What Pres. Freeman would tell every young woman considering a mission

She shared touching advice for young women who may be feeling nervous after the age-change announcement.
Thanksgiving just might be an ideal time to seek revelation.
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This will be the first house of the Lord built by the Church in the country.
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A professor told Irene that serving a mission could limit her career, but Irene chose to trust in the Lord.
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This missionary age change is effective immediately.
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November 28, 2025 06:00 AM MST
“For some siblings, a departing elder or sister missionary feels akin to grieving a death.”
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November 26, 2025 04:22 PM MST
“We sometimes talk about hearing a voice,” Elder Renlund writes. “But that may not be the way you sense the Holy Ghost.”
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There are nearly 500,000 Latter-day Saints in Argentina.
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November 20, 2025 10:49 AM MST
The newest Apostle spoke at a stewardship symposium at Brigham Young University.
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November 19, 2025 10:54 AM MST
Here is a look back at the last 10 years of Saturday evening sessions.
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November 19, 2025 09:39 AM MST
Remind your family of the true reason for the season with these fun sets.
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January 16, 2021 12:00 PM MST
Members of the Church first met Tom Christofferson when he wrote his first book, That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith & Family. The book told the story of how the love of those around him, including his immediate family, brought him back to the gospel of Jesus Christ after spending two decades away from the Church. In his new book, A Better Heart, Christofferson explores Christlike love in greater depth, but in both books there is one standout character: his mother.
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A message from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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In a letter to leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States and Canada, President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, encouraged leaders to look for ways to reconnect with youth in 2021 through local ward or stake youth conferences and Young Women and Aaronic Priesthood camps. The For the Strength of Youth (FSY) conferences (gatherings of teenagers from dozens of congregations) are postponed in the United States and Canada until 2022.
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January 15, 2021 01:56 PM MST
Mexico is home to nearly 1.4 million members of the Church and there are 13 temples in the country. Now, it also has a young single adult (YSA) ward.
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January 15, 2021 01:03 PM MST
Editor's note: Our bi-weekly Friday column, “Found in the footnotes,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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January 14, 2021 09:27 PM MST
Editor’s note: Content of the songs referenced in this article may not be appropriate for all audiences.
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January 14, 2021 09:17 PM MST
On Wednesday night’s episode of The Masked Dancer, Latter-day Saint activist Elizabeth Smart was revealed to be the woman behind the mask of the Moth. Smart jokingly said that “it’s been one of the bravest things that I’ve willingly done in my life,” and TODAY called it “one of the more surprising . . . reveals in the show’s history.” But what motivated Smart to appear on the show?
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January 14, 2021 01:00 PM MST
In this week's episode of This Is the Gospel, Anna's mother is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. With all the faith her 9-year-old self can muster, she prays for her mother to be healed. But on October 13, 2005, Anna wakes up to the news that her mother had passed away. Full of grief and anger, Anna decides God must not answer her prayers at all. It's not until years later that a scripture changes Anna's mind.
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January 13, 2021 01:00 PM MST
An abridged version of this interview appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of LDS Living magazine.
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