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How We Misinterpret "Black" and "Curse" in the Scriptures: Insights from an African American Convert

Danielle B. Wagner - Shortly after African American Sandra Bland was found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas, and 10-year police veteran Darren Goforth was ambushed and murdered at a gas station in Cypress, Texas, Marvin Perkins stood in front of a stake in Houston, Texas, speaking on the topic of race and division. Perkins was not a stranger to speaking on sensitive or divisive topics. In fact, Perkins was one among six presenters—including Sharon Eubank, now first counselor in the Relief Society general presidency—sent to Kungsbacka, Sweden, to strengthen Latter-day Saints in that region as they grappled with difficult gospel questions...

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5 Ways to Have More Quality Time with Your Spouse That Are Better Than Watching TV

Robyne Gallacher - As a young couple struggling to establish a spiritual foundation in a temporal world, my husband and I have often found it challenging to reconcile demands of our educational pursuits, jobs, church callings, and other activities with the commandment to “cleave unto” one another (D&C 42:22). Preoccupations from daily responsibilities make it difficult to disconnect from the world and be present for each other.  President Spencer W. Kimball said, “A husband or wife who places children, friends, careers, hobbies, or church callings before the marital relationship is in direct violation of the commandment [to cleave unto one another and none else]...

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Week Eight: 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." Get the PDF version of this lesson for easy printing! “We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets” (“ The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” paragraph eight ). Thought: “So vital is the family to the cycle of human life and the...

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First Presidency Calls 8 New Mission Presidents to Serve in Taiwan, Venezuela + More

ChurchofJesusChrist.org - From Taiwan to Venezuela and Australia to Japan, the following eight mission presidents and their wives have been called to serve throughout the world.  Chile Santiago East Mission William Todd Brotherson , 55, and  Carrie Ann Parrott Brotherson , three children, Rockbridge Ward, Buena Vista Virginia Stake: Chile Santiago East Mission, succeeding President Marty Morgan and Sister Lydia Morgan. Brother Brotherson is a former stake president, bishop, high councilor, stake executive secretary, ward Young Men president, and missionary in the Texas San Antonio Mission. Born in Provo, Utah, to William Max Brotherson and Deanne Barbara Bingham Brotherson. Sister Brotherson serves as...

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Where the Myth That Those Who Die by Suicide End Up in the Telestial Kingdom Originates

Katie Lambert - I don't think anyone ever told me the telestial kingdom specifically, but I do remember growing up with the belief that anyone who died by suicide wouldn't make it to the celestial kingdom.  It was a jarring thing to believe in the face of the Atonement and modern medical science, and I wasn't entirely sure how that belief came to be when it's not specified in the scriptures. While the scriptures mention murderers will be "without" the celestial kingdom in Rev. 22:15 , it doesn't specify the telestial kingdom and murder can be a different issue entirely than suicide.  But I've...

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"I Need Justice for My Daughter": Mother of Slain RM Hopes to Come to Utah to See Her Daughter's Body

Deseret News - "It was horrible for us to receive this news," Salgado's mother, Libertad Edith Salgado-Figueroa, wrote on her Facebook page after hearing of her daughter's death . "We are suffering too much and have not yet found any comfort because the culprit has not been found. . . . I need justice for my daughter Elizabeth Elena Laguna Salgado." The mother of Elizabeth Salgado is trying to raise enough money to return to Utah from Mexico to see her slain daughter's remains and where they were found. ► Also Read:  Body of Returned Missionary Missing for 3 Years Found in Canyon This week,...

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How an LDS Man Saved a Woman's Life—Even After His Death

KSL - “He was a police officer and a protector,” said Janica Ellsworth, the wife of fallen LDS Trooper Eric Ellsworth. “That was just in his second nature, being a protector.” On November 18, 2016, Trooper Ellsworth was being a protector. He was diverting traffic away from a downed power line when he was  hit by a driver  who didn’t see him. “I was always one of those police wives that thought he was going to be safe, that he would be OK. I’ll say my prayers and he’ll be OK,” Janica Ellsworth said. “It’s just something that I deal with every day,...

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15 Reasons We Can Be Proud and Own Being a Mormon Woman

Carrie Skarda - It’s interesting to me that LDS women don’t like to identify themselves as “LDS women.” Don’t believe me? Ever heard a Mormon assert disparagingly that they weren’t a “Utah Mormon?” Have you ever asserted such? This is what I’m talking about. LDS women also distance themselves from the Mormon woman stereotype: Naive. Passive. Plastered with a fake Barbie smile. Uncultured. A woman whose life is solely devoted to birthing babies. And she doesn’t drink Diet Coke. Sisters, we know this is not who we are! Why are we letting ourselves be defined this way?! We are Mormon women! Let’s own it....

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One Historic Item Elder Uchtdorf Keeps in His Office + the Beautiful Lesson It Can Teach Us

LDS Living Staff - The fall of the Berlin Wall is one of those historical moments that became solidified in collective memory. That one moment transformed the lives of millions—but for Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, that moment has a deeper significance. One Facebook, Elder Uchtdorf wrote: "I had the opportunity one evening while in Berlin, Germany, last week to take a walk in the city by myself. I was grateful for the moments of reflection that arose during this personal time. As I walked, I came upon the Berlin Wall Memorial, where a portion of the wall still stands today. "I never thought the unification...

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Worker Seriously Injured Falling from Washington D.C. Temple Scaffolding

LDS Living Staff - A worker at the Washington D.C. Temple was seriously injured after falling off scaffolding at 9 a.m. this morning, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer. The worker fell about 10 to 12 feet before being transported to a nearby hospital, according to Bethesda Magazine . He sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries in what officials have categorized as a Priority 2 injury, according to WJLA . No other information has been released at this time. The temple closed for an extensive, two-year renovation this spring and is expected to reopen in 2020. Leas image from lds.org ...