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If You Served a Full-Time Mission, You Can Be Part of a New Historical Temple Square Exhibit

LDS Living - A new display on Temple Square featuring missionary work is looking for something--you! Or rather, your missionary name badge.  Temple Square is searching for former missionaries who are willing to donate an old missionary badge to a project currently under construction. Here's what they had to say about the undertaking: "We need 1,200 missionary name tags to display in a new permanent exhibit about missionaries at Temple Square. We invite anyone who served a full-time mission to be a part of this exhibit by donating one of their missionary name tags." The tags will be mounted and shared in a visual...

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Can You Use Humor to 'Mourn with Those that Mourn'?

Segullah - We’ve talked here at Segullah before about grief, and how for all of our Mormon doctrine about hope and life eternal and the glories of salvation, Mormons aren’t always that good with grief. We rush to comfort those who stand in need of comfort, but lots of times we do it badly. We want to give hope, but somehow want to do it by pretending that hope and sorrow can’t co-exist (they can). We accentuate the hope (which is good) and ignore the sorrow (which is bad).  I know I have been on both sides of this equation. I know that...

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To Those Who Think 'I'll Never Get Married' (Advice from the Tattooed Mormon)

In the Head of Al - It was a long and incredibly lonely time before I would even be considered for a date, mostly because guys couldn’t get past my appearance. And that was really hard, just barely moving to Utah against my will (but following God’s), being in a new place, not knowing what I was supposed to do there and feeling absolutely and completely alone. (No, not just because of the lack of boys, but in general and in every way you could probably think of). Guys my age were looking for temple worthy girls, however, I didn’t exactly look temple worthy, that they didn’t...

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LDS 'PhoneSoap' Creators on 'Shark Tank' Share How Faith Affected Pitch

Deseret News - Two BYU graduates, Dan Barnes and Wesley LaPorte, appeared on a Jan. 30 episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank” and closed a $300,000 deal with Lori Greiner, the “Queen of QVC," in exchange for a 10 percent equity stake in their company. Their product, PhoneSoap, sanitizes cell phones using ultraviolet light while also charging them. [. . .] The two say that their experiences as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Barnes serving in the Montana Billings Mission and LaPorte in the Brazil Brasilia Mission, helped them learn perseverance. “The mission gives you confidence to talk to people...

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7 Ways to Become More Passionate About the Book of Mormon

Whatsoever Is Good - I know that when I am passionate about something I make it a priority, can talk about it FOREVER, and want to share it with everyone. I have also found that while most of the time that passion might not be shared, people get excited because I’m excited. I think this is how we need to treat and feel about the Book of Mormon, with passion. ... How do we show and get that passion? Through our priorities. There has been a lot of emphasis on real intent lately, and while having a desire is the first step, our real intent...

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LDS 'Trick Shot Titus' Back with More Mind-Boggling Baskets

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TV Host Runs into Missionaries During 'Only Say Yes' Experiment

Kelsey Berteaux - In a new Flemish TV show entitled Ja Jan , a TV host commits to say "yes" to every question asked of him for 60 days. Including when he ran into two Mormon missionaries. Episode 4 of the show, which aired on January 26th, follows Jan as he flips a coin leaving his house to determine the direction he'll walk that day. As luck would have it, he drops the coin, which then rolls to a stop on tails--directing him to walk forward instead of to the right. As he walks, who should he find but a pair of American missionaries...

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16 Beautiful Book of Mormon Scriptures that Will Bring You Comfort

Deseret News - In times of trial, we search for sources of hope. For some, turning to religious books provides the solace they seek. In his epistle to the Romans, Paul wrote, “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope” (Romans 15:4). This list contains 16 verses from the Book of Mormon that can provide comfort and hope. ...

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7 Gospel Lessons Hidden in 'The Hunger Games'

Single-Minded Determination - Set in a dystopian future, the Hunger Games series have captivated millions through its portrayal of how courage, compassion, and selflessness can endure in the face of heartbreaking cruelty. With the new Hunger Games movie in theatres, I felt it would be appropriate to pay tribute to the series through this blog post (You saw what I did there). Here are seven ways that lessons from the Hunger Games apply to LDS youth and single adults. Surround yourself with the right type of people “Choose friends who share your values so you can strengthen and encourage each other in living high...

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For Valentine's Day, the Three Most Important Words Are Not ‘I Love You’

Mormon Women Stand - Please don’t misunderstand, I’m not down on Valentine’s Day. In fact, I quite love it. My only concern is for those who struggle with these types of recognition days, as I have in the past, and to help us all better focus on what it means to genuinely love versus focusing on the romantic kind of love that is marketed at every turn. Thoughts on how we might better focus on the true meaning of LOVE: RED: I love the color red for its symbolism. Red is a color not only of a rose, but more importantly, and most important —...