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The Blessings of Continuing to Serve After My Mission

Meridian Magazine - It has been about three months since I received my release and returned home from the mission field. There is not a day that goes by that I don't have a flood of memories about companions, people, and the work.  But ending a mission is only the start of a new beginning.  I have heard of some missionaries who come home and forget about what they have learned and stop doing the things they were taught. I decided that when I came home I would consider it only a transfer from full-time to part-time missionary work. ...

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10 Inspiring Books by Non-LDS Writers

Utah Valley 360 - The LDS book market is a publishing force to be reckoned with, with hundreds of new titles by LDS authors being published every year. Elder Orson F. Whitney said in 1888, “We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own. … In God’s name and by his help we will build up a literature whose top shall touch heaven. …” But The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by no means has the corner on inspiring titles. Here are 10 books by non-LDS writers that teach Christian values, inspire faith and teach of the power of the human spirit....

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Dealing with Opposition While Sharing Your Faith on Social Media

Middle-Aged Mormon Man - On August 19, 2014, Elder David A. Bednar called on members of the Church to get busy using Social Media in positive ways. More specifically he challenged: “Beginning at this place on this day, I exhort you to sweep the earth with messages filled with righteousness and truth—messages that are authentic, edifying, and praiseworthy—and literally to sweep the earth as with a flood.” (link) This topic has been becoming more and more of an emphasis by the brethren for some time. President Uchtdorf, Elder Perry, and Elder Anderson have all made it a point to encourage our use of Social Media...

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My Story as an LDS Latina: Celebrating the Hispanic Mormona

Nelda McAllister - Nelda McAllister (right, yellow shirt) and three generations of her family. I am LDS. I am also Latina. I am proud of both these “features” of mine, and I think they work very well together.  I am also proud to say that over five million of the church’s 15 million members speak Spanish and that the number of Spanish-speaking LDS congregations nationwide have grown at impressive rates in the past decade. These Saints represent so many different heritages and cultures which enrich the Church and strengthen everyone around them.  Still, gaps exist. There are two types of people in the world—those...

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Philadelphia Newspaper Reports on Growing Mormon Population

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Cynthia Greathouse and her husband, Dana, lived for much of their adult lives in Denver, where they raised their family and never expected to leave, but with their adult children settling in other states and her husband receiving a good job offer in southwestern Pennsylvania’s booming energy sector, they recently made the cross-country move. In the process, they became part of the steadily growing population of Mormons in the Tri-State region, now at about 9,000. ...

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LDS Football Star Finalist for Poly Hall of Fame

Daily Herald - For the second straight year, a former BYU football star has earned the recognition of being one of the finalists on the ballot for induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. This year it is ex-Cougar running back/returner Vai Sikahema. Sikahema played for BYU in 1980-81 and 1983-85. He had success as a running back but was well-known for his quickness and evasive ability in returning kicks and punts. ...

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FHE: Judging

Shauna Gibby - Conference Talk: For more information on this topic read “The Merciful Obtain Mercy,” by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ensign, May 2012, 70. Thought: This topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two-word sermon. When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following: Stop it! (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Merciful Obtain Mercy,” Ensign , May 2012, 70.)  Song: “Kindness Begins With Me,” Children’s Songbook , p. 145. Scripture: Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou...

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LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Sep 6 - 12)

LDS Living Staff - Missionaries Give Snoop Dogg Book of Mormon (Photo) In 2008, an article published on April 1st by CNN purported that popular rapper  Snoop Dogg converted to Mormonism . While the story turned out to be an April Fool's hoax, this week, a photo submitted to the LDS Missionaries Facebook showed that a Book of Mormon was given to the rap legend.  Sister 'Otukolo got special permission from their mission president to attend on football game at the Bishop Gorman high school in Las Vegas, where her brother plays. And when her brother told her that Snoop's son also played on the...

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New 'Meet the Mormons' Character Revealed

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Stake Spreads Message of Prayer in Video

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