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Daughters in My Kingdom Website

LDS Media Talk - The Church has just posted a new website about the book Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society. The site contains resources designed to help leaders understand the purposes and uses of this new book, including ideas on how to teach from it and use it in Relief Society meetings. ...

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Passive Aggression Not the LDS Way

Salt Lake City Weekly - Organizational behavior has been a subject of serious study for me, so the interview with Michael Stevens was especially interesting [Five Spot, Aug. 25, City Weekly]. Information from another field of study can help to predict what to expect from a passive-aggressive person. There is a body of data used in counseling to evaluate an individual. A number of factors in a person’s behavior indicate an attitude toward others and a general outlook on life, and these factors provide a pattern that is quickly and easily identified. Given this data, it is possible to predict what one can expect from any...

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Young Men Lesson 37: Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit

LDS Living - Discussion Questions:     • How can you recognize the spiritual gifts you’ve been given?     • How have you been blessed through the spiritual gifts of others?     • How can you use your spiritual gifts to bless the lives of others? Supplement from "Gifts to Help Us Navigate Our Life," by Elder Jose A. Teixeira, April 2009 General Conference: Our Heavenly Father has a plan for us, a plan of happiness. His plan is centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Following the teachings and example of Jesus Christ will enable us to understand more fully our part...

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"If I Sit Still For Very Long, I Fall Asleep!"

Dr. Robert Jones - Believe it or not, this is one of our diagnostic questions we ask our patients.  It goes something like this, “Sarah, let say it’s a Sunday afternoon and you sit down on the couch to read a good book.  How long can you keep reading until you start nodding off?”  The answer, so many times, is, “Oh, maybe 5 minutes, at the longest.  That’s why I just don’t read that much anymore.  I just can’t concentrate.”  That is one of the cardinal signs of a person with a thyroid problem.  
 As long as they keep moving, they’re fine.  But as...

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Gospel Principles Lesson 43: Signs of the Second Coming

LDS Living - Supplement from "Preparation for the Second Coming," by Elder Dallin H. Oaks, October 2004 General Conference: In modern revelation we have the promise that if we are prepared we need not fear (see D&C 38:30). I was introduced to that principle 60 years ago this summer when I became a Boy Scout and learned the Scout motto: “Be prepared.” Today I have felt prompted to speak of the importance of preparation for a future event of supreme importance to each of us—the Second Coming of the Lord. The scriptures are rich in references to the Second Coming, an event eagerly awaited...

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The Promise of Far Away Places

S. Michael Wilcox - When I was young I used to sit enthralled in the auditorium of my high school listening to John Goddard while staring impassioned at his slides. At the age of 15 he made a "life list" of the places in the world he wanted to explore and was fulfilling his dream. He would then share his travels with children all over America. I remember thinking to myself, "I want that job!" My own head filled with the places I wanted to see--Machu Picchu, the Great Wall, Jerusalem, Florence, the Great Barrier Reef. Our house in California was close enough to the...

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LDS Events Calendar

LDS Living - Lunch and Learn Series with Deseret Book Artists and Authors   Every Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Downtown Deseret Book Store, SLC, Utah September 9 Larry Winborg and Jeremy Winborg Larry Winborg (b. 1942) and Jeremy Winborg (b. 1979) are father and son, and they represent Winborg Masterpieces Gallery in Logan, Utah. Larry grew up in Idaho where he gained a deep appreciation for the beauty found in nature. Jeremy grew up in his father’s studio, exposed to art and artists of all kind. September 16 Eric Dowdle Folk Artist Eric Dowdle has applied his unique style to cities around the country and...

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Young Women Lesson 37: The Word of God as a Standard

LDS Living - Discussion Questions:     •    What are some of the standards in For the Strength of Youth that have been most helpful to you in combating the challenges of the world? How have these standards strengthened you?     •    What specific scriptures or words of the prophets have been helpful to you recently? What blessings have come to you from following the counsel of prophets?     •    When you feel alone in living the standards, how can you keep the influence of the Spirit and feel confident? Where can you go for support? Supplement from "Safety for the Soul," by Elder Jeffrey...

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Mormon SC politician backs Perry

Politico - South Carolina state Rep. Alan Clemmons, a Mormon politician who had raised questions about Mitt Romney's absence from the state, tweeted his endorsement of Rick Perry earlier today. ...

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Jon Huntsman Jr., wife will appear on 'The View'

Deseret News - Jon Huntsman Jr. and his wife, Mary Kaye, will appear Oct. 6 on the popular daytime television show "The View." Reporting for ABC News, Sarah Kunin notes the back-story to this booking: in an Aug. 4 Politico article, an internal campaign source attributed the following quotation to Mary Kaye: "Why isn't (Huntsman) on any of the talk shows yet? Why isn't he on 'The View?' " ...