Feast or funeral? A compelling way to think about the sacrament

Are we meant to be happy and joyful during the sacrament? Or sad and mournful?
Once the temple is complete, members in the Ulaanbaatar Mongolia District will no longer have to travel 1,800 miles to attend the temple.
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“I wrote the words to that song as my prayerful feelings for our Father in Heaven,” President Russell M. Nelson has said.
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Four youth taught other campers about the gospel by serving, sharing testimony, and keeping their standards.
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The MTC will remain fully operational throughout the multiyear project.
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September 19, 2025 02:10 PM MDT
“There is something really powerful about incremental growth,” Sheri says. “I think in the Lord’s mercy, He understood this.”
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September 19, 2025 01:37 PM MDT
You can watch videos on the accounts now.
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September 16, 2025 09:43 AM MDT
“Life-changing revelation is not reserved for prophets,” Dale G. Renlund writes in his new book.
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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
September 15, 2025 02:11 PM MDT
“Far from cursing them, the Eden story cites God blessing both Adam and Eve with ‘sorrow.’”
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September 15, 2025 01:53 PM MDT
Her YouTube channel, “Love Is Literacy,” features phonics-based instruction tailored for both younger and older learners.
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September 12, 2025 02:14 PM MDT
This counsel can help us move forward with confidence.
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April 14, 2021 07:32 PM MDT
In 1935, speaking to a BYU assembly, President David O. McKay prophesied that we would "improve the means of communications until, with radio in our pockets, we may communicate with friends and loved ones from any point, at any given moment." In 1974, President Spencer W. Kimball said, “The Lord is anxious to put into our hands inventions of which we laymen have hardly had a glimpse.” This week in a podcast with Church News, Elder Quentin L. Cook said of new technologies, we now have to “learn how to use them and we’ve got to use them so they’ll bless people.” Elder Cook believes recognizing the potential uses of technology was just one blessing that has come out of a very difficult time over the last year.
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April 14, 2021 04:25 PM MDT
Serving a full-time mission as a young adult is a one-of-a-kind, life-changing opportunity—and so is joining the Church. And a few filmmakers are hoping to help people connect with those transformative experiences with a series they call Mission Stories.
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April 14, 2021 03:45 PM MDT
The Church History Library’s “Name Them” identification series continues, and this time it’s all about missionaries.
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April 14, 2021 12:00 PM MDT
The following excerpt from To My Friends originally ran on LDS Living in December 2017. To My Friends is now available as a Pocket Gospel Classic.
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April 13, 2021 07:54 PM MDT
On June 9, 1842, Joseph visited the Relief Society and spoke again of their purpose: “The Society is not only to relieve the poor, but to save souls.”
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April 13, 2021 06:45 PM MDT
The BYU Cougarettes have topped the charts once again, claiming the Division I-A hip-hop title at the 2021 NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship on April 10.
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The Europe Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conveyed a message of condolence and sympathy following the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The letter was sent via Her Majesty The Queen’s Private Secretary, Rt. Hon. Edward Young CVO:
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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the Tallahassee Florida Temple groundbreaking will be held in June 2021.
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April 12, 2021 08:19 PM MDT
Two talks from the most recent general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were shared on Harvard’s Faith and Flourishing: Strategies for Preventing and Healing Child Sexual Abuse symposium website. Which two talks were they? Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s “Not as the World Giveth” and Sister Joy D. Jones’s “Essential Conversations.”
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