This ward’s Instagram is pure joy. Here’s how they do it

Based on their social media, the Saratoga Springs 12th Samoan Ward seems like they’re having fun all the time.
To date, over 500 students have participated in courses focused on developing career-ready skills and strengthening faith.
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“I fell in love with the way you can look at ... a picture of the Savior, and feel the story a little more,” says Holly Metcalf.
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One hundred percent of ticket sale revenues from the concert will be donated to trusted charities.
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Everything changes when we face adversity at the Lord’s side.
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April 16, 2026 03:54 PM MDT
“With Power and Authority” is now available for purchase at Deseret Book and deseretbook.com.
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April 15, 2026 10:32 AM MDT
Starting on May 18, the public can tour replicas of a celestial room and baptismal font.
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The new visitors’ center opens to the public on May 18, 2026.
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Exploring what it means to be “all in” the gospel of Jesus Christ
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April 10, 2026 11:30 AM MDT
There were more talks in a four-session conference than there were in October for the final five-session conference.
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April 10, 2026 10:16 AM MDT
“Life is not bleak. It is not dark. There is light.”
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April 09, 2026 11:03 AM MDT
The Church partnered with the Black 14 Philanthropy and College Football Hall of Fame to donate 36,000 pounds of food.
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June 03, 2024 04:38 PM MDT
“When we read or hear the admonition ‘be ye therefore perfect’ (Matthew 5:48), we may think it means to make no mistakes. But such a level of performance simply is not possible.”
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June 03, 2024 12:41 PM MDT
“Finding this story, sharing it with others, and producing this film has changed my life, and I hope that the story of these faithful soldiers will inspire and uplift generations to come.”
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Several updates to the Church's General Handbook were published today, May 31, 2024, including adjustments to sections on Primary, “My Covenant Path,” and young service missionaries.
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May 31, 2024 02:33 PM MDT
As my children grew into adulthood, my worry seemed to grow with them. Then I came across a revelatory line in a recent talk that changed me.
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May 31, 2024 02:09 PM MDT
On the All In podcast, Sister Bonnie H. Cordon shared her thoughts about different seasons of life and how to determine what is right for you.
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May 31, 2024 02:06 PM MDT
“Sometimes we assume that if younger people feel that sense of conflict, it must be a sign of them not being spiritually serious or being entirely wrongheaded or misinformed. And that’s just not true.”
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May 30, 2024 05:41 PM MDT
Already, Church members and leaders are finding joy in the new hymnbook. Here are a few reasons why.
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May 30, 2024 01:02 PM MDT
Applying three ideas to our temple worship can expand our personal understanding of sacred things, bring us closer to Christ, and turn the temple into what author Melinda Brown calls, “our happiness project.”
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May 30, 2024 09:12 AM MDT
Thirteen hymns for the Church’s long-awaited new hymnbook, including “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” and “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” are here.
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