It has been about five years since the current LDS.org launched, bringing entire databases of resources directly to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But the Internet has changed drastically since then, and as technology's capabilities increase, so do the possibilities for LDS.org .
The new LDS.org , also referred to as LDS.org 3.0, has been designed to incorporate some of the Internet's strengths, becoming more visually engaging, more useful to members, and easier to navigate.
While some areas of the site are still in development, the creation of the new site was also a good time for Church leaders to refocus the site's strategy.
"We've had LDS.org for many years, but its content has been driven more by what Church departments need to communicate than by the audience's needs," said Elder Craig C. Christensen of the Seventy. "In designing this site, we asked, 'What do Church members need, and how can the Church help them?'"
LDS.org 3.0 focuses on emphasizing the teachings of living prophets, facilitating online gospel study, providing ways to share the gospel, making materials easier to find, and providing content in several languages.