If I could use just one verse to teach about God, it would be this

The fact that His Atonement is a testament of our divine identity as children of God is powerful and nothing short of miraculous to me.

On June 27, 2002, President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the rebuilt Nauvoo Illinois Temple on the anniversary of the Prophet Joseph Smith’s martyrdom. In his dedicatory prayer, President Hinckley prayed that the temple would “stand as a memorial to him who lived here and was buried here, Joseph Smith, the great prophet of this dispensation, and his brother Hyrum, whom he loved.”

Life for newly commissioned U.S. Navy officer Mason Wells could aptly be described as fluid. Change is everywhere for the 24-year-old sailor.

In 2017, President M. Russell Ballard counseled, “We need to listen to and understand what our LGBT brothers and sisters are feeling and experiencing. Certainly, we must do better than we have done in the past so that all members feel they have a spiritual home where their brothers and sisters love them and where they have a place to worship and serve the Lord” (BYU Devotional, November 14, 2017).

Whether your motivation is to save your kids from repeating your past financial mistakes or to give them a head start on saving—shrewd parents are taking an active role in teaching their kids how to plan for and achieve their financial dreams. The challenge comes when deciding how best to do that.

Editor's note: This story was originally published on December 21, 2020, and has been updated to include a rendering of the Lindon Utah Temple.

An inspiring interview on Seagull Book’s Go and Be Show is all about the importance of telling stories and learning from the experiences of those around us. In the segment, This Is the Gospel podcast host KaRyn Lay shares what it’s like for her to ask members of the Church their stories and to have a part in sharing them.

In the latest, "How I #HearHim" video, Elder Ulisses Soares speaks in Portuguese as he shares a memorable experience he had as a mission president. Elder Soares was president of the Portugal Porto Mission from 2000 to 2003. While preparing to give a talk at a zone conference, he felt good about the message he would give to the missionaries he presided over. But on the morning of the conference, he felt a clear impression to look over his remarks again.

Emma Smith didn’t keep a journal that we know of and didn’t leave many personal writings. But historian Jennifer Reeder has been able to put many of the puzzle pieces together.