How one couple raised 8 kids to recognize the Spirit for themselves

"I do want to congratulate you. I am really surprised to see that level of work you are offering here. You are inspiring to others," His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Abdulkarim Al-Issa said after touring Welfare Square.

Brooke White is best known for her appearance on American Idol season 7. Jon Heder is best known for his starring role in Napolean Dynamite. But what do the two have in common? They’re both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And now they’re also sharing the stage in the same comical music video, with Heder acting as every member of White’s band, including a cowbell player.

Some dates burn themselves clearly into your mind. For me, one of those memorable moments in my life came on December 26, 1987. I was twelve years old. My mother, two of my older brothers, and I had left the house early to drive the many miles from Phoenix, Arizona, to Logan, Utah, to visit my oldest brother and his family.

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Brother fighting brother. Incredible miracles. Trials, faith, love, hate. Not only does the Book of Mormon have all the needed elements for an epic story but it also calls to our spirit and draws us closer to our Savior Jesus Christ as we read it. Now we can share those same messages of faith with our families in a new format with the release of a series of Church-produced Book of Mormon videos.

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Over the past twenty years, creative director and graphic designer Jim Jackson has applied his skills to boost sales of many retail companies—Target, Best Buy, General Mills and others. But in the past year, he’s taken his sense of style and applied it to a business of his own. “I wear a tie every Sunday, which means I can grow tired of my choices really quickly,” says Jackson. “One day I was looking at my closet and could hardly stand to choose from the same old collection again.” As he talked with friends and family, he found that he wasn’t alone. “Many men I know work at jobs where they’re required to wear a tie every day. Then there are our missionaries, who surely grow tired of their ties before they even leave the MTC.”

There has been a lot of debate about whether or not Harriet Tubman’s face should be on the $20 bill. She was quite an extraordinary woman and you will learn a lot about her inspiring life in this dramatic biopic; however, viewers need to know that not everything in the film is historically accurate.

I was seventeen years old when my parents took us to meet Anthony.