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The Powerful Book of Mormon Phrase We Always See but Never Think About
David W. Allan
- I once read a story about a nonmember man who translated the Book of Mormon into Afrikaans . During the translation, he realized how unique many of the phrases were in their English translation, particularly the one we all know: "And it came to pass." He was intrigued because, after all, he once remarked, “how many Englishmen write or say, ‘And it came to pass’?" And It Came to Pass After hearing this story, the next time I picked up my scriptures I noticed that this unique phrase, which is also used in the Bible, is used less frequently as time...
From Atheism to Disfellowship and Back to God: How a Sacrament Prayer Changed Everything for Me
Samuel Brown, excerpted from "First Principles and Ordinances"
- The following excerpt has been republished with permission from faithmatters.org. Two months after graduating high school, I sat with my little brother and two of my closest friends at the sacrament table in our local ward house. It was a plain table covered in Formica, standing immediately below the podium. The laminated prayer cards were glued over a microphone that pivoted out on a tiny drawer when tugged. I sat at the sacrament table that fast Sunday in August 1990 for the first time in many months. I’d been an unruly child raised in a broken home, and I had generally...
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- Are we hearing the call of heaven and the beckoning calls of our Savior? A recent Mormon Channel video beautifully illustrates the principles Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf taught in his general conference talk " A Yearning for Home. " "I believe that every man, woman, and child has felt the call of heaven at some point in his or her life. Deep within us is a longing to somehow reach past the veil and embrace Heavenly Parents we once knew and cherished," Elder Uchtdorf taught. "Some might suppress this yearning and deaden their souls to its call. But those who...
New York Times Best-Selling Author and Former Bishop Explains Why He Looked to the Bible for Confirmation That He Was Teaching Truth
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- Greg McKeown, the guest on this week’s episode of All In , has taught the principles of “essentialism” to some of the biggest and most successful companies in the world, including Apple and Google. His writings have been published in Fortune , Politico, and Harvard Business Review, among others. But he is also a husband, father and former Latter-day Saint bishop who seeks to apply in his own life the principles that he says are found on nearly every page of scripture. “Essentialism” is, as McKeown’s book of the same name says, “The disciplined pursuit of less.” It is a mindset...
With 3 Sons Who Hear and 3 Sons Who Are Deaf, How One Latter-day Saint Family Stays Anchored by Faith
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- Early on in their marriage, Scott and Lori Featherstone describe themselves as being "dirt poor" — it took years before they fully furnished their home. The reason for this, Scott Featherstone explained, was because every spare dime they had went toward buying new hearing aids. Three of the Featherstone’s six sons were born deaf. But Joseph, Zach and Ben Featherstone want to set the record straight: They are just like everybody else. "We want you to feel like you can treat us as your equal. Because we are your equal," Ben Featherstone told the Church News . "I've been in settings...
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The Powerful Book of Mormon Phrase We Always See but Never Think About
David W. Allan
- I once read a story about a nonmember man who translated the Book of Mormon into Afrikaans . During the translation, he realized how unique many of the phrases were in their English translation, particularly the one we all know: "And it came to pass." He was intrigued because, after all, he once remarked, “how many Englishmen write or say, ‘And it came to pass’?" And It Came to Pass After hearing this story, the next time I picked up my scriptures I noticed that this unique phrase, which is also used in the Bible, is used less frequently as time...
From Atheism to Disfellowship and Back to God: How a Sacrament Prayer Changed Everything for Me
Samuel Brown, excerpted from "First Principles and Ordinances"
- The following excerpt has been republished with permission from faithmatters.org. Two months after graduating high school, I sat with my little brother and two of my closest friends at the sacrament table in our local ward house. It was a plain table covered in Formica, standing immediately below the podium. The laminated prayer cards were glued over a microphone that pivoted out on a tiny drawer when tugged. I sat at the sacrament table that fast Sunday in August 1990 for the first time in many months. I’d been an unruly child raised in a broken home, and I had generally...
New York Times Best-Selling Author and Former Bishop Explains Why He Looked to the Bible for Confirmation That He Was Teaching Truth
LDS Living
- Greg McKeown, the guest on this week’s episode of All In , has taught the principles of “essentialism” to some of the biggest and most successful companies in the world, including Apple and Google. His writings have been published in Fortune , Politico, and Harvard Business Review, among others. But he is also a husband, father and former Latter-day Saint bishop who seeks to apply in his own life the principles that he says are found on nearly every page of scripture. “Essentialism” is, as McKeown’s book of the same name says, “The disciplined pursuit of less.” It is a mindset...
When Your Life Doesn't Turn Out How You Planned: One Beautiful Truth to Remember
Laurel Christensen, excerpted from "The Faith Experiment"
- I don’t know about you, but I had a “plan A” for my life. (Surely I am not the only girl who attempted to plan out her life.) I remember sitting around with some of my girlfriends one day when we were all in college. We were discussing my “plan A,” and that led to “plan B” ... which led me to think about “plan C.” I sort of wrote out my life plans and realized that I was already on “plan K.” (And this was a problem because I hadn’t even served a mission yet. By the time I went...
12 Meaningful Gifts for Those Who Are Grieving
Regan Crandall
- Grief is part of our life here on earth and can come from a variety of sources. However, that doesn't make it any easier. We all want to help our friends and family that are grieving, but sometimes it's hard to know how to help. Each person's grief is as unique and personal as their life, but we've compiled a few suggestions that we hope can help you as you comfort the ones you love. When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything In this uplifting book for all ages, best-selling author John Bytheway shows...
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The Powerful Book of Mormon Phrase We Always See but Never Think About
David W. Allan
- I once read a story about a nonmember man who translated the Book of Mormon into Afrikaans . During the translation, he realized how unique many of the phrases were in their English translation, particularly the one we all know: "And it came to pass." He was intrigued because, after all, he once remarked, “how many Englishmen write or say, ‘And it came to pass’?" And It Came to Pass After hearing this story, the next time I picked up my scriptures I noticed that this unique phrase, which is also used in the Bible, is used less frequently as time...
Creating a Scripture Study Plan + More Amazing Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with the Gospel Library App
Jannalee Sandau
- With hundreds of pages of scriptures, manuals, and Church magazines, it seems impossible to use it all. But tools like the Gospel Library app are a wonderful way to study the scriptures, general conference, or the teachings of latter-day prophets anytime and anywhere. Check out these eight things you didn’t realize the Gospel Library app could do to make your studying more effective. Note: While the general functions of the Gospel Library app are the same, the way they are accessed may vary slightly from device to device. 1. Create Multiple Study Plans and Add Daily Reading Reminders If you like...
17 Study Guides to Help Your Family Dive into the Book of Mormon
LDS Living Staff
- Sometimes we need a hand when studying the scriptures. The language can be difficult to translate into modern vernacular, the names can be so similar it's confusing, and Hebrew cultural practices are unknown to most of us. Here is a list of awesome Book of Mormon study guides broken down into kids and family, beginning, intermediate, and advanced to help you in your personal and family scripture study. For bite-sized Book of Mormon reading assignments and thought-provoking questions, follow @BofM365 on Instagram and join 120K others in reading the Book of Mormon in one year. For Kids and Families The Book of Mormon Family...
When Your Life Doesn't Turn Out How You Planned: One Beautiful Truth to Remember
Laurel Christensen, excerpted from "The Faith Experiment"
- I don’t know about you, but I had a “plan A” for my life. (Surely I am not the only girl who attempted to plan out her life.) I remember sitting around with some of my girlfriends one day when we were all in college. We were discussing my “plan A,” and that led to “plan B” ... which led me to think about “plan C.” I sort of wrote out my life plans and realized that I was already on “plan K.” (And this was a problem because I hadn’t even served a mission yet. By the time I went...
12 Meaningful Gifts for Those Who Are Grieving
Regan Crandall
- Grief is part of our life here on earth and can come from a variety of sources. However, that doesn't make it any easier. We all want to help our friends and family that are grieving, but sometimes it's hard to know how to help. Each person's grief is as unique and personal as their life, but we've compiled a few suggestions that we hope can help you as you comfort the ones you love. When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything In this uplifting book for all ages, best-selling author John Bytheway shows...
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