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Watch: Lindsey Stirling Surprises Sweetest Boy with Rare Disease, Plays with Him on Stage

Danielle B. Wagner - Several LDS celebrities came together on March 7 to raise money and awareness for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, a nonprofit the Osmond family helped found in 1983. With Steve Young hosting the event, children who battle unbelievable odds and celebrities came together to raise awareness for children currently struggling to survive in hospitals across the nation. One of these children was Nate, a young boy with mitochondrial disease and a hilarious sense of humor. "If you remember way back when to your ninth grade biology class," Nate says—even though he is only in fourth grade—"then you will remember that mitochondria are...

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LDS Billionaire Businesswoman Gail Miller Shares Advice for Achieving Success

LDS Living Staff - This year, LDS businesswoman Gail Miller received the Rosa Parks Award in Utah and she became the third woman to win the Utah Leadership Award. Not only that, but she also published her autobiography.  Recently, Gail Miller sat down with LDS Living and shared how she achieves success while keeping her faith strong. Success and Childhood Few people would guess Miller grew up in impoverished circumstances. About her childhood, Miller says, “Being poor wasn’t a detriment to me. You don’t have to have stuff—you just have to have what’s inside of you. My mother was a master at teaching her children, ‘You...

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Watch: Mormon Moms Throw Down Epic Dance Battle Over Minivans to "Havana"

LDS Living - A group of LDS moms recently decided to work out the age-old question: which is better, a minivan or SUV? And they resolved the debate in a unique way—through a dance battle. Set to a parody of Camila Cabello's popular "Havana," check out this hilarious video. ...

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Elder and Sister Renlund: 4 Ways Women Exercise Priesthood Power and Authority

Elder Dale G. Renlund, excerpted from "The Melchizedek Priesthood" - The following is an excerpt from Elder and Sister Renlund's new book, The Melchizedek Priesthood Understanding the Doctrine, Living the Principles . In the book, the Renlunds defines the priesthood as follows: "The term priesthood is used in at least two ways. First, priesthood is the term used to describe the total power and authority of God. Second, priesthood is also the term used to describe the power and authority that God gives to ordained priesthood holders on earth to act in all things necessary for the salvation of God’s children. . . . Thus, the same word, priesthood, refers both...

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Mormon Moviegoers: What Parents Need to Know About "Early Man" Before Seeing It with Their Family

Lindsi Neilson - Mormon Moviegoers help you make informed decisions by reviewing films for artistry, content, and Gospel parallels. It was founded by Jonathan Decker of Ask a Mormon Therapist . For daily reviews join our Facebook group . WHAT’S EARLY MAN ABOUT? When the peaceful lives of a group of cavemen is interrupted by a Bronze-Age villain bent on turning the cavemen into slaves and their peaceful valley into an ore mine, an unexpected hero named Dug sets out to save his home and the people he loves. IS IT ANY GOOD? (GRADE: B) Early Man, created and produced by the same people...

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13 Books Every YSA Member Needs to Read

Kensie Smith, LDS Living Staff - Being a young, single member of the Church is both exciting and terrifying. On one hand, I have more freedom than I will have at any other time of my life. It's a time that I am completely focused on me—what I want to do. What I want to learn. Where I want to go. How I  want to spend my money. But on the other hand, the limitless possibilities of the future is incredibly daunting.  Now that I'm done with school and I'm not assigned to read books, I've gained a new ferocity for reading. At any given time, I'm...

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Has the Seal of the Prophet Isaiah Been Found?

Deseret News - What a fascinating find that could tie to a prophet whose words shaped the Old Testament, New Testament, and Book of Mormon. Hezekiah’s essential counselor was an apparent aristocrat named Isaiah, the son of Amoz — one of the most important prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the most quoted Old Testament prophet in both the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. “Great are the words of Isaiah,” declared the risen Savior to the Nephites (3 Nephi 23:1). The Great Isaiah Scroll, recovered by Bedouin shepherds in 1947, is a chief treasure among the famous Dead Sea Scrolls. Fully 14...

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Latter-day Saint Psychologist: How to Unlock the Power of the Scriptures to Enhance Your Mental Health

Dr. David T. Morgan - Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles that will address mental health challenges and the gospel of Jesus Christ. I have always been fascinated by the task Mormon had to summarize and compile the text that would become the Book of Mormon. Several ancient contributors to the sacred text made similar comments regarding how they could not record “a hundredth part” of what had happened or been written (see Jacob 3:3, Words of Mormon 1:5, Helaman 3:14, Ether 15:33). In light of this limited space, I’m struck by one verse that Mormon chose to keep in Alma...

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Brad Wilcox: 8 Things the Atonement Is Not

Brad Wilcox - All my life I thought Big Ben was a famous clock tower in London. I was absolutely sure of it and had even taught that fact to others. Then I went to London and found out that Big Ben is actually the nickname of the largest bell inside the tower, which is now called the Elizabeth Tower in honor of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. And if we are going to get picky, it’s not even officially in London, but rather in Westminster. In that moment, the bell and the tower had not changed, but my understanding certainly did....

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"The God of the Universe Will Work Within and Through You": Elder Uchtdorf's Message to Those Who Feel Discouraged

LDS Living Staff - In general conference talks and elsewhere, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf has shared numerous personal experiences and stories from his life that illustrate times when he felt inadequate, discouraged, or weak. Whether it was trying to learn English as a young boy, pursuing the girl of his dreams who wasn't yet interested, or leaving his homeland with his family as a refugee, these stories have helped each of us feel that he truly relates to and understands many of the struggles we are going through. Earlier today on Facebook, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf once again shared a beautiful message for all of us...