3 words that will change your next temple experience

"I wish people would always just see performances for what they are, as an artist being able to just respect this country and to serve and have a great opportunity," Latter-day Saint Cache Olson says. The teen is not only excited for his performance at the Freedom Ball this weekend, he also receives his Eagle Scout Award.

“When we trust in the Lord that all will work out, this hope keeps us moving. . . . I am glad to practice it and to recommend it to counter all current despairs,” Elder Oaks counseled young adults while discussing the "unusually wide and ugly" divisiveness and "meanness" that has followed the presidential election.

As Americans wait to see what Donald Trump will say to the nation on Inauguration Day, here is a look back to see what every past U.S. president has said about God in their own inaugural addresses. With only two exceptions, every president acknowledged our Heavenly Father. And two presidents—Dwight D. Eisenhower and George H.W. Bush—even began their inaugural addresses with prayers. What did your favorite presidents say about the divine? See below to read related excerpts from their speeches.

Recently, James the Mormon shared a powerful video on Facebook, one that shares the story of how the ambassador of Mali to India, Niankoro Yeah Samake, converted to the LDS Church.

With the announcement that two Apostles will attend the upcoming inauguration this Friday, Mormon Newsroom released a list of Church leaders who have attended past U.S. presidential inaugurations.

Part of the information sent to prospective missionaries is a list of needed clothing, supplies, and incidentals. The Missionary Department is appropriately concerned that missionaries arrive in the field properly equipped for the service they are expected to render. I remember receiving my list in 1965 and I have been with my eight missionary children as they received theirs. My children have generally requested a new suitcase, although we have convinced most of them that such an expenditure is not necessary. We have a nice selection available. Then the shopping begins, as they scour the city for the things they will require for the time of their service in Santiago or New York or Las Palmas or San Salvador or Salvador or Carlsbad or Añasco or White River. My bank account has ached with the abuse it has taken. My Mastercard has been swiped so many times it nearly set my pants on fire.

100-year-old LDS Grandma Eileen has been sharing her lovely personality over the internet, giving advice about life with the help of her grandson, Michael Matthews.

While enjoying a family getaway in Utah for a few days, Briana Battles, a mother and a wellness coach, ran into an LDS missionary at the Salt Lake International Airport.

Recently, an NPR podcast cleared up common misconceptions people both inside and outside the Church have about the Mormon practice of polygamy in the 1800s, sharing how the practice actually empowered women in complex ways. The podcast featured Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Harvard professor who recently published the book A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism.