What I realized at Carthage Jail that’s helping me feel more peace

“I wondered why such bad things happened to the very people restoring the gospel. And then I stepped outside the jail.”
The ideas come from a recent article in Church magazines.
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Sharon believes this approach can lead to more lasting solutions.
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“We thank Thee for this occasion and all it signifies and symbolizes,” the Apostle said in the dedicatory prayer.
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Elder Renlund suggests this approach will help us better recognize revelation.
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September 26, 2025 02:29 PM MDT
Here are a few ways to press forward when life isn’t looking the way you hoped and prayed it would.
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September 26, 2025 01:40 PM MDT
“To serve in the temple is a sweet experience,” Therese Steadman said. “To serve with family is like icing on the cake.”
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September 22, 2025 02:49 PM MDT
Eugene Orr passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025, in Alberta, Canada.
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September 22, 2025 09:55 AM MDT
“Scripture study has the power to change families.”
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September 22, 2025 09:54 AM MDT
Shannon Foster knows what it’s like to struggle with scripture study—and she’s found a solution.
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September 19, 2025 02:10 PM MDT
“There is something really powerful about incremental growth,” Sheri says. “I think in the Lord’s mercy, He understood this.”
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April 15, 2020 04:01 PM MDT
Tornadoes and violent storms swept across the US Southeast Easter Sunday, causing widespread damage into Monday.
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April 15, 2020 11:00 AM MDT
When people think of Missouri, they often focus on the extermination order of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. On October 27, 1838, the governor’s infamous command declared, “The Mormons must be treated as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the state, if necessary for the public good.”1 But the extermination order isn’t the whole story.
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April 14, 2020 08:30 PM MDT
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints approved 110 projects in 57 countries to help combat the effects of COVID-19.
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April 14, 2020 04:36 PM MDT
For Latter-day Saints, the Gold Plates are immediately associated with the translation of the Book of Mormon, but when someone asks, “What are the Gold Plates?” or “What is the significance of this ancient record?” how do you respond?
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April 14, 2020 03:51 PM MDT
In order to spend some quality time with his wife, John Plocher has had to get creative lately.
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April 14, 2020 02:26 PM MDT
Watching April 2020 general conference at home may have felt normal for many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but for others watching conference at home was not only unusual—it was the first time they had ever been able to do so.
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April 13, 2020 07:53 PM MDT
General conference frequently brings new and exciting changes, and this April’s general conference proved to be no exception! From a brand new Young Men General Presidency to the sustaining of nine new General Authority Seventies, you could certainly say this Conference was truly “unforgettable” for these brethren.
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April 13, 2020 06:51 PM MDT
The hymn “Praise to the Man” by pioneer William W. Phelps is well known for its rousing melody to the folk song “Scotland the Brave.” But did you know that the tune wasn’t what the composer originally intended?
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April 13, 2020 06:39 PM MDT
If you have seen the letter from Sister Wendy Nelson to General Authorities floating through your social media feeds and wondered if it was real, Church News confirmed its veracity and published the letter in full today, Monday, April 13.
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