‘Relief and joy’: Songwriter shares her unexpected reaction to the new Young Women names

This viral comedy creator says her emotional response all goes back to her own experience in Young Women.
The annual gathering includes current and emeritus members of the Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society presidencies and councils.
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“I called my mom right after that to tell her something had changed.”
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“It felt like I was not just entering a holy place but a place that I had helped prepare for the Lord.”
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President Oaks noted that this tour came as he recovers from a recent surgery.
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May 19, 2021 08:12 PM MDT
For Daniel Sorensen, the experience of winning a Super Bowl does not compare to being a disciple of Jesus Christ.
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The Port Vila Vanuatu Temple, which was announced on October 4, 2020, by Church President Russell M. Nelson, will be built on a 1.62-acre site located at Blacksands Crossroads, on the site of the Blacksands meetinghouse in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet with an end-spire. An ancillary building will also be constructed and will include an arrival center, patron housing, and a distribution center.
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May 19, 2021 06:27 PM MDT
Ward and stake leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are invited to a special worldwide broadcast focused on sharing the gospel through the principles of love, share and invite.
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May 19, 2021 01:01 PM MDT
Tracing the source of a statement commonly attributed to Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley, proved to be an adventure with a surprising destination.
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Two elders serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lost their lives in a two-vehicle crash north of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Church spokesman Sam Penrod released the following statement:
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May 18, 2021 09:12 PM MDT
Brigham Young University has announced its plans for Education Week this year. According to its website, the proceedings will be held in-person on BYU campus from August 16 through August 20, and it will be one of the university’s “first events inviting people from across the country to gather on campus again after the pandemic,” The Daily Universe reports.
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May 18, 2021 08:53 PM MDT
If you’re a fan of March Madness, you likely recognize the Utah State Aggies’ new men’s basketball coach, Ryan Odom. Odom and his former team, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County basketball team made noise in the 2018 NCAA tournament with their first-round upset of the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers.
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May 18, 2021 05:09 PM MDT
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Church has aided more than 1,000 relief projects in over 150 countries and territories.
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May 18, 2021 01:09 PM MDT
My grandma, Mom-el, loved funerals so much that we used to give her a hard time about browsing the obituaries for her next social engagement. It was a joke and something I honestly didn’t understand then, but over five years after her own passing, I think I’m starting to realize why my Mom-el loved funerals so much. When someone we love is gone, we can find joy in remembering the best things about them. Certainly, there are cases that require healing, but little annoyances are cast aside after someone has passed and all we seem to remember are the things we loved about them. I have found that I especially love going to a funeral for someone I admired but didn’t know incredibly well. Such was the case two weeks ago as I attended the memorial service for Ann Crane Santini.
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