easy way to keep up with what's going on in the Church.
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Version 1.0
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Jun 1, 2009
- LDS News review by
Me20046
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