Is God’s love ‘unconditional’? What the scriptures teach about feeling His presence

The following is an excerpt from Ed J. Pinegar's book, The Little Book of Gratitude.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released its highly anticipated 2019 Christmas video, “The Christ Child: A Nativity Story,” on Saturday night. The 17-minute film portrays the story of the birth of Jesus Christ with tremendous attention to detail. The video will play a key role in this year’s #LightTheWorld. For the past four years, #LightTheWorld has invited people to love as Jesus loves and to do the things Jesus would do in celebration of His birth. Watch the video below and visit www.LightTheWorld.org to learn more about how you can participate.

In honor of celebrating the 150th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote in the state of Utah, the Church History Museum is now featuring a new exhibit that commemorates this historic event.

The following is an excerpt from Elder John H. Groberg’s book Fire of Faith, which details his experiences with his family as he served as a mission president in Tonga.

1. What is a hobby most people don’t know you have?

In his book, Let it Go: A True Story of Tragedy and Forgiveness, Chris Williams recounts a tragedy that happened one February night when he, his wife and family of four were hit by a 17-year-old drunk driver on the road. The car accident took the life of his wife, his unborn baby, his 9-year-old daughter, and his 11-year-old son. Through this difficulty, though devasting for Williams, he chose to follow the example of the Savior to forgive Cameron, the 17-year young man, and find room for healing. In this week's episode, All In host Morgan Jones talks with Williams about what he was able to learn from this experience, to "let it go" and move forward despite the loss of his family.

I recently experienced a couple of events that taught me about why some trials persist even though we are working hard to defeat them. Before I tell you about that, I need to provide some background. First, you should know we currently have two children at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg. Second, you should know that we live in Vancouver, Washington, which is about 700 miles from there. Third, I should tell you that I enjoy indoor cycling, which is a specific type of stationary bike—some know it as spinning. Please bear with me while I explain how these things are related.

While giving an address to LDS Business College students on November 19 in the Assembly Hall at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared three things that we can always be grateful for—regardless of our circumstance.

President Russell M. Nelson put Latter-day Saints around the world on notice in October that the April 2020 general conference “will be different from any previous conference” because it “will commemorate the very foundations of the restored gospel.” Spring 2020 marks 200 years since Joseph Smith’s inaugural vision of the Father and the Son, known by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the First Vision.