What I realized about God and garments from studying the Creation

Seven years ago, Sam Merrill traded Utah State’s basketball court for the mission field. Upon returning from Nicaragua, he had a successful college basketball career that led to him getting drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and playing in this year’s NBA Finals in his rookie year. Just last month, in the midst of play-offs, Merrill shared with his thousands of Instagram followers the positive impact his mission had on his life.

A new addition to the entrance of the strength and conditioning weight room in the BYU Student-Athlete Building welcomes its entrants with an inspiring message from none other than President Russell M. Nelson.

Dallas Jenkins, creator of the popular television series that tells the story of Christ’s ministry, knew filming in present-day Israel wasn’t practical. It wasn’t just the cost that deterred him from taking his cast and crew to the Holy Land.

The July/August issue of LDS Living magazine is in stores now! This magazine features beloved Latter-day Saint artist Walter Rane. His journey into religious art is a compelling story, and his passion for painting may inspire you to seek more creative outlets in your own life.

Many mission presidents and missionaries are returning home after serving through a global pandemic, quarantines, reassignments, and so much more. Check out these sweet homecoming videos of these faithful missionaries reuniting with their families after a tumultuous couple of years.

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.

After 15 months, three of the Church’s 10 missionary training centers are now training missionaries in person after all MTCs stopped training missionaries on site due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

When Matthew C. Godfrey began working as an editor on the Joseph Smith Papers Project 11 years ago, he says the Prophet of the Restoration “seemed almost like a mythic figure to me—someone who was so much more spiritually advanced that I had a hard time relating to him,” according to an article recently published on the Church’s website.

The Faylor family, from San Antonio, Texas, will soon be making Church history as all of their children begin missionary service this fall.