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Nik Day Shares the Sweetest Inspiration for His Song "Miracle": "I Wanted to Write a Song About Girls and Talk About How Special They Are"

LDS Living Staff - After his performance of "Miracle" on the Mormon Channel, Nik Day shared the sweetest inspiration behind the song.  "I wanted to write a song about girls and talk about how special they are and especially how much God loves them," he says. "And so I thought the best way to say that was to say that they are miracles."  Day also performed "Come, Come Ye Saints" and related how when the song was written, the Saints were going through many trials and how even though the song was written a while ago, Church members today can relate to the struggle that...

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Do My Donations Really Matter? New Video About Deseret Industries Shows Impact of Donated Items

LDS Living Staff - Have you ever wondered if your thrift store donations make any impact?  This video by Mormon Channel follows the journey of a pair of shoes donated to Deseret Industries and shows just how much of an impact donations can have on those who need them.  ...

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Brother Callister: "Satan Wants Women to Focus on Their Weaknesses, Both Real and Imagined"

LDS.org - “Satan wants women to focus on their weaknesses and shortcomings, both real and imagined; the Lord wants them to focus on their divine identity and destiny,” Brother Tad R. Callister said. Without Christ, there is no permanent healing, but with Him, there is no affliction that cannot be healed, Brother Tad R. Callister declared at the annual Women’s Conference at Brigham Young University. “Of course, there are other resources that may exist, but for the healing process to be complete it must be centered in Jesus Christ,” said Brother Callister, Sunday School General President and an emeritus General Authority. After speaking...

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I’m Not a Perfect Mom, But I Am a Good Enough Mom—and so Are You

Huffington Post - This is a message mothers everywhere need to hear. I was going to be the Dr. Oz of parenting. I was going to be a guru, and then I realized I would probably have to teach my kids to stop acting like wild raccoons at the grocery store. I don’t want to be negative, but my kids are 10, 8, 6, and 3. This is never going to happen for me. You are not going to get advice from me on teaching toddlers to read, or getting your kids to stop gagging on their vegetables. I could, however, offer a step-by-step...

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First Presidency Calls 7 New Missions Presidents for Alaska, Philippines, and More

Deseret News - From Alaska to the Philippines and Mexico to Japan, the First Presidency has called seven new mission presidents to serve around the world.  The following new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in July. Philippines Davao Mission Pedro Ugaddan Adduru, 59, and Carmela Belleza Yumul Adduru, four children, Bagbag Ward, Quezon City Philippines Stake: Philippines Davao Mission, succeeding President Efren M. Lamoglia and Sister Marissa Lamoglia. Brother Adduru serves as an Area Seventy and is a former stake president, stake presidency counselor, mission presidency counselor, district president, bishop and missionary in...

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Mormons Present Family History to African-American Congresswoman

Deseret News - "It's really important to know not just who you are, but from which you come," said U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge. "I think it's really, really important. I'm really ecstatic about the fact that I have some more information about my family." Five generations ago, many of the ancestors of U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, were born into slavery, according to research compiled by FamilySearch and given to the congresswoman on Tuesday by the LDS Church. "It starts to make you realize the strength of a whole family of people, of a whole generation of people who survived and produced people like me...

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First Presidency Calls 16 New Temple Presidents to Utah, Switzerland, Spain, and More

LDS Church News - From two temples in Utah to temples in Canada, Australia, and Colombia, learn more about the new temple presidents called by the First Presidency. The First Presidency has called the following sixteen new temple presidents and matrons. They will begin their service later this year. Bern Switzerland Temple Pierre M. Brenders, 66, Confluence Ward, Lyon France Stake, called as president of the Bern Switzerland Temple, succeeding President Frederik F. Psota. President Brender’s wife, Brigitte Brenders, will serve as temple matron, succeeding Sister Berit Psota. He is the second counselor in the Bern Switzerland Temple presidency and a former stake president, bishop...

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Sister Eubank: Don't Feel Like You Fit In? Relief Society Is for You

LDS Church News - “If we let it, Relief Society will make of us women who see beyond the barriers. It will help us repent and practice the discipline of creators," Sister Eubank says. "It acknowledges the invisible women who unify and make one, who serve the soup and cake, and who have sticky hands to hold people close.” Sister Sharon Eubank recently went to an Asian café for lunch. The “friendly guy behind the counter” told her to pick a starch, pick a protein, and pick a sauce. “I had never thought of lunch that way before and it struck me that there were...

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The Mother's Day Fiasco That Changed My Perspective on Motherhood

Christie Gardiner - There was nothing leading up to Mother’s Day 2006 that indicated impending doom. There was no foreboding music playing ominously; no dark clouds. In fact, that morning there were birds chirping and the light of warm, yellow sun spilling through my bedroom windows. Had the beautiful conditions of the day been any indicator, the day I’m about to describe would not exist in our family’s folklore. But alas, Mother’s Day 11 years ago will forever be known as the day I landed face down on the floor of the chapel, on top of my 3-year-old, in the middle of sacrament meeting,...

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May 2017 Visiting and Home Teaching Message: General Conference

LDS Living - For this month's visiting and home teaching messages, focus on ministering to the those you teach. Pick a message from April general conference to share. You may even consider bringing a copy of the general conference issue of the Ensign or Liahona  to share with them. Here are a few talks that stood out to us to help you get started.  President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Greatest Among You" My dear brothers, dear friends, how grateful I am to be with you in this inspiring worldwide priesthood meeting. President Monson, thank you for your message and blessing. We will always take...