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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October 16, 2025 10:58 AM MDT
“On your birthday, I want to thank you for making me happy.”
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October 16, 2025 09:31 AM MDT
Jesus Christ is the Savior for every person and for every culture.
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Podcasts

Exploring what it means to be “all in” the gospel of Jesus Christ
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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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March 02, 2023 02:02 PM MST
“The Latter-day Saint community [in Las Vegas is] vibrant across every facet—politically, public service, charitable. … No other group of people [comes] close.”
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March 02, 2023 07:00 AM MST
This new speaker series from Deseret Book will feature inspired and thoughtful discussion from trusted voices like Sheri Dew, Jenny Reeder, Patrick Mason, Reyna Aburto, Adam Miller, and Steve Young.
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March 01, 2023 12:17 PM MST
Dr. David-James Gonzales has tried to make sure he is very open and intentional with his own children in discussing their family’s physical features and embracing their heritage.
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March 01, 2023 10:07 AM MST
Shelby Stroud travels to beaches and collects seashells for her portraits by hand—this one has over 25,000.
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March 01, 2023 07:00 AM MST
Five different members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles made visits to members of the Church around the world and shared inspiring and hopeful messages.
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February 28, 2023 03:48 PM MST
Elder and Sister Gong will be attending the brand-new event which will be full of motivation, entertainment,  live music, food, and more.
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February 28, 2023 01:00 PM MST
The Savior commanded us to search the scriptures because doing so lets us find hidden treasures that we will miss if we only read them.
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February 28, 2023 01:00 PM MST
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February 28, 2023 10:24 AM MST
Instead of choosing between faith and reason, truth within the restored gospel and truth in the wider world of God's children, learn how to seek “anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report.”
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