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Why is LDS Charities in the Middle East?

LDS Church News - We are humanitarian service volunteers serving with two other couples in Jordan. Although Jordan is a place of safety and refuge amidst the turmoil of the Middle East, Jordan still experiences many challenges from its interactions with its neighbors. Between a third and a half of the current population of 9 million are refugees who have come to Jordan over the last 50 years. Obviously, this influx has caused tremendous strain on the government and the people of Jordan in terms of housing, health care, roads/traffic and education. Jordan as a nation and as a people have risen to the occasion....

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Robert L. Millet: Hastening the Lord’s Work Within Our Own Souls

LDS Church News - In recent years we have been reminded by our leaders that a significant prophecy is being fulfilled in our day. The Lord said: “Behold, I will hasten my work in its time” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:73). To hasten is to urge on, to accelerate, to move or act quickly. Specifically, the Brethren have called upon the Latter-day Saints to hasten the work of (1) reaching out to those who may not now enjoy the blessings of the restored gospel; (2) extending the blessings of that gospel to those who have died without the opportunity to receive its requisite covenants and ordinances;...

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Conversion Story: "Hi There, We've Been Waiting for You"

LDS Church News - It was a hot summer day as Tarin Virgil headed to the college bus stop in Rocklin, California. As the heat of the afternoon took its toll, Tarin decided to take a breather under a tree on the side of the road. As she paused, Tarin didn’t notice the sign indicating that she was standing outside of an Institute of Religion building for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What she also did not know was that her life was about to change. Earlier that day Brother Paul Watkins, the institute director, had come to the building, to complete...

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Study Finds Religious People are More Happy

Deseret News - By going to a religious service, you’re making yourself happier. According to a study from The Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture, religious people tend to be happier than nonreligious people. The study found that 45 percent of people who attended religious services weekly were “very happy” with their lives. For those who attended a religious service occasionally or never, 33 and 28 percent of people respectively identified as being “very happy,” according to the study. In addition, the study found that religious people are more involved with their communities, which improves their social relationships. But it also...

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8 quotes on religious freedom you may have missed

Deseret News - 2014 was a busy year for The Becket Fund, a public-interest law firm that advocates for religious freedom rights. According to Deseret News National’s Mark Kellner, the law firm won its biggest case of 2014, the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby case, which extended religious freedom rights to for-profit corporations. But this wasn't the only case The Becket Fund tackled this year. As I wrote back in October, the law firm continues to battle for religious rights for businesses, people and companies, and it will do so come 2015, too. "I think Becket has been quite successful in teeing up issues that...

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Hamblin & Peterson: Getting ready to study the New Testament

Deseret News - In the Bible, the term "new testament" or "new covenant" first appears in Jeremiah 31:31-34. "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; after...

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Meet the Mormons at Legacy Theater on Temple Square

ChurchofJesusChrist.org - Meet the Mormons examines the very diverse lives of six devout members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Meet the Mormons will be shown Monday–Saturday at the following times in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building Legacy Theater: 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. ...

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#ShareGoodness Idea: Mormon.org Profile

LDS Media Talk - Today’s #ShareGoodness Idea: Create your own profile on Mormon.org where you can share your story and testimony. Your profile lets visitors to Mormon.org learn more about Latter-day Saints who come from diverse backgrounds but share a deep commitment to Jesus Christ and to each other. Go to Mormon.org/create to get started. After you create a profile, it will be reviewed before it appears online. ...

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19 New Year’s Resolutions Worth Keeping

Mormon Hub - 1. Use your Money to Make Memories: People often make a rational calculation: I have a limited amount of money, and I can either go there, or I can have this. If I go there, it’ll be great, but it’ll be done in no time. If I buy this thing, at least I’ll always have it. That is factually true, but not psychologically true. We adapt to our material goods, but the things we DO can make memories that last. 2. Be More Grateful: Christ healed ten lepers, but only one returned to express gratitude, while the other nine went their...

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20 Great LDS Quotes for New Year’s Resolutions

My Best LDS - Are you ready for 2015? Are you thinking about what lies ahead, maybe making some New Year’s resolutions? Here are a few LDS quotes about the future and goal setting to herald in the New Year! "Personally, I am enthusiastic about the future. You can be too. You are living in the most exciting period of time in history. Many reasons could be cited for that optimism. Yet your greatest source of hope and assurance is that you have the fulness of the teachings of the Master. They will show you how to live a good life. You can receive ordinances...