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Church Creates New Resources for Leaders to Help Early-Returned Missionaries, Those with Mental Illness & More

LDS Living - In a news release on LDS Church News , the Church announced that it has added four new resources to help provide information and support to stake and ward leaders. In the past, the Church has published several  Ministering Resources  to help Church leaders better minister to those they watch over, covering topics from abuse and addiction to finances, pornography, family finances, and same-sex attraction. Now, members of ward councils can access four new topics: caregivers, missionaries who return home early, couples who struggle with marital conflict, and individuals who struggle with mental illness. The Church's continuing efforts to provide guidance...

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Elder Holland Gives Can't-Miss Address on Questions, Doubt, and Faith

LDS Living - In an address given to CES religious educators earlier this month, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shared powerful insights on how we can handle teaching others of our faith and belief in the face of "troubling contemporary issues."  Here's what he had to say:  1. Be careful in how you present doctrine "First of all I would say that offense is more likely to come in how we present the doctrine rather than in the doctrine itself," he explained. "Our doctrine is not new; it isn’t as if the students don’t know exactly what our position is going to be on virtually...

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Hilarious "Inside Out" Parody Shows What It's Like Inside an LDS Guy's Head on a Date

LDS Living - The men in the 26th Ward in Provo, Utah, did something unexpected to show the girls in their ward that they appreciate them: they created an ingenious Disney parody. And what better combination is out there than Disney, gospel truths, and sincere compliments to win over a girl's heart? The video pulls inspiration from Inside Out and shows the competing emotions going on inside a guy's head when asking and taking a girl on a date.  At the end of the video, the Elder's Quorum shared this touching note: "We truly love you girls. You are beautiful and make us better...

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Teen Shares Heartbreaking Story on LDS.org: How Media Addiction Led to a More Dangerous Addiction

ChurchofJesusChrist.org - An obsession with social media and video games isolated one LDS teen, forcing him to look to other sources for a sense of fulfillment and purpose. Here's his touching story: I have many regrets about the last four years of my life. I was raised in the Church, and many family members and friends have set good examples for me. Despite these blessings, I was not watchful enough, which caused a series of problems in my life. It started when I was about 13 and became addicted to media. I watched endless TV and acted as if I would die without video games....

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Music Video: Opera Singer's Breathtaking Rendition of "The Prayer" with the Tabernacle Choir

LDS Living - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir recently posted this performance on their YouTube channel of opera sensation Katherine Jenkins singing a stunning arrangement of "The Prayer." Check it out! Get more from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with this gorgeous rendition of Handel's Messiah,   released specially for Easter. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square present the triumphant and angelic sound of George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece,   Messiah . Taking over two years to record, the choir conductor, Mack Wilberg, has painstakingly captured an awe-inspiring version of arguably the best choral work ever written. ...

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9 Things Single LDS Guys Wish Girls Understood

Jeremy Goff - After writing “ 8 Things Single LDS Girls Wish Boys Understood, ” guys started coming out of the woodworks from my ward, former mission, as well as random people on Facebook. They all asked me, “when will you tell our side of the story?” So I started talking with them, trying to figure out what they wished women knew. And their answers surprised me. A lot of LDS guys’ feelings are mutual: though we strive to honor the priesthood, we serve the Lord through church callings or missions, and we are trying to become the husbands and fathers our patriarchal blessings...

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How Did Pioneer Women Feel About Polygamy?

Danielle B. Wagner - The Church recently released a historic and unprecedented new project : a compilation of Church documents—many of which are written by women and many of which have never been published before. These documents detail the formation of the largest women's organization in the world: the Relief Society. Within this incredible new resource come many key insights into how women in the early days of the restored gospel had a shaping role and voice in the formation of the Church and stood for their standards in the face of political persecution. The book examines many fascinating topics, such as the way early...

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Book of Mormon Lesson 19: “None Could Deliver Them but the Lord”

Ted L. Gibbons - Quote of the Week: “Few men on earth, either in or out of the Church, have caught the vision of what the Book of Mormon is all about. Few are they among men who know the part it has played and will yet play in preparing the way for the coming of Him of whom it is a new witness. Few are they who believe its truths and abide by its precepts to such a degree that they would qualify to read the sealed portion of the plates and learn the full account of what the Lord has in store for...

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50 Sabbath Day Activities Your Family Will Love

Ten Cows Inc. - The Sabbath is a special day, but it can be difficult think of what a family with children of different ages can do to make Sunday a special, spiritual day. But those families that stick with it until they find their own ways to successfully celebrate the Sabbath will reap blessings of stronger family relationships, kinder communication, spiritual depth, and more family fun. Here are 50 helpful ideas to get you started.  Arts and Crafts 1. Make personalized, handmade cards for birthdays, I love you, thinking-of-you, or get-well cards. 2. Make your favorite Book of Mormon story come to life with...

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Church Releases Documents Detailing the Role of Women in Early Church History

Newsroom - Early documents of the Relief Society published for the first time. “They’re not just sunbonnet pioneer women that just kind of trudged along in the dirt with their covered wagon. They were well read. They were articulate. They knew what they believed in. They knew how to move forward.” That’s how Carol Cornwall Madsen, a professor emerita of history at Brigham Young University, describes the 19th-century Mormon women who are featured in a collection of documents outlining the history of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A compilation of documents has been published for the...