Why I’m so grateful someone pushed through awkwardness to serve

Whether you’re a history buff or simply curious, you have probably collected a decent store of knowledge about important events in Church history. But no matter how much you thought you knew, there are a surprising number of fascinating facts that you might have overlooked. Here is an interesting story from a time when polygamy was still practiced in Salt Lake.

What an incredible story! It's amazing how these members worked together to restore something so personal to another family.

General conference is well on its way and members all over the world are preparing to hear counsel from a living prophet and general authorities of the Church—but are you prepared?

As a master of deception, Satan uses many tactics to lead many away from the gospel, including Latter-day Saints. Here are a few tactics he uses to deceive and lead away members of the gospel.

As a swimmer, I always wondered about the saying I sometimes heard from Church members: "Satan has dominion over the water."

Elder Michael H. Bourne, an Area Seventy, welcomed thousands of people on behalf of the LDS Church as they attended the Interfaith Musical Event on Temple Square last Friday. The Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable organized the program, which included more than 12 religious groups performing at the event and prayers offered by Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh participants, according to Mormon Newsroom.

While speaking to BYU-Hawaii graduates in February, Elder Dallin H. Oaks advised members to refrain from "ugliness, personal meanness" in conversations on and offline. In a recent Facebook post, Elder Oaks also advised members to "stand clear from the current atmosphere of hate and to refrain from participating in the contentious communications that are so common today."

LDS 23-year-old Elijah Thomas from Orem, Utah, recently met his biological father for the first time, and caught the candid experience all on film. Shortly after his birth, Thomas was given up for a closed adoption, meaning he could not contact his biological parents until 18 years old.

In his song "100 Ways to Say Jesus," LDS artist Eric Malizia lists 30 names of Christ given in the Book of Mormon, then challenges listeners to discover our Savior's other names for themselves by turning to the scriptures. "I hope that they will be inspired to search the scriptures to know that Jesus is present throughout all of the book," Malizia says about the purpose of the song. "I'm hoping this song helps somebody grow closer to God through it."