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Studio C: When Asking for a Daughter's Hand Gets Hilariously Out of Hand

LDS Living - Palms sweat, tongues swell, speech slurs. These are just some common symptoms of those preparing to ask a father for permission to marry his daughter. But that's only the tip of the iceberg in this hilarious sketch from Studio C that ends in what looks life a murder crime scene. Check it out! ...

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The Hardest (& Most Fascinating) Temple Quiz You'll Ever Take

Aggieland Mormons - Thanks to our friends at Aggieland Mormons for this fascinating and tricky quiz. Are you up for the challenge? ...

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What Relief Society Teaches Us About Feminism

She Traveled - What can the largest women's organization in the world teach us about feminism, about strength, and about the kind of women who can change the world and stand for their faith, no matter what? Relief Society empowers women by teaching them the source of true strength. I love this quote: " Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are...

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LDS Author Who Lost Sister to Suicide: Those Struggling, You Are Not a Burden

Huffington Post - What a heartbreaking but uplifting story shared by the Huffington Post of taking our hardships and using those to help others. In March of 2014, Ganel-Lyn Condie was shocked to learn that her sister, Meggan, had died by suicide. Since then, Ganel-Lyn--an author and speaker--has devoted much of her time and energy to suicide prevention. Last year, I sat down interviewed Ganel-Lyn and she shared some powerful insights about overcoming grief and preventing suicide.  Read more of Ganel-Lyn Condie's story with " 4 Lessons of Hope I Learned from My Sister's Suicide. " Ben found our sister dead. Meggan took her...

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When a Child Leaves the Church

LDS.org - Weeks had passed since my adult daughter had moved to a new city, and each Sunday that she missed church brought me the same concerns. Would she ever return to church? I tried everything I could think of to get her there: encouragement, logic, pleading, acting as her personal alarm clock, prayer, fasting, even calling her bishop. Since we lived 2,000 miles (3,220 km) apart, it was difficult for me to attend with her, but I even tried that! I continually imagined that if I could just tweak the situation a little, my daughter would reestablish her spiritual trajectory. I felt...

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General Authority, Governor Praise Slain LDS Officer: "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"

KUTV - Of Officer Doug Barney's wife,  Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said, "I look into Erika Barney's eyes, and I absolutely know that she is convinced that her faith is going to carry she and her family through this. That's something that not all of us have." (Quote from Deseret News .) Thousands of people, many law enforcement officers from around the state and country, gathered Monday to pay their last respects to Officer Doug Barney, who was killed in the line of duty last week.  ► You'll also like:  100+ Police Pack into Hockey Game to Cheer on Son of...

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6 Healthy Recipes That Don't Taste Like They're Good for You

Various Authors, excerpted from "The 100% Natural Foods Cookbook" and "Naked Nutrition: Whole Foods Revealed" - January is the month where we begin to think about our health and fitness . Achieve your wellness goals this year while still satisfying your taste buds with these six tasty recipes from  Naked Nutrition: Whole Foods Revealed   by Annie Miller and Amy Choate and   The 100% Natural Foods Cookbook   by Caleb Warnock. Quick Turkey Supper Pie Makes a 1.5 ­quart round casserole dish | Start to finish: 30 minutes "Nothing is as cozy as a turkey supper pie on a cold autumn or winter evening. Only one thing can improve the experience: being able to make the pie in 25...

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4 Famous LDS "American Idol" Stars and Where They Are Now

Jeff Hampton - American Idol  is, simply put, one of the most iconic shows in television history. Since Kelly Clarkson won its first season in 2002, Idol  has broken records and churned out stars at an absurd pace. This is the show that brought us not only Clarkson, but Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, Katharine McPhee, David Cook, Jordin Sparks, Adam Lambert, Phillip Phillips, Kellie Pickler, Fantasia Barrino, and Kris Allen—just to name a few. Several Latter-day Saints have competed on the reality show over the years, with at least six Church members making it to the Hollywood round this year...

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The Church in Iceland

Fred Woods - Iceland: realm of the ancient Vikings, land of fire and ice, and home to an isolated but growing group of Latter-day Saints who can trace their country's gospel roots to just two Icelandic converts working in Denmark: Guðmundur Guðmundsson and Þórarinn Hafliðason. The First Icelandic Converts Guðmundur Guðmundsson was born on a farm in Artun, Iceland, in 1825. At the age of 19, he left his native home for Denmark, where he finished his education and worked on refining his goldsmithing skills. While taking an evening stroll one day in the spring of 1850, Guðmundsson saw a group of people listening...

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100 Youth Play Stunning "God Beyond All Praising" on Mt. Timp

LDS Living - "Our youth are playing their instruments from the mountain tops in an attempt to help those who are struggling," said American Heritage Lyceum Orchestra Director Kayson Brown. The latest of this 100-piece orchestra, "Jupiter Theme" or "O God Beyond All Praising," was filmed on the beautiful and inspiring hillsides of Mount Timpanogos in Utah County. The orchestra was recently featured in the Church's Christmas 12 Days of Social campaign, where they performed a breath-taking "Ave Maria" with Lexi Walker. For more of their music, check out their album " Master ," which provides stirring arrangements of songs that draw us nearer to...