Larry Richman writes daily articles at www.LDS365.com to help Latter-day Saints become more aware of helpful resources from the Church and from others.
He regularly encourages people to hasten the work of the Lord by sharing the goodness of the gospel using social media. He is the author of 101 Ways to Hasten the Work Online.
Larry is the Communications Director in the Priesthood and Family Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The content of Larry’s posts is solely his responsibility and does not necessarily represent the official views of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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