Why you shouldn’t feel bad about your ‘imperfect’ scripture study

“The perfection idea will hold us back and actually invite failure,” says Shannon Foster. “There is no perfection. This is a mortal world.”
“You can have total confidence and trust in the resurrected Lord, His Church, His word, and His Second Coming.”
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“I’ve felt a lingering heaviness about the state of the world, but this repeated message was a clear call to action.”
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“He truly loves people, and I hope the Church membership and people in general get to see that side of him,” shared his daughter.
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Sixty-eight youth and 16 leaders gathered in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa.
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October 17, 2025 01:49 PM MDT
“That is taught in five, at least five, different important scriptures in the Book of Mormon,” President Oaks said.
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“On your birthday, I want to thank you for making me happy.”
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Jesus Christ is the Savior for every person and for every culture.
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Podcasts

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Connect with Latter-day Saint thought leaders in a personal way
October 15, 2025 10:16 AM MDT
Volunteers from Austria, Romania, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, England, and France gathered to serve.
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October 15, 2025 09:59 AM MDT
Sister Oaks served a mission in Japan and later worked as a consultant for the largest privately held publishing house in America.
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President Henry B. Eyring, 92, and President D. Todd Christofferson, 80, will serve with him as First and Second Counselors.
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September 18, 2023 09:51 AM MDT
A graduate from BYU-Hawaii’s intercultural peacebuilding program shares how becoming a peacemaker is the pathway to discipleship and building Zion.
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September 18, 2023 09:50 AM MDT
“As a prize, love will always look impossibly small and far away. But as a work, love is always magnified, love is always at hand.” Adam Miller
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September 18, 2023 09:00 AM MDT
To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Michael McLean’s hit album, “You’re Not Alone,” here’s the story behind one of his most beloved songs.
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By  Kate Lee
September 18, 2023 07:00 AM MDT
“The Spirit was so strong as I painted. But immediately after I finished, I was overcome with shame and embarrassment.”
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September 15, 2023 12:08 PM MDT
We are all trying to achieve peace. But in that process, is it creating peace? Or is it creating more conflict?
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September 15, 2023 11:49 AM MDT
President Dallin H. Oaks announced at the seventh annual Joseph Smith Papers Conference that the Church will publish a new biography about Joseph Smith.
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September 15, 2023 06:00 AM MDT
More than 50 temples around the world are currently under construction or renovation. See photos of the most recent construction progress around the world
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September 14, 2023 03:03 PM MDT
In a new video, Sheri Dew shares her witness that prophets are called of God and have the ability to help us in ways no other leader or influencer can.
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September 13, 2023 01:38 PM MDT
While the structure of a new school year can bring order, it can also bring a different kind of busyness that can make family and personal scripture study a bigger challenge. Here’s how to overcome it.
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