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The City of Enoch: Where It Is Now + More Fascinating Facts

Katie Lambert - Imagine a 365-year-old city—disappeared. All the inhabitants—gone. All the buildings—gone. All the homes—gone. Everything was gone without a trace. This is what happened to the City of Enoch.  For thousands of years, people have wondered: Where did it go? Who lived there? And where is it now? Fortunately, the scriptures, especially the Pearl of Great Price, provide details about the divine destiny and history of the City of Enoch. Who was Enoch? When he was 65 years old, Enoch, the seventh patriarch after Adam, was called by God to be a prophet. Though the Bible gives little detail about Enoch as...

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Sponsored: Don’t Miss BYU Young Ambassadors’ New Production Featuring Music from "Hamilton," "Footloose," "The Wizard of Oz," and More

BYU Young Ambassadors - This article is sponsored by BYU Young Ambassadors . Every year, millions of children all over the globe are fed, loved, taught and nurtured at home. Moms and Dads discover a lot of fun surprises along the journey of growing up with their kids. Home, for many lucky families, is that safe haven from this crazy, fast-paced, and sometimes un-welcoming world. Learning to work, to play, to share and trust, to be kind and to love, begins, for so many, right at home with their family. With tours currently scheduled in China and across the United States, BYU Young Ambassadors invites...

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Week Two: 9 Lessons for FHE on "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"

Erin Jones - Get the entire FHE lesson series on "The Family: A Proclamation to the World." Print the PDF of this lesson here. “All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose” ( The Family: A Proclamation to the World , paragraph two). Thought: “We know that gender was set in the premortal world. ‘The spirit and the body are the soul of man’ (D&C 88:15)....

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How Ministering and a Knock at the Door Brought One Man Back to the Church (and Changed Lives)

Jason F. Wright - Troy Van Meter grew up attending The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He learned the Primary songs, made a few friends, and did the usual dance as time waltzed by. Then came the teen years. Troy can’t remember exactly how often he attended church during high school, but he suspects he could count the Sundays on one hand. “I think I went on Mother’s Day or for my mom’s birthday, if that’s what she wanted.” He can’t pinpoint a single reason for drifting off the path he’d always known. It was some combination of boredom, not connecting with others...

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How One Couple Became Elder and Sister Soares's "Angels" Long Ago

Deseret News - A touching story about how seeking to do good and follow promptings can lead to being in the right place at the right time.  On a Sunday morning in the late 1990s, Lanenga and his wife, Teri, arrived for their Church meetings. As always, they kept their eyes out for would-be dinner guests. Waiting in the foyer was a couple visiting with their family from Brazil. Teri first smiled and extended her hand of fellowship to the visitors, and her husband introduced himself to them shortly thereafter. The guests introduced themselves as Ulisses and Rosana Soares. They sat with their new...

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Community Rallies Around LDS Children Whose Mother Died Months After Father’s Death

East Idaho News - Please join us in praying for the Hammond children. A community is rallying behind four children dealing with the tragic loss of both of their parents within the past six months. Emilia Hammond passed away Wednesday at the family’s home in Rexburg. Her death is being investigated, but police officials do not suspect foul play. Hammond’s husband, Darin, an English teacher at Brigham Young University-Idaho, died last November. ...

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First Presidency Calls 8 New Mission Presidents to Serve in Papua New Guinea, Dominican Republic + More

Deseret News - From Papua New Guinea to the Dominican Republic and Germany to Australia, learn more about the mission presidents and their wives called by the First Presidency who will begin their service in July.  Raul Barrón Ahumada , 43, and  Brenda Merit Hinojosa de Barrón , five children, Bosque Ward, Gómez Palacio México Stake: México Puebla North Mission, succeeding President Eric W. Nelson and Sister Deborah L. Nelson. Brother Barrón is a former stake president, bishop, high councilor, ward executive secretary, seminary teacher and missionary in the México México City North Mission. Born in Tampico, Tamaupilas, México, to Lazaro Barrón Sanchez and...

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The Fascinating Geology of Joseph Smith's Seer Stone

Christopher Kirkland - A geologist weighs in on what kind of rock Joseph Smith's seer stone is and how it may have been formed. The possibilities are cooler than you'd think.  On August 4th of 2015, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released its latest volume of the Joseph Smith Papers Project, — Revelations and Translations, Volume 3: Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon — which included photos of the brown seer stone that Joseph Smith used in the translation process of the Book of Mormon. As soon as I saw the pictures, I wanted to know what kind of stone it...

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"I Feel Very Humble": Elder Gong Shares Insights on His Call + Touching Memories with Saints Around the World

Church News - Learn more about Elder and Sister Gong, their service around the world, and how they feel about Elder Gong's calling as an apostle. “I have had a testimony of the Church and gospel since I was very young,” said Elder Gong. Sister Gong said there are three characteristics that are quintessential Gerrit Gong. “One, he is unfailingly kind,” she said. “Two, he is interested in everything, which makes him a fascinating person to live with. Three, he loves the Lord. He really desires with all his heart to build the kingdom and bless Heavenly Father’s children.” A former bishop and stake...

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"We Are Simple People": Elder Soares Shares Experience Becoming an Apostle (+ His 5-Word Advice)

Church News - “President Nelson walked in and his eyes were very penetrating,” Elder Soares said about an appointment he had with the prophet just a few days before conference. “He sat down in front us, knee to knee. He held my hand and my wife’s hand . . . and then he extended the call. He told us the Savior wanted me to serve as one of His apostles.” A son of South America now sits for the first time in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. That historic fact works as a first-day news headline—and Elder Ulisses Soares is quick to say he’s grateful...