‘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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From a customized monogram to a thoughtful note, here are a few creative ways to say congrats.
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“I thought I had to change my entire personality to be a good leader. Then, I learned a powerful lesson from Sister Jean B. Bingham.”
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President Oaks noted that this tour came as he recovers from a recent surgery.
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April 28, 2021 01:33 PM MDT
Like most Church historic sites across the United States, Historic Nauvoo and Carthage Jail closed in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to alter life across the planet. No one expected the closure to last as long as it did. Yet while the streets have been empty, Nauvoo Historic Sites have been transforming and preparing for an even better future.
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April 27, 2021 08:37 PM MDT
On March 18, 2020, just days after a worldwide pandemic caused many places in the world to shut down, Salt Lake City suffered a 5.7-magnitude earthquake followed by “a series of aftershocks that went on for days,” Sheri Dew recalled in her keynote address for BYU Women’s Conference. Then she shared her own, very personal experience with the unusual challenges of the past 14 months.
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April 27, 2021 07:58 PM MDT
One day while living in New York City and working as an entrepreneur for small businesses and start-ups, Courtney was approached by a stranger. That stranger told her that she had the perfect body type for skeleton, a winter sport in the Olympics.
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April 27, 2021 12:00 PM MDT
Notwithstanding all Joseph Smith went through, he never turned against God and never denied his testimony that God and Christ had spoken to him.
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April 26, 2021 04:20 PM MDT
In April 2021, The Church Historian’s Press released the latest volume in the Joseph Smith Papers Project. Documents, Volume 12 covers five pivotal months of the Prophet Joseph’s life in Nauvoo, from March through July 1843. Here are five things from the volume that you may not have known:
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Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and President Jean B. Bingham and SisterSharon Eubank of the Relief Society General Presidency will host a Face to Face event for single adults ages 31 and older on June 13, 2021.
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April 24, 2021 11:00 AM MDT
As Bryan Ready tried to figure out how to leave a career as a Southern Baptist pastor, he wasn't moving toward baptism as quickly as the missionaries would’ve liked. So, they told Ready he had been "dropped"—and that hurt.
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April 23, 2021 08:53 PM MDT
A worldwide church with over 16.6 million members is an organizational wonder. With so many moving parts, understanding the who-does-what in general leadership can be hard to follow when you’re not directly involved.
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April 23, 2021 05:54 PM MDT
Editor's note: "This week from the pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.
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