How this firefighter mom manages wearing life’s many ‘uniforms’

As a mother, firefighter, and member of the Tabernacle Choir, JennaBree Tollestrup serves in many different ways.
“What we do in the temple gives us strength outside the temple,” taught Elder Dale G. Renlund.
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“My mom said to me, ‘Jesus Christ is always stronger than any darkness.’”
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The lesson focuses on moral agency and how the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence support religious liberty.
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Honor the women you love with a thoughtful message.
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May 08, 2026 02:30 PM MDT
“As soon as I walked into the airport, I had this overwhelming feeling that there was someone I was supposed to find and help.”
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May 08, 2026 11:01 AM MDT
The immediate impulse her small grandchildren showed at the new statue of Christ on Temple Square surprised President Emily Belle Freeman.
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May 05, 2026 10:35 AM MDT
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May 04, 2026 03:09 PM MDT
“Whatever the depth of our spirituality, each of us—all of us—can go deeper still.”
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May 04, 2026 12:13 PM MDT
This weekend, President Henry B. Eyring dedicated Utah’s 25th temple.
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May 01, 2026 12:12 PM MDT
Reading about the Atonement is one thing but truly feeling it is another. This visual could make a difference.
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August 04, 2020 07:11 PM MDT
Editor's note: “Resources to follow Him” curates study resources, teachings, and thoughts to deepen your study of this week's Come, Follow Me.
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Coinciding with August being National Women’s Suffrage Month, the Church Historian’s Press has announced the online publication of six additional volumes of the diaries of Latter-day Saint leader and women’s rights activist Emmeline B. Wells, covering 1892 to 1896.
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August 03, 2020 07:15 PM MDT
The Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert is one of the most highly anticipated Christmas events in Salt Lake City. Free tickets for the concert are a hot commodity and typically sell out in a matter of minutes. But the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s 360 singers haven’t been able to rehearse for months due to COVID-19, so will the show go on in 2020?
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August 03, 2020 12:40 PM MDT
Police are investigating after the driver of a white SUV shot multiple rounds into the Provo Missionary Training Center security booth, according to a tweet from the Provo Police Department.
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August 03, 2020 12:00 PM MDT
The following excerpt from The Holy Temple originally ran on LDS Living in October 2016.
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August 03, 2020 12:00 PM MDT
The angel Moroni statue is an easily recognizable feature on top of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A reminder of the Restoration, the statue is a way for Latter-day Saints to celebrate a temple’s completion. But did you know that not all angel Moroni statues have looked the same over the years? Church News recently spoke with Emily Utt, historic sites curator for the Church History Department, to learn about the history of the statue and how it has changed.
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August 02, 2020 12:17 PM MDT
OxySlender's™ Metabolaid® Voted the Best Weight Management Supplement of 2020 by the Nutra-Ingredients Research Council
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August 02, 2020 12:00 PM MDT
I learned a long time ago that, if I wanted to be successful at investing, I needed to keep my emotions in check. Sometimes, that’s easier said than done.
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August 01, 2020 12:00 PM MDT
In February 2019, Charlie Bird wrote a guest opinion piece for Deseret News in which he revealed two parts of his identity: he was the Cosmo the Cougar who starred in viral dance videos with Brigham Young University’s Cougarettes, and he was gay.
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