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Alex Boye's New Video Inspired by the Book of Mormon Is "Supernatural"

LDS Living Staff - With lasers, superpowers, and costumes reminiscent of Star Wars , Alex Boye's new music video "Supernatural" featuring  Frank Zoo and Na-G  is fun to watch and listen to. But did you know the song was inspired by the Book of Mormon? " I decided to use superheroes so it wouldn't come across as preachy," Boye wrote on Facebook . "A lot of symbolisms (can u guess any?) I promise you. Listening to this song just once will make you feel UNSTOPPABLE." Lead image screenshot from video above ...

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Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley Lesson 11: "Home—the Basis of a Righteous Life"

Kelly Merrill - One of the great dangers of our present society is the adoption of the belief that all things in life are optional. Life, and the way we live life can be based, and indeed should be based on personal opinion and convenience. We seek for instant gratification—instant food, instant heat, instant cold, shortcuts to success, and plentiful praise in everything we do, even if our efforts to earn that praise were mediocre. Social media is based on instant and constant praise. Yet heaven is based and lived around very different principles. In heaven, we live for the happiness of others, not...

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Marie Osmond Posts Funny Video Perfect for Pi Day That Has Nothing to Do with Numbers

LDS Living Staff - March 14, also known as Pi Day, is known both for its digits and the delicious treats inspired by pie.  And to celebrate this unique holiday, Marie Osmond posted a video of her, Donny, and cream pie that met a very mischievous end.  Happy #PiDay , @DonnyOsmond !! 😂😂😂 #DonnyAndMarie pic.twitter.com/wAJeGJgut0 — Marie Osmond (@marieosmond) March 14, 2017 For beloved superstar Marie Osmond , one gift that her mother gave her stands above the rest: the gift to trust and follow her heart. Even when the path seemed bleak, it was this unwavering faith that allowed her to follow her dreams,...

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LDS Family Picks Nanny from 24,244 Applicates for Globe-Trotting Adventure

Fox 13 News - When the Tillotson's decided to leave their home behind to travel the world, they knew they would need a nanny to help them with their small children, but they didn't know the job would receive more than 24,000 applicants. However, after looking through the applicants, they managed to narrow the list down to just one.  A Riverton family looking for a nanny to travel the world with them made their pick after receiving 24,244 applications. Derek and M'Kenzie Tillotson requested a globe-trotting nanny on social media and the post went viral. Eventually, the family had to cut-off the applications but still allowed people...

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LDS 15-Year-Old Helps Find 700+ Names for Temple Work

Deseret News - What a great example of how much temple work just a few people can accomplish.  Nate Arvidson has a stack of pink, blue and assorted other colors of temple cards about half a foot high — and counting. Besides the pile of "Temple work completed" cards, there are some 700 of his cards either on file at the Bountiful Utah Temple or in a plastic box at home, neatly divided into temple ordinance categories, that the Arvidson family is working on. Nate, 15, a sophomore at Bountiful High School, continues to add to the figures. He says he was turned on...

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"My Favorite Video to Date": Piano Guy Steven Sharp Nelson Performs Stunning "Only Hope" Cover with Daughter

LDS Living Staff - Piano Guy cellist Steven Sharp Nelson gave a stunning performance with the One Voice Children's Choir for a cover of "Only Hope" by Switchfoot.  But there was something a little more personal about the song for the famous musician.  "My FAVORITE video to date," Nelson wrote on Facebook. "Why? Three words. Daddy Daughter Duet. (At 1:42) Thank you,  One Voice Children's Choir  for the unforgettable opportunity! I loved working with y'all -- and as fun as the filming was, in between takes was the best part." Lead image screenshot from video above The Piano Guys are an American musical group consisting...

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Tabernacle Choir Easter Concert Features World Premiere of New Music

Kim Farah - In what has become an Easter tradition, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square will present concerts on Good Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. Music director Mack Wilberg will debut his new work called  A Cloud of Witnesses  which is inspired by accounts of witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This work follows the Utah premiere last year of  The Prodigal , another work by Wilberg based on the scriptural account of Christ’s parable of the prodigal son. As with  The Prodigal , Wilberg’s longtime collaborator, David Warner,...

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First Presidency Calls 8 New Mission Presidents to Benin, Ecuador, and More

LDS.org - From Washington to Guatemala and Benin to Ecuador, the Church has called eight new mission presidents and their wives to serve in countries around the world.  1. Ecuador Quito Mission Steven Chad Barlow, 48, and Christina Evans Barlow, five children, Mueller Park 7th Ward, Bountiful Utah Mueller Park Stake: Ecuador Quito Mission, succeeding President Roger G. Christensen and Sister Christine Christensen. Brother Barlow is a former stake presidency counselor, bishop, high councilor, elders quorum president, ward Young Men president, and missionary in the Argentina Bahia Blanca Mission. Executive and co-founder, Health Catalyst. Born in Bountiful, Utah, to Jon Kay Barlow and Becky Christensen...

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 26: "Go Ye into All the World and Preach My Gospel"

Ted L. Gibbons - Introduction: The phrase “every member a missionary” became common during the administration of President David O. McKay. Of that requirement, he said, "In 1923 in the British Mission there was a general instruction sent out to the members of the Church advocating what Brother Gordon B. Hinckley has emphasized today. We did not spend money advertising in the press. The feeling in England was quite bitter at that time, but we said: 'Throw the responsibility upon every member of the Church that in the coming year of 1923 every member will be a missionary. Every member a missionary! You may bring...

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LDS Great-Grandma, Baby Die After SUV Crashes into Living Room

KSL - The day after her first birthday, a little girl was killed while playing with her toys in a living room when an SUV crashed through the room. Her great-grandmother was also killed and several other people injured. A 62-year-old woman and her 1-year-old great-granddaughter died from injuries sustained when a man crashed his SUV into the woman's living room Friday morning while allegedly driving under the influence. Debra Devries and her great-granddaughter Stella Doak were in the home at 695 Evers Street in Green River, Wyoming, when an SUV left the intersection and drove straight into the living room of the...