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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Podcasts

Exploring what it means to be “all in” the gospel of Jesus Christ
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Using our influence as women of God to make a difference in the world.
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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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Fun
December 18, 2019 10:05 PM MST
While missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are serving in South Carolina, they are also experiencing a piece of American history.
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December 18, 2019 10:00 PM MST
Editor’s note: This story originally ran on LDS Living in August 2014.
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December 18, 2019 10:00 PM MST
The melody came to Kimberly Knighton out of nowhere.
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December 18, 2019 06:34 PM MST
Today’s #LightTheWorld prompt, “Pray for someone for whom you have had negative feelings lately,” may seem simple, but forgiveness can feel very difficult, and praying for those people who have hurt us is even more difficult. In Matthew 5, Jesus didn’t only teach His disciples to forgive but to “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44).
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December 18, 2019 04:11 PM MST
It’s painful to feel loneliness at Christmas, but we can cherish the opportunity to spend time with Jesus alone.
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December 18, 2019 09:43 AM MST
The following story originally ran on LDS Living in 2017.
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December 17, 2019 08:09 PM MST
The day before the new Young Women Theme was announced in October 2019 general conference, all of the living Young Women General Presidents stood and recited the new theme together in a room in the Relief Society Building. The spirit they felt echoed the testimony the current Young Women General Presidency has felt as they have prepared the new theme and how the hand of the Lord has been in the theme’s creation.
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December 17, 2019 08:02 PM MST
Though the particular date it was written and the events that inspired "The Spirit of God" are unknown, there are many miraculous and incredible stories behind this beloved song and its author, William Wines Phelps, that have lead it to become one of the most recognizable and beloved Latter-day Saint hymns.
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December 17, 2019 07:44 PM MST
BYUtv and the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square are celebrating the 2019 Christmas season together this year by airing an exclusive interview with Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth.
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