A step-by-step guide for every first-time temple goer

Feel prepared to receive your endowment with a calm mind and an open heart.
This phrase can impact how often you want to go—and how you feel when you’re there.
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Above all, President Rosemary K. Chibota says she is excited to serve “God’s finest, the little children.”
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From meaningful books to gorgeous artwork, here are some of our favorite gifts for the newlyweds in your life.
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President Junior Banza was the first person baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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July 15, 2026 01:44 PM MDT
On the day of her husband’s funeral, President Susan H. Porter discovered that their home flooded.
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Approximately 88,500 full-time missionaries are serving worldwide, surpassing the previous record from 2014.
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July 10, 2026 10:45 AM MDT
“Give it a go, and see how you feel,” Elder Kearon advises.
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Podcasts

Exploring what it means to be “all in” the gospel of Jesus Christ
A Come, Follow Me study group podcast
Using our influence as women of God to make a difference in the world.
Connect with Latter-day Saint thought leaders in a personal way
July 10, 2026 10:41 AM MDT
The upgrades will improve care for patients and working conditions for staff.
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July 09, 2026 10:55 AM MDT
Members recently gathered to tour the new building.
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July 09, 2026 09:51 AM MDT
Let these scriptural and prophetic reminders inspire you to strengthen your circles.
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February 28, 2017 05:37 PM MST
An LDS couple's sonogram picture of their unborn child is gaining a lot of national attention—but not for the gender reveal reason you might suspect.
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February 28, 2017 03:40 PM MST
We've probably all been there: the does-this-picture-make-me-look-absolutely-flawless anxiety or the do-I-sound-really-smart-or-kind-of-dumb hesitation before we post anything on social media.
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February 28, 2017 02:59 PM MST
On Feb. 25, Bishop Randall (Randy) Wells was flying from Pheonix, Arizona, to Sandy, Utah, with his two children when his Cessna plane went missing.
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February 28, 2017 02:35 PM MST
Former presidential candidate, ambassador to China, and Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. is in the running to become the next deputy secretary of state.
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By  LDS Living
February 28, 2017 02:00 PM MST
Recently, President Thomas S. Monson shared a story on Facebook and in the First Presidency message, one that involves mysterious keys and unknown treasures. But the most interesting part of the story comes in the surprising way it can teach us how to love as the Savior loves.
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By  LDS Living
February 28, 2017 12:00 PM MST
LDS Perspectives podcast hosted editors Jenny Reeder and Kate Holbrook, historians of 19th- and 20th-century women, to review their unprecedented project of compiling LDS women’s speeches within the LDS Church in the book At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women.
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February 27, 2017 10:00 PM MST
To most of us, leprosy is a disease that only existed in Biblical times and meant misery and exile. But to Latter-day Saints in a small Hawaiian leprosy settlement known as Kalaupapa, the disease meant a community of unity, coupled with a faith in God that neither they nor their neighbors would trade for anything.
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By  LDS Living
February 27, 2017 08:34 PM MST
Little children often dream of meeting the real-life characters of their favorite Disney shows.
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February 27, 2017 08:02 PM MST
"The efforts of all who have contributed to the tradition of the athletics program are greatly appreciated," a 2014 statement from BYU-Hawaii reads. "The board, executive committee and university administration feel that the top priority is to serve more students, especially those from the Pacific and Asia."
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