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More 2013 BYU Women’s Conference transcripts available!

Mormon Women - More transcripts from talks from the 2013 BYU Women’s Conference are now available! Here’s a full list of all the PDF transcripts you can read. They are organized in alphabetical order by speaker’s name. ...

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Living long: Religious thinkers ponder the ethical, theological implications of delaying death

Deseret News - For millennia, religion has helped people cope with mortality, teaching that death is not something to fear but is a meaningful step in an eternal journey. During that same time, advances in medicine, nutrition and sanitation have pushed average from 43 years in 1500 in Great Britain to 67 years in 2010 worldwide — and as many as 89 years in Monaco in 2013, according to the website news-medical.net. ...

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Illustrated teachings of President Monson to be released; President Eyring's biography announced

Deseret News - This fall, a new book with the teachings of President Thomas S. Monson will include stories he has shared during 50 years as an apostle and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Consider The Blessings: True Accounts of God’s Hand in Our Lives will include 50 illustrated stories to share with the family and is scheduled to be released at the end of September. ...

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Mormon parenting: To prioritize family, fall back on doctrine

Deseret News - Most people say family is their highest priority, but in the pressure of day-to-day demands, it is challenging to put family first and think about the needs of spouses and children ahead of all the other needs and craziness we deal with every day. Occasionally, we have to pause and think about what we believe and then strive a little harder to apply it. Perhaps one of the most remarkable and distinctive beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is that God has revealed previously lost information and insight about his plan for mankind and the family-centered purpose...

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Diving into dating

Deseret News - To me, my family is a miracle, and I am grateful for them, and love them more than anything. It leads me, naturally, to submitting (finally) to the idea of repeating the process, to creation, to wanting to take what I have experienced in life and create my own family. But then it stings, because I am very much single. ...

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Mormon missionary baller identified as former Orem High basketball star

Deseret News - According to former BYU basketball player Kevin Nixon, one of the missionaries highlighted in the film is Elder Cole Payne, a former basketball and football star at Orem High School in Utah. Nixon shared the video and tweeted, "1 kid I coached at Orem HS, Cole Payne." Nixon also later said Elder Payne's parents had already seen the clip. Nixon said he "first saw the video when Cole's mom posted it on IG and Facebook." ...

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Best of: LDS Living Stories of the Week, August 3-9

LDS Living Staff - You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've put together our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For August 3 through August 9, 2013, these are LDS Living’s top hits. 
Top 5 LDS Living Stories: 
 1. LL Cool J quotes LDS prophet on Twitter {LDS Living Staff} 2. Mormon Men: I Can't Keep My Wife Happy {Kaela Worthen Gardner and Jamie Lawson} 3. Mormon Men: We Keep It to Ourselves + Poll {Kaela Worthen Gardner and Jamie Lawson} 4. What Do Mormon Men Want in a Wife? {Kaela Worthen...

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Hot topic: So . . . When you gonna have kids?

Rational Faiths - I was 31 when I got married, my wife 28--much later than the typical “Utah County Mormon” timeline. We’d each heard “when ya gonna get married?” plenty of times, as if choosing a spouse is like buying a car. Just go find one you like and sign the papers. Done. But finally, sweet tender mercies, we found each other, got married, and started our life together in Lehi, Utah. About a month later we saw my friend Adam and his wife in the produce section of the supermarket. “Have you read the book we gave you yet?” Adam asked. “Not yet.”...

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New Bible Video: Jesus Acclaims John the Baptist/'Come Unto Me'

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LDS Church opens new Colorado storehouse, helping to feed hungry

Mormon Newsroom - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has dedicated an expanded regional bishops’ storehouse in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Church operates over 100 similar storehouses across the United States to provide food and household items to those who cannot afford them. Leaders of local congregations (bishops) coordinate efforts to provide goods for their members and others who are in need. ...