What Pres. Freeman would tell every young woman considering a mission

At ages 4 and 7, siblings Ari and Geo Bonner notice who is depicted in the images around them. They are excited to see their favorite superheroes and princesses. They are proud to point out people they recognize in books and movies. And, sometimes, they are confused when they don’t see people who look like them.

This week’s Come, Follow Me highlights familiar scriptures for members of the Church. Doctrine and Covenants 89, known as the Word of Wisdom, is only 21 verses long—but there’s a lot to unpack.

Oneita Sumsion, age 90, has proven that it’s never too late to graduate.

When Stephen Dunham noticed his wife Kay was having memory lapses and often repeating herself, he grew concerned and they eventually began visiting doctors. As Kay was still young, the couple received many diagnoses before eventually confirming she had Alzheimer’s disease. The Liahona magazine shares that Stephen cared for Kay until she passed away from complication with the disease.

Last Saturday, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country of Haiti, leaving devastation and rubble in many cities and towns in the southern part of the country.

Editor’s note: The following excerpt comes from a book about special witnesses of Jesus Christ. You can read this chapter in its entirety at truthwillprevail.xyz as well as other chapters as they are posted. This excerpt is republished here with permission.

I walked into the ER and saw my husband in a wheelchair, slumped over, one eye drooping. I could tell immediately that he was having a stroke.

It isn’t every day that the pope and an actor playing Jesus Christ meet in Rome. But that very thing happened on Wednesday, August 11, when Jonathan Roumie spoke with the pope in St. Peter’s Square.

In a unique decision from the Church, the Tonga Nuku’alofa Mission was recently divided to enable local missionaries to serve in Tonga while overseas assignments are not possible due to the pandemic.