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Russian Court Rules Against Deportation of Mormon Volunteers

Deseret News - In August 2016, police in Samara, Russia, detained six LDS v olunteers, who had been serving as missionaries until the Church changed their titles to volunteers after a new Russian law was enacted last year, expelling two from the country. A Russian high court ruled Thursday that authorities violated the constitutional rights of two young Mormon volunteers when they expelled the men from the country last year. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation ruled that Elder Nathaniel Worden and Elder Parker Oldham were properly registered as volunteers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and did not violate...

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Mormon Movie Guy Review: What Parents Need to Know About "War for Planet of the Apes"

Jonathan Decker - Note: I review movies for artistry, content, and Gospel-compatible messages. My letter grades are for entertainment value and are not necessarily a moral endorsement of any given film. I assess content without judgment so families can decide what’s best for them. The scripture discussion guides are for those who wish to use these stories to share eternal principles. WHAT’S WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES ABOUT? After a human-engineered virus wipes out millions of people and makes apes super-intelligent, desperate soldiers rage war on peaceful primates who just want to be left alone.  IS IT ANY GOOD? (GRADE: A) Making...

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Harmful Things Mormons Say Without Meaning To

Segullah - Just a reminder to be sensitive about what you say but also to search for the love and true meaning behind things people say that might rub us the wrong way. After my fourth son received his mission call (Canada Montreal, Mandarin speaking) our friends and neighbors celebrated with us and shared all the usual tidbits of information about the mission and people they knew in the area, etc. Oddly, in the midst of all the congratulations, my fifth son heard something different. Over and over people said to him, “Wow, your brothers have all had such interesting mission calls. Ha,...

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Discovery of Pioneer Journal Sheds Light on Temple Square Mystery

Deseret News - What an exciting discovery! On the 170th anniversary of the Saints entering the Salt Lake Valley, a longtime question has now been answered. How long after Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley was land surveyed and designated as the official location of Temple Square? A week? A month? According to a recently discovered journal belonging to pioneer surveyor Jesse Carter Little, the location of Temple Square was known the day pioneers entered the valley, July 24, 1847. In April, Rob Thurston of Provo, Utah, age 60, made an amazing discovery about his great-great-grandfather, Jesse Carter Little. He found his ancestor’s...

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A Grandpa's Perfect Response When His Grandson Said He Wouldn't Report to the MTC the Next Day

Danielle B. Wagner - Thanks to Jason F. Wright for making us aware of this story. There are many angles to this story that have been reported. LDS Living has chosen to share the uplifting response of love and have posted the elder's story in his own words below.  Kaydin Abdul Karim Alabbas was at a difficult place in his life. He was supposed to report to the MTC the next day, but he had no desire to serve a mission and had just announced to his family he had no intention to serve. In addition, he was stranded all by himself in the middle...

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LDS Politicians Send Their Prayers After Sen. John McCain's Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Danielle B. Wagner - After undergoing brain surgery for a blood clot, Sen. John McCain was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The tumor, a primary glioblastoma, is an aggressive tumor which may require treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy. Recently, Sen. McCain's daughter Meghan McCain shared this moving message on Twitter: Statement regarding my father @SenJohnMcCain : pic.twitter.com/SMte9Hkwkq — Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) July 20, 2017 Fellow Arizona senator and Latter-day Saint Jeff Flake called this statement "wonderful" and "moving" and added his own message for Sen. McCain, along with other prominent LDS politicians: Just spoke to @SenJohnMcCain . Tough diagnosis, but even tougher man. — Jeff...

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CBS: NFL Quarterback Passes on $53M Deal Because He Is "Trusting in the Lord," Relying on Faith

CBS Sports - The Washington Redskins offered to pay NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins $53 million in a long-term deal, but one surprising aspect in his refusal of the deal is how much faith played a part in the decision. It's always encouraging to see others live their faith and rely on God, no matter what is at stake. As CBS Sports writes: Cousins went so far as to say that "I could play for the Redskins for the next 10 years on one-year deals," and noted that, ultimately, his faith will determine where he ends up. "First of all, what rarely ever gets reported...

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LDS Mom Gives Birth to Baby Inside Pants at Hospital Parking Lot

KSL - While in the midst of painful contractions, Shamika Hayes experienced one of the worst possible trips to the hospital. “Every single light that we hit was red. It was horrible,” she said. As if giving birth isn’t difficult enough, some women are left with no other option than to give birth wherever they are at the moment. Shamika Hayes is one of those women. Hayes gave birth to her fourth child in the parking lot of Utah Valley Hospital on July 6 after contractions started at around 4 a.m. Lead image from KSL ...

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The Perfect Thing My Husband Did When He Discovered Pornography on Our Child’s Device

N. Beth Cavanaugh - While it's important for your child to know how to act if they see pornography, it's just as important for you to know how to react when you find out they did. The summer we took our kids to a big East Coast city for a vacation, our then 11–year-old was full of tween swagger. He was mortified when handed a kids menu at restaurants and brazenly declared in the middle of crowded city streets that he would "be right back" while wandering out of our sight. As his parents, we vacillated between a desire to let him explore his independence...

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Elder Ballard Shares Touching Story of Blessing His Baby Granddaughter Before She Passed Away: “It’s All Right, Grandpa. I’ll Be Waiting for You”

LDS Living Staff - Life, death, pain, laughter, heartache, and beautiful moments of joy fill every person's experience here on this earth. None of us are exceptions, even those who serve the Lord.  As Elder M. Russell Ballard noted on Facebook: We’re on a journey. We left the spirit world. We left the presence of our Heavenly Parents. Life is not simple. It wasn’t intended to be. People think the Apostles don’t have any trials. We’ve had our problems and challenges. Years ago, a granddaughter was born with a chromosome imbalance, and we knew she would not live long. My son and I went to...

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New Church Video Shows Side of Mary's Relationship with Jesus We Don't Always Think About

LDS Living Staff - Often when we think of Mary, we think of the young woman willing to trust in God entirely and the mother willing to protect her infant son at all costs. But rarely do we think of the humility and faith Mary had to follow her Son and come to rely on Him as her Savior. "She knew more about Jesus than anyone else on earth. She knew that He was sinless. Mary knew of His extraordinary capacity to solve problems," Elder Whitney L. Clayton says. "She had unshakable confidence in Him and His divine power." Just like Mary, our lives are...

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People: Imagine Dragons, Neon Trees, + More Team Up to Help LDS Musician Save Man’s Life

People - “I was dying,” says Corey Fox. “I was on that verge, because when your kidneys are gone—you are dead.” Imagine Dragons, Neon Trees, and The Moth and The Flame teamed up to save the life of Corey Fox—a Provo, Utah, concert venue owner who helped them all get their start in the music industry. When Fox, owner of Velour Live Music Gallery, had chronic kidney failure and desperately needed a new organ, the bands took time off from their tours to throw a benefit concert in April 2016. They raised funds to assist with the transplant and venue costs during his...

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Ellen's Best Moments with Mormons: 8 Latter-day Saints Who Rocked It on the Show

Danielle B. Wagner - From viral YouTube stars to returned missionaries and famous singers to moms, many Mormons have graced the Ellen Degeneres show. Check out some of their amazing reactions and interviews: 1. Ellen Tells Mallory, "No One Has Ever Been That Bad. I Was Crying Laughing" "I don't think anyone has ever played as poorly as you. I was crying laughing," Ellen DeGeneres says of Mallory Willyerd. "Instead of showing people how to play, we show people how not to play using you as an example." Mallory Millyerd appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show back in 2015 when she competed in the game Sorry...

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6 LDS Siblings Make History Competing on "American Ninja Warrior"

Deseret News - What an unusual and exciting family outing! I bet you never thought of American Ninja Warrior for your next family reunion. Six out of the seven siblings in the Souter family, originally from Sandy, competed on American Ninja Warrior , which aired Monday, July 17. Only one sibling, Ryan Souter, advanced to the next round. He failed on the second to last obstacle, but only eight people completed the challenging course in Denver this year. However, he still went far enough and fast enough to qualify for the top 30 contestants who will move on to the city finals. ► You'll...

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The Strangest Prompting I've Ever Received: "Please, Let Me Have One More Day with Him"

Time Out for Women - What a sweet story of a mother's love and how the Spirit can prompt us, even in the most unconventional ways. I was pregnant with our fourth child when something strange started to happen with our family at bedtime. Every night I would carefully tuck in each of our kids. First our oldest son, then our princess, and finally our big, cheeky 18 month-old linebacker, AJ. The routine was predictable, but I found myself doing the oddest thing—as I lay AJ down to sleep, I would inexplicably say out loud, “Please let me have one more day with you.” WHAT A...

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POW Survivor, Convert: I'd Endure It All Again Just to Have the Book of Mormon

Al R. Young - Warning: This article contains some war content that might be disturbing for some readers. When my father, Alfred R. Young, was liberated from a Japanese POW camp at the end of World War II, he weighed 90 pounds—scrawny for any man, but skeletal for someone 6-feet 3-inches tall. His weight, however, was only a shadow of concern compared to his mental and emotional condition after 39 months of wartime captivity. He endured two hellship voyages; physical, mental, and emotional starvation; innumerable beatings; forced labor; disease, psychological abuse; isolation; and six months of Allied bombing raids that eventually obliterated his prison camp, devastated Tokyo and Yokohama, and...

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BYU Professor's App Helps You Record Your Dreams and See What They Mean

Deseret News - What an interesting way for recording dreams and finding out their potential meaning.  BYU professor James Gaskin comes from a long line of dreamers: His grandparents kept dream journals, his parents could easily recount their dreams and he remembers some of his from when he was as young as 3 years old. In a given week, he notes, he could tell you five of his dreams. But while dreaming comes easy to Gaskin, he also realizes that more is not known about dreams than is known. What does it mean if you dream you're flying? Who are people most likely to...

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LDS 11-Year-Old Killed Tragically in Parade While Passing Out Candy Remembered as a "Tender-Hearted, Intuitive Soul"

Katie Lambert - An LDS 11-year-old who died tragically following a parade in Nephi, Utah, on July 14 is remembered by her family as a "tender-hearted, intuitive soul." "Eleven and a half years was not enough, Goose," the Eyre family wrote as part of Grace's obituary. "You were much too fast for us." While attempting to pass out candy to a crowd gathered for the Ute Stampede Rodeo Parade, 11-year-old Grace Eyre was severely injured when she jumped off a truck and lost her footing, slipping underneath a flatbed trailer the truck was towing. The driver, who did not know that Grace had jumped...

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Elder Cook: Sacrament Meeting Attendance "Has Spiritual Implications We Do Not Fully Understand"

LDS Living Staff - Sacrament meeting is a special time each week where members can renew their baptismal covenants and draw strength from the Savior's Atonement. And while members may realize its sacredness in their lives, they may not realize just how important sacrament meeting really is.  In a recent Facebook post, Elder Quentin L. Cook shared why sacrament meeting is so important and the "spiritual implications we do not fully understand" that come from weekly attendance.  Sacrament meeting is the most sacred and holy of all the meetings in the Church. Last October President Monson told General Authorities that progress has been made in...

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Elder Holland Shares Story of Pioneer Ancestors Who Weren't Mormon (+ How His Family Found the Church)

Deseret News - On Monday, Elder Holland shared stories of his Utah heritage, including how his non-Mormon ancestors found the Church.  Though he is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s Mormon and Utah heritage is about diverse as it can get for one person, he said. Elder Holland’s comment came in a July 17 address in the Bowery at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City to a joint gathering of the Sons of Utah Pioneers and Daughters of Utah Pioneers and family members. It was during the second annual SUPer DUPer Day, an...

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"Hercules" + 3 Other Incredible Mormons Who Made It to City Finals on "American Ninja Warrior"

Katie Lambert - NBC's American Ninja Warrior is a test of skill, strength, and endurance that pushes athletes to their limit. But this year, four Mormons have competed on the show and made it to the finals in Los Angeles, and they all have some pretty incredible stories of how they ended up on the show.  Ryan Souter There's always that sibling that convinces his brothers and sisters to do something crazy, and Ryan Souter just might be that person.  Ryan Souter made his appearance on American Ninja Warrior a family affair, inviting six of his seven siblings to compete on the show. Known...

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Sister Eubank: When You’re Already Tired and Can’t Do One More Thing

Sharon Eubank, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency - We've all been at the point in our lives where we feel like we are barely holding on, we can't possibly do one more thing, and then a Church calling or service project comes up. How can we manage it all? Sister Eubank from the Relief Society General Presidency shares some great insights. If you have ever thought “I can’t do one more thing!” or “How does God expect me to do that?” then you will know how I have been feeling over the past several months. If you have, I hope there’s something in my experience that can be of...

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Watch: Dennis Rodman Featured in New Alex Boyé Music Video Perfect for Summer

LDS Living Staff - "This is an original song I wrote after listening to the news and hearing nothing but tragedies on almost every channel," Alex Boyé wrote on YouTube about his new music video "Keep Your Head Up to the Sky." He continues, "If you realized the power of your thoughts, you would never have a negative thought again." In this fun music video that seems a perfect match for summer, Dennis Rodman makes a surprise appearance. ► You'll also like: "Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Sting, + 9 More Music Legends Who've Performed with Mormons" ...

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3 Things to Do Now to Prepare for a Senior Mission Later

Marnae B. Wilson - LDS couples of all ages talk about serving a mission together when they retire. For some, their senior mission will be the first full-time mission they serve, and they are excited to finally fulfill a lifetime dream. But couples often figure their senior mission is something to work on when they are older. They may not realize that there are things they can do right now that will make their future mission possible. Here are three things to consider: Finances First of all, missions cost money. For junior missionaries, the Church has a set amount each missionary contributes for his or...

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