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Elder Ronald T. Halverson, LDS General Authority and Utah Legislator, Dies at Age 80

Deseret News - What a life of love and of service. We are praying for Elder Halverson's family. Elder Ronald T. Halverson, 80, a plumbing contractor and former Utah legislator who served for eight years as an LDS Church general authority, passed away peacefully at home Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Elder Halverson, former president of Halverson Mechanical Inc., was sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy at April 1998 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a counselor and president in the Pacific Islands Area presidency and later a counselor in the North America East Area presidency....

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LDS Students Create Hilarious Parody of "La La Land" You Have to See

LDS Living Staff - After La La Land won five Oscars this weekend—not to mention being nominated for an additional seven more—a lot of people want to know what all the buzz is about. But with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone playing the leads, it's no wonder movie-goers and critics love the quirky romantic comedy that adds many fun twists. Recently, BYU students with the group Divine Comedy decided to create a twist of their own on this scene from the award-winning movie, one that might make you think of it in an entirely new way. Check it out! ...

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Crews Search for Missing Plane Carrying Bishop and 2 Children

Fox 13 News - We are praying for Bishop Wells and his family. Search and rescue crews from five counties searched Sunday for a missing airplane carrying a man from Sandy and his two children. Family members have identified the pilot as Randall Wells, who is the bishop of an LDS Church congregation in Sandy. He and his two children are aboard the aircraft. Wells' family tells Fox 13 News the last they heard from Randall was a text message that came in around 10 p.m. Saturday saying he was flying in the Bryce Canyon area on his way back to Salt Lake City. Lead...

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Modest Dresses from the 2017 Academy Awards

LDS Living Staff - Another Academy Awards has come and gone—and with it some pretty stunning dresses. While we know modesty encompasses so much more than how you dress, we compiled this list of modest dresses from the 2017 Oscars merely to provide inspiration for your own fashion ideas.  Isabelle Huppert, image from Glamour Dakota Johnson, image from Glamour Ava DuVernay, image from Glamour Jessica Biel, image from Glamour Ruth Negga, image from Glamour Amelia Warner, image from Telegraph ...

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The Other Side of Choosing to Be Offended We Never Talk About but Desperately Need to

Amanda Black - I remember my sister coming home from her first Young Women in Excellence in tears. She had just made the tricky transition from Primary to a new Beehive, which can also be a time of vulnerability. And I guess everyone already feels a little awkward at that point as they also make the jump from a preteen to a full-blown teenager. So that combined with what happened that night was what I think helped nudge her attitude toward the Church on a path of apprehensiveness.  From what I heard later from my parents, there was a video shown at the Young Women...

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President Hinckley’s Daughter Shares the Day That Changed Her Father's Life

Meridian Magazine - While many of us might remember hearing about the life-changing letter President Gordon B. Hinckley received while serving a mission in England, there's much of the story you might not have known. From the time I was a small child the address of 15 Wadham Road was as well known as my own address. Our father would recount the experience he had in that upstairs bedroom in the year 1933 and referred to it as a “pivotal” moment in his life. In 1932 he graduated from the University of Utah and had his sights set on furthering his studies at the...

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A Bizarre, Impractical Prompting That Showed One Widow Her Husband Was Watching Over Her

Garnee Faulkner - What an incredible story that shows how even the most fleeting promptings can make a world of difference. It was a typical winter day in San Francisco, cool and damp. We had lived there a few years before and were back renewing memories. Seeing the large, steaming crab vats as we walked along Fisherman’s Wharf, I exclaimed, “Oh, let’s take some crab home to Emma.” “Crab?” asked my husband. “Why crab?” “I don’t know. Maybe she would enjoy it.” Sensing my ever-present desire to bring cheer to a grieving widow in our ward, Ron counseled me to find a more easily...

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3 Things God's Plan for Each of Us Is Not

LDS.org - When it comes to expectations, we should stop fearing that we aren't living up to what we were meant to be and instead find joy in realizing we have a divine potential and that God doesn't expect perfection now. For a lot of my life, I’ve wondered if I was messing up God’s plan for me. The one on my mind most often lately is where to go next with my career, but before it’s been where to go to college, whom to date, where to live, how to fulfill my calling, and so on. I’ve wondered if I’m even capable...

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Is the Hearse at Disneyland Really Brigham Young's?

Deseret News - Maybe you've heard the urban legend that the hearse outside Disneyland's Haunted Mansion was really used for Brigham Young's burial. While it's a popular Google search, this myth goes to show that Mormons love a good story almost as much as they love Disneyland. But there is one interesting Mormon connection to this feature at Disneyland that you might not have known. Many Utahns love Disneyland and a popular fixture in the Anaheim, California, park is the Haunted Mansion, since its premiere in 1969. However, it is simply a myth that the white, horse-drawn hearse in front of the Disney attraction...

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How to Cope with Losing a Spouse: Advice from Those Who Have Been There

Ashley Evanson - When you lose a spouse, you wonder, How can life possibly go on? How am I supposed to get through this? How am I even supposed to get out of bed?   It’s hard, but you can do it—even if “doing it” means making it to the grocery store in your pajamas. Be patient. Time doesn’t make things entirely better, but it does make them easier. Here’s some advice on how to cope with your new life or how to treat someone who has recently lost a spouse, from widows and widowers who have already been there. If You’ve Lost a Spouse...