3 things to try if you’re intimidated by family history work

“Give it a go, and see how you feel,” Elder Kearon advises.
Members recently gathered to tour the new building.
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Let these scriptural and prophetic reminders inspire you to strengthen your circles.
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The six-day event was promoted on JustServe.org, which helped generate more than 1,600 volunteers.
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“I haven’t thought about Heavenly Father’s ‘great plan of happiness’ in the same way since.”
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The upgrades will improve care for patients and working conditions for staff.
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The gatherings celebrated over 300 combined graduates across both countries.
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The conference is returning for its fourth year, running August 14–15.
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July 02, 2026 08:28 PM MDT
The friends shared what they’ve learned after more than 600 meals together.
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July 02, 2026 10:29 AM MDT
“The system is unlike anywhere else in the world.”
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July 01, 2026 03:14 PM MDT
“You [could] compare this to what you do when you win a Super Bowl. I mean, it was just that exciting.”
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By  LDS Living
August 31, 2017 11:03 AM MDT
Nathan Pacheco is an award-winning tenor who has toured with world-class artists. This album is an intimate collection of Nathan's favorite spiritual songs from his performances across the world, including "Be Thou My Vision," "Nella Fantasia," and "Forever." Nathan's desire with this album is to help people reach higher, feel a deeper spiritual connection, and find peace through songs that lift the soul.
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August 31, 2017 08:39 AM MDT
To the person who didn’t take the sacrament today:
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August 30, 2017 10:21 PM MDT
After Hurricane Harvey made landfall again in Texas on August 30, contributing to an explosion at a chemical plant, and the number of evacuees needing assistance grows, the Church updated its statement, sharing what members and missionaries are doing to help and updating information about damage to the temple:
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By  Masa Yoshi
August 30, 2017 09:21 PM MDT
The flood waters that breached the Houston Texas Temple earlier this week, flooding the baptistry, a marriage waiting room, dressing rooms, kitchen, and laundry, have begun receding. Though the extent of the damage to the temple is yet to be assessed, this beautiful video from Masa Yoshi shows the waters receding from the temple:
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August 30, 2017 09:06 PM MDT
Technology can be an amazing blessing. It allows us to connect with family and friends, to spread the gospel, to participate in family history work, and to access spiritual and educational resources almost instantly. While technology can be a powerful tool for good, it can also be a distraction from the things that matter most. In a CES devotional for young adults, Elder Ballard taught:
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By  Zack Oates
August 30, 2017 06:14 PM MDT
Alma gives a beautiful dissertation about the seed of faith in Alma 32.
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August 30, 2017 04:40 PM MDT
Six days after Princess Diana died in a car crash in Pont de l’Alma tunnel on August 31, 1997, Grant Kersey stood at attention outside Westminster Abbey, tears in his eyes. Sir Elton John's "A Candle in the Wind" filled the streets as speakers outside the abbey broadcast the words and music shared at Princess Diana's funeral. The day was September 6, 1997, but Kersey still remembers the day vividly.
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August 30, 2017 04:18 PM MDT
If you were part of a Discovery Channel show called Diesel Brothers, you probably know a thing or two about off-road vehicles. Well, returned missionaries David Sparks and David Kiley used their knowledge to help out victims of Hurricane Harvey in a unique way, by taking their radical vehicles like a rock crawler with super-sized wheels, a helicopter, a Finnish tank, and a boat to Houston to help with relief efforts along with other supplies.
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August 30, 2017 04:11 PM MDT
“You never know what you’re going to get out here,” Dr. Mike Hart said after helping a woman who was about to give birth while he was volunteering in Houston.
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