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BYU Devotional: Opportunities from obstacles

The Daily Universe - The way we choose to see God’s hand in our lives can greatly affect how we respond to different situations, an English professor said in Tuesday’s Devotional. David Paxman gave an address titled “Zoram and I: Getting Our Stories Straight.” He discussed Zoram’s situation and the various ways he could have reacted, comparing it to the way we respond to different circumstances in our own lives. Zoram could have seen Nephi as a manhandling, kidnapping liar who caught him in a trap and hijacked his life, forcing him to swear under oath against his will in unfair circumstances to join their...

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BYU football notes

The Daily Herald - BYU linebacker Uona Kaveinga had already decided to come back and play for the Cougars instead of serving an LDS mission before the NCAA sanctions came down against his former team, USC. BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall - speaking at the Mountain West Conference media days in Las Vegas - said on Tuesday that Kaveinga was going to serve a mission after spring football ended but changed his mind after talking it over with his family. Then the NCAA put USC on probation, allowing juniors and seniors to transfer without penalty. Kaveinga has applied for waiver to be able to play...

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Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander: Family history 'a work of the heart'

Deseret News - Far more than merely identifying ancestors' names, "family history really is a work of the heart," an emeritus general authority of the LDS Church said Tuesday. In the keynote address at the annual Conference on Family History and Genealogy convening this week at BYU, Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander explained some of the key Mormon doctrines that drive the intense interest of the church and its members in researching names of their dead kindred. "Knowledge of the historic context in which our ancestors lived, the details of their lives and the experience that shaped their personalities are essential to understanding of ourselves,"...

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Be not silent, nor unquestioning.

Segullah - Religious persecution is not a cross I have to bear. Although at times I feel like a stranger in a foreign land when it comes to the beliefs and convictions that separate me from the general populous, I have only to glance backward at history to know that I have been born in an age when I ought to feel gratitude with every waking breath for those who have fought this battle before me. I brought my two primary-age daughters to an activity at the temple this weekend. They were asked to bring a story of an ancestor to share. We...

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A Russian Mormon Missionary (Seth Adam Smith)

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Young Women Lesson 30: Strengthening Testimony through Service

Steven E. Snow - President David O. McKay once quoted Abraham Lincoln as saying, "All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother."1 These words well explain my feelings about my own mother. Viola Jean Goates Snow, Jeanie to all who knew her, was born in 1929 and died shortly after her 60th birthday in 1989. She taught me and she encouraged me. She truly convinced me I could accomplish anything I wanted. She also disciplined me. As my own sons say of their mother, "She was the travel agent for guilt trips." Mom was a wonderful mother, a great...

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Young Men Lesson 30: Charity

Joseph B. Wirthlin - Brethren and sisters, I would like to ask one very important question. What quality defines us best as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Today I would like to speak about the answer to this question. In the first century a.d., members of the growing Church in Corinth were enthusiastic about the gospel. Almost all were recent converts to the Church. Many were attracted to it through the preaching of the Apostle Paul and others. But the Saints at Corinth were also contentious. They argued amongst themselves. Some felt superior to others. They took each other to...

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Old Testament Lesson 30: ''Come to the House of the Lord''

Ted L. Gibbons - Introduction In 1980 I walked through Hezekiah's tunnel, a passageway built to provide water for the city of Jerusalem during the attack of the Assyrians. It was an astonishing stroll. We made our way through the darkness and sang hymns about light: "Lead Kindly Light," "The Lord is my Light," "There is Sunshine in my Soul Today," and so on. The tunnel is not straight. It bends and angles many times through nearly 1800 feet. If, as I understand, this construction began at both ends simultaneously, how in the world did they manage to find each other in the middle of...

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The Top 10 LDS Musicians You’ve Never Heard Of, No. 9

By Common Consent - In my last installment I took us all on a trip down to the American South, to hear the dark yet soothing songs of Jeff Zentner. This time, I’ll be writing about a band that changed everything for me. Many of you were probably expecting this one, so it’s a little daunting to write it. I realize that this series has been called “The Top 10 LDS Musicians You’ve NEVER Heard Of”, and I also realize that many if not most of you are aware of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, but this essay is for those of you who are...

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CleanFlix and Clean Flicks: A Look At Edited Movies

LDS Cinema Online - Once upon a time, my wife and I watched a TV movie on a basic cable channel — the TV-edited version of a movie that was originally rated R in theaters. It was okay, but the interesting part was what we didn’t see. After our viewing, I perused some of the fan blogs and critic’s reviews, and found that a large amount of online discussion centered around the (apparent) full-frontal nude scene of one of the lead actresses. That nude scene was not in the TV-edited version we saw, of course, but my wife and I discussed it the rest of...