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It's Definitely a Mormon Marriage Proposal If . . .

Alexandra Mortenson - Sometimes there are dead giveaways that someone is a Mormon, and marriage proposals are no different. We scoured the internet world of marriage-proposal videos and found these dead giveaways. It's definitely a Mormon marriage proposal if . . . He Popped the Question in Front of Her Seminary Class Jamie was a seminary teacher at Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs, Utah, when a couple of her supervisors invited her into their office to talk about some "upcoming changes." When she returned to her classroom, her boyfriend popped out from behind her desk and announced that he was going to be...

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Church Pulls All LDS Volunteers from Turkey

Newsroom - On Sunday, April 29, 2018, Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff released the following statement: Due to a prolonged period of heightened political tensions in Turkey, all of our volunteers serving in that country have been temporarily reassigned. This includes 20 young men, 4 young women, and 5 senior couples. They will be temporarily reassigned to other regions in Europe, Asia, and North America. Additionally, four volunteers who are nearing the end of their service will return home. The safety of our volunteers is a primary concern for the Church, and we work diligently to monitor conditions and make adjustments as needed in...

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Sponsored: Medical Coding Could Be the Profession for You

LDSBC - Maybe you’ve heard about a profession where, after a medical exam, workers use physician records to document patient diagnoses and treatments? It’s called medical billing and coding. Medical coding is an international system used in 100 countries. Did you know that medical coders in Salt Lake City make, on average, $41,830 annually, and there’s a growing need to hire more coders? [i] Additionally, recent reports by groups such as AARP and the Utah Foundation project an increase in salaries for medical billing and coding professionals. Also, after a few years as a medical coder, there may be an opportunity to become...

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4 Famous Actors Who Starred in LDS Church Videos or Commercials

Danielle B. Wagner - Many famous actors have been in Mormon-themed movies , but only a select few have been in videos or commercials created by the Church. Here are just a few actors you might recognize: Alfonso Ribiero, Who Broke My Window Image from IMDb Did you know that Alfonso Ribiero, Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom  The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , was in a 1980s LDS Church commercial? And, did you also know that Ribiero can sing? Back before his days of TV sitcom stardom and hanging out with the likes of Will Smith, Alfonso Ribiero made his television debut starring in...

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7 Gospel Words with Powerful Meanings in Sign Language That Might Change How You Think of Them

Jannalee Sandau - Members of the Church come from a variety of places and speak a variety of languages, but one group of Latter-day Saints are especially unique because of their signed language. The first deaf branch of the Church was established in Ogden, Utah, in 1917 under President Joseph F. Smith. And the LDS deaf community has only grown since then . In fact, temple sessions, general conference, and many church pageants in the United States now offer American Sign Language interpretation in addition to other widely-spoken languages, like Spanish.  Because ASL is a visual language, it is no surprise that signs can...

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"Rescue That Boy": A Dream and Prompting That Rescued One Soldier from Danger

Leland E. Anderson. excerpted from "Everyday Miracles" - One evening when I was serving as stake president in Manti, Utah, Brother Roscoe Eardley of Salt Lake City, a member of the Church Welfare Committee, stayed at our home. He related the following memorable story to us: He was returning home from a welfare meeting late one evening, going east on Fourth South Street in Salt Lake City. As he approached Main Street, he noticed a soldier and a young woman walking along the street, with the young woman seeming to pull her companion along with her. Brother Eardley smiled to himself as he passed them. But when he had...

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Why Are Horses Mentioned in the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon Central - This article is republished with permission from Book of Mormon Central. For more inspiring and instructive content on the Book of Mormon visit  Book of Mormon Central ,  subscribe to our mailing list ,  see our YouTube videos , and  follow us on Facebook . “And it came to pass that the people of Nephi did till the land, and raise all manner of grain, and of fruit, and flocks of herds … and also many horses.” Enos 1:21 To Know As Enos describes Nephite life in his day (fifth century BC), he says that they raised “many horses” ( Enos...

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4 Times Promptings Saved Missionaries from Natural Disasters No One Saw Coming

Katie Lambert - Missions are rarely predictable. Every day brings new challenges and blessings, new people and new experiences.  But there is one thing most missionaries don't expect to encounter on their mission—a natural disaster.  However, there have been times where missionaries were prepared ahead of time for such a devasting and abrupt encounter with nature.  Here are three instances where missionaries were prepared ahead of time for natural disasters no one saw coming.  1. Chile On February 27, 2010, President Michelle Bachelet declared “one of the worst tragedies in the last 50 years” had hit her country—the 2010 Chile earthquake.  Displacing more than 1.5 million...

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The Remarkable Story of How a Nepali Hindu Found the Church and Gave Up Everything to Follow Christ

Alexandra Mortenson - “I don’t want to go to school!” 5-year-old Usha shouted at her older brother, pulling his hair. Later she would become one of the first Nepali women with advanced degrees in both medicine and public administration, but as a little girl, she didn’t yet realize what a privilege education was.  Her parents knew, however. Uneducated himself and determined his daughter would have a different future, Usha’s father picked her up and carried her on foot to the private school where she’d been admitted. As Usha continued to struggle and cry about not wanting to go, he said, “If you say that...

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14 Hilarious Mormon Moments We Can All Relate To

Katie Lambert - As Mormons, we know there are moments that are uniquely ours—like when we forget it's fast Sunday after making breakfast or when we pick up our missionaries from the airport. There's just no denying these moments scream Mormon.  So we've put together a few of these hilarious moments that you probably know all too well.  1. When you realize it's fast Sunday right after making breakfast. 2. When the Elders Quorum finds creative solutions for moving day. 3. When you pick up your missionary at the airport.  4. The first Sunday you switch from 1 p.m. church to 9 a.m. church....