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On "Antiques Roadshow," Woman Gets Surprise of Her Life When She Learns Her LDS Hymnal Is Worth $50,000

Danielle B. Wagner - When a woman approached Ken Sanders on PBS's Antiques Roadshow to get a hymnal she found in her basement appraised, he asked her if she knew the value of what she brought him. "I have no clue. Absolutely none," she said. That's when Sanders let her know it was worth $40,000 to $50,000. Her reaction was emotional, to say the least. Sanders explained that a book like this was very rare. People keep and cherish their scriptures, which is why so many early printings of LDS scriptures still exist. But hymnals are meant to be disposable. And this 1844 hymnal, the...

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Mormon Membership Reaches Nearly 15.9 Million, Number of Full-Time Missionaries Decreases in 2016

Deseret News - The Church's statistical report read in the Saturday afternoon session of conference showed that the number of membership is up from the previous year, but the number of full-time missionaries is down from last year.  The LDS Church had 15,882,417 members as of the end of 2016. Brook P. Hales, secretary to the First Presidency, announced that number as he presented the church's annual statistical report on Saturday afternoon to the 187th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The church announces total membership once a year in April. The total always represents the number of...

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Photos: Our Favorite Moments from General Conference

LDS Living Staff - We shared many inspiring moments and wonderful memories this conference, we wanted to reflect back on just a few of our favorites with these incredible pictures from general conference. General Women's Session Image by Jeffrey D. Allred from the Deseret News Image by Jeffrey D. Allred from the Deseret News Image by Jeffrey D. Allred from the Deseret News Image by Jeffrey D. Allred from the Deseret News Image by Jeffrey D. Allred from the Deseret News Saturday Morning Session  Image by Kristin Murphy from the Deseret News Image by Kristin Murphy from the Deseret News Image by Kristin Murphy from...

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New BYU-Idaho President Henry J. Eyring Looks to the Lord for Guidance

Deseret News - “I’m grateful for the challenges that have come. I’m grateful for the bumps in my career path,” said Henry J. Eyring, the new president of BYU-Idaho.  As a young boy, each morning before school Henry J. Eyring would walk with his father a few short blocks to the Ricks College campus. Some mornings the duo would play a game of basketball or spend a few minutes running on the track. Other times they’d sit in his father’s office and illustrate what they had talked about in their scripture study that day. As the time for school approached, the young boy would...

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Gonzaga Says Their Only Loss to BYU Propelled Them to the National Championship Game

LDS Living Staff - While Gonzaga prepares for the national championship game tonight, they know a loss from BYU has helped them get to where they are now. “It definitely helped us,” Gonzaga guard Jordan Mathews said, according to Yahoo! Sports . “There’s a process we have to winning, and we kind of deviated from it in that game. We’d been so used to crushing teams. In that game, we were up 18-2 early and we got away from what we did to get that lead. That made us realize if we don’t stick with the process, we’ll be in trouble.” ► You'll also like:...

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"LDS Audible"? New App Allows You to Access Unlimited LDS Audiobooks and eBooks

LDS Living Staff - If you love audiobooks, then you'll love Deseret Book's brand-new service:  Bookshelf Plus . Starting at just $6.99 per month, Bookshelf Plus   offers unlimited access to more than 500 audiobooks and talks and over 1,500 eBooks with hundreds more to come. Start your  free 30-day trial  today! "Our intent with Bookshelf Plus is to enable instant access to our rapidly-growing library of eBooks and audiobooks across the globe. We're offering the largest LDS audiobook and eBook library that spans across our rich 150-year history, all for as little as $6.99 a month," says Rob Johnson, Director of E-commerce at Deseret Book....

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General Authority Presents Navajo Tribe President with Book of His Family History

LDS Living Staff - Elder Larry J. Echo Hawk of the Quorum of the Seventy and member of the Pawnee Nation recently presented a book full of family history to Navajo Tribe President, Russell Begaye.  The book contained nearly 200 years of family history, reaching back to the 1820s of President Begaye's ancestry.  According to Mormon Newsroom , President Begaye said, "It’s really a special moment for our family and the Navajo Nation, [and] it’s really good to see the LDS Church reaching out," adding that he is excited to work with the Church in the future with family history and other projects. Elder Echo Hawk also shared why such a detailed...

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LDS Senator Working to Streamline Mormon Missionary Visas

Katie Lambert - Utah Senator Orrin Hatch introduced a bill last Thursday that will streamline the religious-worker visa process for Mormon missionaries coming to the United States.  In a press release posted on  his website , the LDS senator said the bill would help cut down the delay for missionaries from nine to 11 months in some cases to just a few weeks. This bill, called the "Religious Worker Visa Improvement Act," would help the 1,000 foreign-born missions who come to the U.S. each year by creating a "blanket petition procedure" instead of each missionary submitting the same lengthy paperwork over and over again. “Missionary...

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Church Announces 3 New Stakes, 21 New Stake Presidents in March

LDS.org - The Church recently announced the formation of three new stakes and called 21 new stake presidents across the world this March. New Stakes Gainsville Virgina Stake  A new stake has been created from the Ashburn Virginia and Centreville Virginia Stakes. The Gainsville Virginia Stake, which consists of the Gainesville, Haymarket, Tall Cedars, Vint Hill, Warrenton 1st, and Warrenton 2nd Wards, was created by Elder Larry J. Echo Hawk, a General Authority Seventy. (December 4, 2016): President—Jon Erik Dionne, 51, vice president of engineering, RDA, Inc.; wife, Lisa Ann Barrus Dionne. Counselors—Johan Victor Carlson, 42, CEO, T-Zero; wife, Sara Elizabeth Fuller Carlson. Gregory...

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ESPN Features Jimmer Fredette and How He Is Changing Basketball in China

Danielle B. Wagner - After becoming the 2011 National Player of the Year, Jimmer Fredette went on to have a rocky start in the NBA. But now Fredette has found his place as he's changing the game of basketball in China. Recently, Yao Ming contacted LDS basketball player Jimmer Fredette , who now plays for the Shanghai Sharks, with good news. Fredette broke Yao Ming's record. Averaging nearly 40 points a game, Fredette set a new record for scoring over 30 points for the most consecutive games in the Chinese Basketball Association. This level of success soon captured the attention of ESPN , who featured...