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Why Your Children Need You to Believe in Your Own Beauty

Verily - My grandmother, a belle of the 1920s, bound her generous bosom so she could mimic the waiflike profile so much en vogue at that time. Eventually the style moved on. I don’t know if she told my adorable, ringlet-headed, saucer-eyed mother that she was a beautiful child. I do know she told her she was too skinny as a young girl and then later made it known that it was a shame her husband had the better legs of the two of them. My mother has always told me I was lovely, but I can faithfully mimic her grimace as she...

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7 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with the Gospel Library App

Jannalee Rosner - With hundreds of pages of scriptures, manuals, and Church magazines, it seems impossible to use it all. But tools like the Gospel Library app are a wonderful way to study the scriptures, general conference, or the teachings of latter-day prophets anytime and anywhere. Check out these seven things you didn’t realize the Gospel Library app could do to make your studying more effective.  **Note: While the general functions of the Gospel Library app are the same, the way they are accessed may vary slightly from device to device.** Organize Study Information and Locate it Anywhere Highlighting and underlining In all the...

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Dave Says: Why Borrow for a House But Not for a Car?

LDS Living - Dear Dave, My wife and I are on Baby Step 3 of your plan. We’re also saving up to buy a car with cash. We’re about $3,000 away from our goal, but now my wife wants to go ahead and finance the rest. She has started wondering what the difference is in borrowing to buy a car and borrowing to buy a house. Lex Dear Lex, This is a good question. It sounds like you guys have made good progress, but now one of you is running out of steam. That’s okay. Getting out of debt and staying out of debt...

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23 Little-Known Facts About the Angel Moroni Statue

Deseret News - Did you know that one of the heaviest Angel Moroni statues weighs 4,000 pounds, that one statue was colored white or that the statue usually faces east? With temples all over the world, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has adorned the skyline with angel statues for 169 years, ever since the Nauvoo Temple was dedicated in 1846. The Nauvoo Temple, however, did not feature the same type of statue LDS Church members are familiar with today. According to articles in the New Era and Liahona magazines, the statue's design has gone through many iterations and has an intriguing...

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Famous Physicist to NY Times: 'I Treasure the Book of Mormon'

LDS Living - Among a list of books like The Left Side of History by Kristen Ghodsee and The Parthenon Enigma  by Joan Connelly, a book you might recognize slipped into a literary interview with physicist, mathematician, and author Freeman Dyson.  The New York Times sat down with the famous physicist last week, and among questions about his current readings and favorite tomes, they asked, " What books might we be surprised to find on your shelves?" Dyson's answer? The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. I treasure it because some of my best friends are Mormons, and the book tells a dramatic...

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New 2015 Mutual Theme Song Released: 'Fragile'

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Church Publishes New Resource: 'Answers Received at Conference'

LDS.org - Thanks to LDS Media Talk for pointing out this new page. General Conference gives us an opportunity to learn from living prophets, listen to the Spirit, and receive answers to personal questions. Here are a few examples of questions asked by members and inspired answers given during general conference. How do I keep my family strong in the gospel? What should I do if a family member has left the Church? What if my life hasn’t turned out like I thought it would? How do I find peace? What can I do on the Sabbath? Why does the Church get involved...

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Add Your Story to the Church's Payson Temple History Book

Utah Valley 360 - Writing a book can be quite a feat, especially when you are relying on experiences of individuals in the community to complete your project. But, that is exactly what one Spanish Fork woman is doing after being asked by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to write a history book about the Payson Utah Temple. The building of the Payson Utah Temple was announced on Jan. 25, 2010 by Church President Thomas S. Monson. Ground was broken on Oct. 8, 2011, to begin construction on the temple. “I don’t know why they asked me,” Janene Baadsgaard, a mother of...

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3 Latter-day Tips for Fighting Loneliness

Mormon Hub - I’ve approached overcoming loneliness a couple of different ways. The “wallowing in loneliness” and “wondering how to deal with feelings of loneliness” ways didn’t offer me long-term satisfaction. The “self-searching introspection then doing something about it” way brought immediate positive results.  Maybe that’s why faith is an action verb.  The very act of doing moves us to a different state of mind. Here are 3 things you can do, if you’re fed up with loneliness and feel it’s time to transcend it. 1-Become the Friend you Want to Have [. . .] Elder Richard G. Scott experienced great loneliness in his...

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Trail of 'Coincidences' Leads Former US Senator to Be Baptized by Clayton Christensen

Deseret News - The announcement was ordinary and without fanfare. Larry Pressler would be confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the weekly services of the Chevy Chase congregation. But those who know the man from his three terms in the U.S. Senate and who have shared in his spiritual journey count Pressler — whether referring to him as "senator," "brother" or just "Larry" — as extraordinary. On Sunday, April 19, Pressler was confirmed as a church member by Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, a Mormon who introduced him to the faith's signature book of scripture. He was baptized...