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Church Releases Beautiful Easter Video and Campaign, "Follow Him"

Mormon.org - What a perfect way to bring our Savior into our hearts and our celebrations during this wonderful spring season. A worldwide initiative focusing on Jesus Christ is anticipated to reach tens of millions of people around the globe this Easter season. The “Follow Him” campaign launched Sunday by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints includes social media, displays in select visitors’ centers, member and missionary tools and online paid promotion on Internet sites. Watch this video in other languages . The initiative begins during the Easter season, but Church leaders plan to share the messages of Christ throughout the year. Mormons believe...

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FHE: Out of the Ashes—From Tabernacle to Temple

Kaitlyn Rowbotham - Purpose:  To teach children about the legacy of the Provo City Center Temple and that great blessings, as well as God's peace, always rise out of the ashes of the fires of tragedy. Song : " I Love to See the Temple " ( Children's Songbook,  95) " High on the Mountain Top " ( Hymns # 5) Scripture : Haggai 2:9 , Doctrine and Covenants 124: 39-41 , Isaiah 2:2-3 Lesson : The Provo City Center Temple has an extraordinary legacy. As we approach this historic dedication, we can use Judy Fletcher Davis's new book Out of the Ashes: From...

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Quiz: Which of These Phrases Are Actually Scripture?

Jannalee Rosner - We've all heard certain phrases repeated over and over again in Church meetings, usually claimed to be scripture. But how many of these phrases are actually just nice thoughts that have come to be accepted as scripture over time? Can you recognize the difference between which quotes come from the scriptures and which do not? Test your knowledge with the quiz below!  ...

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Donny Osmond, Alex Boye Join Tab Choir for World's Largest Virtual "Hallelujah" Chorus

LDS Living - After a Christmas video that reached over 54 million worldwide and made Advertising Age' s top 10 for most viral Christmas videos, now the Church is launching a new Easter campaign: #Hallelujah. One of the features of this campaign is a video collaboration created by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir who asked people from all over the world to help in a record-setting endeavor: creating the world’s largest virtual "Hallelujah" chorus."  And the Choir received quite the response, receiving thousands of submissions, including some from celebrities like Donny Osmond, Alex Boye, Peter Hollens, and BYU's Vocal Point to name a few. The video...

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4 Things Youth Really Want from Church Lessons

LDS Church News - Brian K. Ashton, a counselor in the Sunday School general presidency recently shared these insights he gained from talking to youth in the Church. Recently I had a discussion with a group of about 30 young men and young women about what they want out of their gospel classes. Their answers were fascinating. While they gave a variety of answers, their answers generally fell into the following four categories: Thoughtful doctrinal discussions based in the scriptures. More personal experiences and testimonies from their leaders. Additional opportunities to participate in classes, including the opportunity to teach all or part of a class....

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LDS Father, Son Hit 1.5 Million Subscribers By Cutting Things Open

Deseret News - Cutting things open for an elementary school science project: turns out that's one way to get famous! When 10-year-old Lincoln Markham and his father, Daniel, made a series of YouTube videos exploring what's inside sports balls, they were simply trying to supplement Lincoln's elementary school science project. However, what started with five videos in January 2014 has grown into a YouTube channel with over 1.5 million subscribers. But it really began with a father’s desire to help his son learn and grow. Before serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Daniel Markham, a Kaysville resident, said...

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Why God Makes You Wait

The Praying Woman - "Wherever you are at today  know that God is right beside you and that there is a purpose for you. Even if that purpose is to wait." Jesus could have come and healed Lazarus when he was still alive. Instead,  He waited to raise him from the dead when he was already in his grave. God could have made David become king the day after he was anointed. Instead,  He waited 15 years to rise to the throne, many of those years spent fearing for his life, hiding out and running away from his own father-in-law. God could have spoken to Moses in...

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Watch This Priceless Reaction: Infertile LDS Couple Get Big Surprise at the Doctor's

Kaitlyn Rowbotham - After months of IVF treatments, several miscarriages, a surgery, medications and countless doctor visits, Nikki and Lance found out that they were pregnant on Nikki's birthday. But when they went to  Nikki's doctor appointment seven weeks later, on Lance's birthday, they were worried that the ultrasound might bring bad news. Instead, what they got was the surprise of a lifetime.  The video captures the priceless moment when the ultrasound reveals that Nikki is having not one, but two babies. Landon and Zachary were born in 2015, and both are healthy and happy. The couple said in an article on littlethings.com that,...

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LDS Musicians Sing Amazing Duet of Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself"

LDS Living - LDS musicians Madilyn Paige and Maddie Wilson teamed up for an incredible duet of Justin Bieber's hit, "Love Yourself." Check it out! For more from Madilyn Paige, check out her debut album . This stunning self-titled debut EP features a set of tunes notable for their raw emotion and beautiful soundscapes. Madilyn wrote or co-wrote every song on the album, drawing from her own struggles as a teenager and her heartfelt expressions of the joy she finds in life ...

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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...