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What Ever Happened to the Box the Gold Plates Were In?

LDS Living - While we know that the golden plates were taken by the angel Moroni, whatever happened to the box that Joseph Smith found them in the Hill Cumorah? According to David Whitmer, Joseph Smith never retrieved the box from the hill. Instead, he kept the plates safe by hiding them in a hollow log near his house or other secure locations while he underwent the work of translation.  So, where is the box now? Geroge W. Givens in Little-Known Facts in Mormon History writes: Often ignored in LDS history is the fate of the stone box in which the golden plates were...

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12 Funny Memes to Inspire You to Get to Church on Time

My Best LDS - Tomorrow's daylight savings! I know it can be difficult if not downright painful waking up that extra hour on Sunday morning to get to Church on time, so here are a few memes to help inspire you! I’ve made it a new goal to stop being late, even just a few minutes late, to Church on Sunday. Is that a goal for your or your ward? Share a funny meme on Saturday to help everyone remember to put forth that bit of extra effort to be seated on time (or a couple of minutes early is even better!). Need more than...

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The Seemingly Ordinary Prompting I Got That Ended Up Saving a Life

Meridian Magazine - It was a spiritual prompting much like those we can receive on a daily basis, those small urges that pop into your head. But, little did this sister know, that prompting would end up saving a life. As I finished the dinner dishes, I checked the clock. In ten more minutes my counselors and secretary would arrive for another evening of visits. As a Relief Society presidency, we often select a few less active or new sisters to visit, to extend our love and encourage them to come to church. Earlier I had felt prompted to look over one particular questionnaire...

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Elder Ballard: What My Grandson's Death Taught Me About Christ's Love

LDS.org - The following was a blog written by Elder M. Russell Ballard for LDS.org. In January 2004 our family suffered the tragic loss of our grandson Nathan in an airplane crash. Nathan had served in the Russian-speaking Baltic Mission. He loved the people and knew it was a privilege to serve the Lord. Three months after I officiated at his eternal marriage to his sweetheart, Jennifer, this accident took his life. Nathan’s being taken so suddenly from our mortal presence turned each of our hearts and minds to the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. While it is impossible for me to...

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What Does Your Child’s Self Esteem Have To Do With Family History?

Ten Cows Inc. - What Every Parent Wants For Their Child As parents, raising children who have a healthy self-esteem is one of many things we want our children to develop. Living and teaching them the gospel is an important part of this development. Elder Dallin H. Oaks says, “Establish in the mind of a young person the powerful idea that he or she is a child of God, and you have given self-respect and motivation to move against the problems of life.” How To Increase Your Child’s Self Esteem Along with planting in our children that they are sons and daughters of God, research...

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How Her Daughter's Death Brought One Woman Back to the Church, How Her Husband's Death Inspired Her to Serve a Mission

She Traveled - Read one Latter-day Saint's incredible conversion story, as well as her reconversion to the truths that have helped her through mental illness, addiction, and even the loss of loved ones. She traveled through resistance, fear, and depression. She traveled through self-doubt, sin, and heartache. She traveled throughout the world searching for peace, ultimately finding hope and consolation by reconnecting with her family, and reconnecting with her faith. By the time Sherie was 19, she had lived everywhere from Tokyo Japan to Southern California to Seattle Washington. It was in Washington that she met a young man who was an inactive member...

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Primary General Presidency Shares How and What We Should Be Teaching Our Children

Deseret News - " As our children learn to understand gospel doctrines, they become more self-reliant and more responsible. They become part of the solution to our family challenges and more resilient to worldly temptations. Those simple truths embedded in their hearts will allow them to see clearly who they are and will fan the fire of their faith." As a Primary general presidency, we hold children and families close to our hearts. Our love for children has expanded and our eyes are drawn to them wherever we go —in congregations, at church, in the airports and at the grocery store. As we observe...

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Please Remember This When Your Trials or Promptings Just Aren't Making Sense

LDS Smile - Have you ever wondered why it might have been harder for Noah to build a boat than for Nephi? I love this post that delves into what faith means and how these stories, though they might seem completely unrelated to us today, actually reflect each of us at different stages of our lives. It transforms the way we read the scriptures, teaching that sometimes trials and promptings make sense and have an end goal in sight. And sometimes, they just don't. But that's okay. Here's one of my favorite quotes: "Sometimes we can see the storm coming, and sometimes we can’t....

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Steven Sharp Nelson's Unexpected But Incredible Missionary Experiences with "The Piano Guys"

The Daily Universe - Steven Sharp Nelson gives someone a Book of Mormon on nearly every tour he goes on. Because of this, he's gained some remarkable missionary stories. Sound check, concert, meet and greet, attempt to sleep on a tour bus and repeat. Steven Sharp Nelson and the rest of “The Piano Guys” travel through different time zones around the world, sometimes up to 10 days, non-stop to share their talents and inspire people through their music. All of the long nights away from home, the many hours in the recording studio and the time spent writing music is not for the fame and fortune, according to...

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Studio C: Batman Vs. Superman on Citizen's Court

LDS Living - Well this is a side of superheroes you don't see every day. I wonder what Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent would have to say about this . . .  ...