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When Your Spouse Leaves the Church: How to Strengthen Your Marriage Without Weakening Your Faith

Anonymous - I remember the first time I told someone out loud that my husband was inactive. I was sitting in the first meeting of a six-week marriage course taught during Sunday School in my ward. It had been six months or more since he’d last attended Church with me. His was a slow exit. He’d miss a week or two, claiming he felt ill, and when he did go, it was only ever for sacrament meeting. After a while, he just stopped going altogether, despite my gentle invitations to return. I tried to ask him about it, but he would give a...

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Sponsored: LDS-Owned Company Granted Rights to Market U.S. Navy’s Newly Patented Fat Burning Nutrient Drink

Ketōnd - In 2014, the U.S. Naval Research Center wanted to develop a nutrient that would increase the metabolism, increase the energy, reduce the fatigue, and sharpen the mental acuity of Marines and Navy Seals under the extreme pressure of combat. What they discovered dramatically accomplishes all of the above but also has major implications for you if you’re trying to burn and shed excess body fat. Their discovery was so significant that on June 13, 2017, the Navy was granted U.S Patent #9,675,577 B2, " Compositions and Methods for Producing Elevated and Sustained Ketosis ." Now, a Utah-based, LDS-owned company has been...

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Sponsored: Special Places Help You Connect with Family—Living and Dead

The Family Nexus - If you have ever stood in the centuries-old church where your ancestors were married, walked through a field they farmed, or reverently stood at the headstone of an ancestor, you know the power of special places. Visiting places that were significant in the lives of your ancestors can be a deeply moving experience. It helps you visualize their lives and connect with them in ways not possible any other way. Sharing that experience with loved ones deepens your bond with your living family members as well. The Family Nexus is a unique mobile app that helps people discover significant ancestral places....

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After Having Her Only Child Pulled from Her Arms and Killed in Typhoon, LDS Mother Finds Healing in Temple

ChurchofJesusChrist.org - “I cannot explain the happiness,”Analyn Esperas said. The temple, she said, “washed away the nightmares of my life.” In the days after a horrific storm hit Tacloban, Philippines, Gemmer Esperas walked along an altered landscape—where houses had been ripped from their foundations and a thick coat of black mud covered the community—and looked for the body of his only child. Annammer Esperas, 6, was home with her mother, Analyn Esperas, when Typhoon Haiyan struck her city on November 8, 2013. As the water came, the mother and daughter were carried into a rice field. Analyn tried in vain to hold the...

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Watch: Church Features Angelic Original Songs from LDS Group: "God So Loved the World," "Falling Down"

LDS Living Staff - Recently City of Enoch, a new LDS trio dedicated to spreading the message of Jesus Christ, performed two originals from their new CD at the Mormon Channel Studio. Trio members Brianna Curran, Jeremy Christensen, and Kyle Wesley not only give an extraordinarily beautiful, soulful performance, but they also talk about forming their group and the inspirations behind their music. "Songs come from the experiences we've had," Christensen tells Mormon Channel host Aubrey Liz, explaining the story behind writing "Falling Down." The inspiration for the song came to him after he fell to his knees in prayer during a hard time in...

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While Being Tortured, This Refugee's Prayer Was Answered by God and Continues to Be Answered Today

Alexandra Mortenson - Following are the incredible stories of Justin Bisimwa, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Collins family, a family of 15 in San Diego, California, who have now teamed up to create a non-profit organization called New Neighbor Relief that helps refugees in San Diego become self-reliant. Justin Mudekereza Bisimwa grew up in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). He was the 11th son and 24th child (out of 44) of the late Victor Bisimwa Mudahindwa, who was a chief and cultural leader in his local jurisdiction in the province of South Kivu from...

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How Does Grace Help Us Overcome Weakness?

Book of Mormon Central - This article is republished with permission from Book of Mormon Central. For more inspiring and instructive content on the Book of Mormon visit  Book of Mormon Central ,  subscribe to our mailing list ,  see our YouTube videos , and  follow us on Facebook . "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong...

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A Powerful Letter to Young Mormons About Sex and What They Need to Understand

Adam S. Miller, excerpted from "Letters to a Young Mormon" - The following is an excerpt from Letters to a Young Mormon , a series of letters written by philosophy professor Adam S. Miller that distills the knowledge he wants his own children and young members of the Church to know. Dear S., Soon, you’ll be hungry not only to renew life but to make it. A hunger for sex will grow in you that is just as real, just as native, and just as pressing as your need for food and sleep. Remember that your hunger for intimacy, like all hungers, is a gift and not a punishment. This new hunger is...

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The Tender Final Moments Between Two LDS Business Legends

Jon Huntsman Sr. (excerpted from "Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur") - Larry Miller was well known for his philanthropy and generosity. This excerpt from the book Behind the Drive: 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur   details Larry's friendship with Jon Hunstman Sr. Larry Miller and I had a lot in common. We both came from very little, and we both bet the entire farm several times over. If either one of us had lost, we would have been cleaned out. We both sacrificed and built. By the time we met in 1985, we were both on our way to forming what would become successful business empire. Largely...

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First Presidency Honors Jon Huntsman Sr. After His Passing

Katie Lambert - Former Area Seventy and successful businessman Jon Huntsman Sr. passed away Friday at the age of 80.  Following his passing, the First Presidency released this statement: "We share today in the grief of the Huntsman family. We honor Jon as a cherished husband, father and friend, esteemed as a leader for his exceptional capacity, commitment, philanthropy and service throughout the world. We express our love to Karen, to their children and family. Jon's legacy of faithful leadership, generosity and goodness stands as a beacon for the entire Huntsman family and many others throughout the world.” Jon Huntsman Sr., the father of...