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In Post WWII Germany, a Young Girl's Testimony Changed Lives

LDS Church News - In 1946, shortly after World War II, the city of Munich, Germany, had been bombed and many of the schools had been destroyed. The outlook for young people looked meager. By searching, 14-year old Isolde Haertl Dellenbach found a commerce school where young girls were admitted to study. After starting at the school, she soon met another girl named Lola. “To me she seemed different and one day she talked to me of her church,” Sister Dellenbach said in recounting her conversion to the Church. “She explained it was the Restored Church of Jesus Christ, which had living prophets. I had...

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Church Leaders Visit Post-Earthquake Nepal (+Photo Updates)

Newsroom - President Sackley, President of the New Delhi, India mission; Elder Valentine, senior missionary in Nepal; and Elder Funk, Asia Area Presidency visited Nepal along with Elder and Sister Valentine, the senior missionary couple who was stationed there when the quake struck. The photos of their trip tell the story: The temples of Durbar Square in Kathmandu.   © 2015 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Elder Valentine walking through Bhaktapur. © 2015 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Bhaktapur   © 2015 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Bracing an historical building.  © 2015 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved  ...

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4 Humanitarian Projects the Church Is Tackling in 2015

LDS Media Talk - The following is information from LDS Philanthropies, the charitable-giving arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These are worthy causes you may want to consider donating to. Making Missions Possible 2015 Goal: $30 Million Nearly 30 percent of full-time missionaries come from non-self-sustaining areas and receive significant financial assistance from the General Missionary Fund.  Sister Marina Andrade developed and strengthened her relationship with the Savior during her mission. Though she fell ill and went home early in a wheelchair, she found the courage and faith to return to finish her mission—a mission made possible by generous donors who...

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Lindsey Stirling Responds to Criticism Over Modesty of Her Billboard Awards Gown

LDS Living - Photo from @lindseystirling . In response to a storm of criticism, Lindsey Stirling commented on Instagram concerning her choice of dress at the recent Billboard Music Awards (where she won for Top Dance/Electronic album ): I’ve received a lot of hate over the last 2 days and I’m sorry for anyone that I’ve disappointed. The dress I wore to the awards was fully lined with tan fabric. But after looking at the pictures, I see that you actually can’t tell that it’s lined. In hindsight it wasn’t the best choice because modesty is important to me. However, more importantly it makes...

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A Mormon, a Muslim, and a Hindu Sit Down Together on a Plane

Deseret News - A Muslim, a Hindu and a Mormon sit down together on a plane. It sounds like the beginning of a bad religious joke, but this is what happened to me recently on a flight from Minneapolis to Atlanta. The next three hours included some of the best discussion of my life. The Hindu, a college freshman in Iowa, was headed home to Georgia for the summer. The Muslim, an immigrant from Sudan, was on his way to take a test for medical residency. Both men are on track to become U.S. citizens this summer. Both are deeply religious, and much of...

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22 Hilarious Baby Mormon Memes

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The Church Is Asking Kids Everywhere to Help With This Fun Service Project

ChurchofJesusChrist.org - Hands, just like service, come in all sizes. The Friend magazine incorporates both into its new “Give Us a Hand” campaign. The campaign, which was introduced in the January 2015 Friend and Liahona, encourages children to find ways to serve. It invites them to find and do an act of service and then trace their hand on a piece of paper, write their act of service on the handprint, and send it to the Friend or Liahona. Handprints are being published in both magazines during 2015 for children to see. “We often receive letters from children telling us how they are...

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LDS Kids Give Cute & Funny Answers to Basic Gospel Questions

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LDS Football Player Lives His Own 'Blind Side' Story

KUTV - It is a beautiful spring morning in the small central Utah town of Ephriam. Home to Snow College where, like clockwork, every year, a familiar sound can be heard at Badger Stadium. It's football time and like all college teams across the country, this team is out to win. Leading this pack of Badgers is one very large lineman. He's number 74, Garett Bolles, 22, a 6 foot 6 inch, 305 pound offensive lineman who packs a heavy punch. He's so good in fact, that he is one of the most recruited junior college players in the country right now with...

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Happy LDS Family with 3 Biological, 4 Adopted Children Shares 'What Family Means'

Mormon Channel - The Church recently announced changes to its adoption policies  and a partnership with Adoption.com . Learn how you can prepare for a temple sealing after an adoption .  ...