Are you letting vain imaginations steal your peace?

Vain imaginations are thoughts that are untrue and potentially damaging.
What if faith has nothing to do with hoping God helps us?
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Ashamed of things he had done, the young man wondered if there was hope for him.
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The sisters, who spent most of their lives on opposite sides of the United States, now serve as companions in Croatia.
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“I shared these thoughts with him, and it seemed to clarify for him the feelings he had experienced.”
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August 22, 2025 01:53 PM MDT
With softer, more open hearts, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can prepare for Jesus Christ’s Second Coming, taught Sister Kristin M. Yee, second counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, at BYU Education Week.
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August 19, 2025 02:15 PM MDT
The concerts will be held in arenas that can seat more than 9,000 people.
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August 18, 2025 02:50 PM MDT
The restored gospel answered Jozsef’s deepest questions. But embracing it would change nearly everything about his life.
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After a brief hiatus from the building for needed renovations, the branch has returned to the pristine, like-new building.
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August 18, 2025 10:21 AM MDT
The Master Teacher knew and used this idea in some of His most well-known sermons.
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Read about the Church’s ongoing efforts to conserve water on meetinghouse properties in the Intermountain West in the US.
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February 25, 2021 05:34 PM MST
In this week's episode of This Is the Gospel, Brett, a defense and prosecution attorney, shares that he is used to hearing the many terrible crimes a person can commit. But on one occasion in the courtroom, he hears 13 pages of heinous crimes his client has committed, and he can't help but feel sick to his stomach. In fact, Brett feels so terrible, he isn’t sure he can stay in the courtroom. But at that moment, he offers a prayer that changes how he sees his client—and future clients—forever.
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February 24, 2021 09:16 PM MST
There are lots of firsts for RootsTech in 2021, which will be held February 25–27. Although the event is typically hosted in person in Salt Lake City, this year marks the first virtual-only gathering due to COVID-19. And for the first time, nearly 2,000 on-demand sessions will be available for free for 365 days.
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February 23, 2021 04:47 PM MST
In April 2020, the national comic strip Pickles featured a quote from Elder David A. Bednar. And in February 2021, timeless advice from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has been included in the comic strip.
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February 23, 2021 02:11 PM MST
Rob Gardner knew he wanted to compose an oratorio about the last week of the Savior’s life, and he knew that if he could involve the London Symphony Orchestra—one of the best in the world—he could create the work he envisioned.
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February 23, 2021 01:00 PM MST
I was invited to lunch by a friend who wanted to introduce me to another friend, a man who had previously served as a mission president. This man had questions about how best to support elders and sisters from his mission who, during or after their missionary service, had shared with him that they were gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual, or queer. As we talked about his missionaries, he asked about my life. At one point, he asked a question that startled me: “Do you think the Lord loves you as much as He does your brother?”
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February 22, 2021 09:52 PM MST
In a new video released by Church News, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke about the current challenges of temple worship and temple construction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite the fact that dedicated temples around the world spent the better part of the year closed or in various stages of reopening, Elder Bednar emphasized that the construction of temples continues to move forward.
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February 22, 2021 08:08 PM MST
The Google Doodle for the day is in honor of Zitkála-Šá’s 145th birthday. Known for being an accomplished writer, violinist, and lecturer, Google wrote that Zitkála-Šá was a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota who “devoted her life to the protection and celebration of her Indigenous heritage through the arts and activism.” But did you know that Zitkála-Šá also had connections to Utah and even to Brigham Young University?
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February 22, 2021 05:53 PM MST
In July 2020, Sister Michelle Wright Amos began her service of presiding over the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission with her husband, leaving behind a career with NASA where she had worked on the Mars Perseverance rover for almost a year. At the end of the month, that rover launched into space.
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February 22, 2021 02:00 PM MST
Prophets and apostles have confirmed our Heavenly Mother's divine existence and mentioned Her divine attributes on multiple occasions.
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