Unique Nativities to set the scene this Christmas

While residents up and down the Southeast coast prepped for possible impacts from Hurricane Dorian last week, over 200 volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been preparing to help those that were impacted by the storm. Groups of volunteers across the Raleigh-Durham area have been training to help with the Crisis Cleanup hotline. The helpline in this area is set up to start taking calls beginning this week and will continue until Friday, September 20th.

If there is one thing our prophet wanted to know during his birthday celebration broadcast around the world on September 6, it was that "Jesus the Christ is literally my Savior, my Redeemer, my Exemplar, and Friend." He shared that message again on Facebook following the celebration, adding, "Every day of my life, I thank my Heavenly Father—in the name of Jesus Christ—for the gift of life and the privilege of serving His children."

Why did Angel Moroni drop down a 73-foot ramp, jump a 50-foot gap, and land a triple tailwhip on a 27-foot high quarter pipe last month?

When our three oldest boys were little, they did what young kids do best—they explored. Behind our house they made huts in the weeds, dug holes, and corralled bugs. After backyard exploration lost its luster, the wider neighborhood seemed appealing, including the road. The idea of our babies running headlong in front of a car scared us to death. It was time for a fence!

Did you know Sister Mary Cook finds a way to sing in most of her addresses to Latter-day Saints around the world? In a recent Church News video, Sister Cook and Sister Wendy Nelson sang an impromptu duet from the classic movie White Christmas as they talked about the joys of traveling together and with the prophet of God.

Guardian angels and Jimmy Fallon—it's a rare and hilarious combination. Latter-day Saint comedian Ryan Hamilton recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and received a standing ovation for a stand-up routine that included an array of topics from the pains of running to guardian angels.

A year following the devastating terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, 11-year-old David Archuleta sang for the New York City Fire Department Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, which was the only firehouse to have 15 firefighters, an entire shift, killed on September 11.

In 1991, Marriott opened the 37-story, 504-room Financial Center Marriott two blocks from the World Trade Center. It was the only competition for the nearby Vista International hotel, which was nestled between the massive 110-story Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

Everybody’s heard of Lazarus. You know the one—the brother of Mary and Martha who died and was left in his tomb for four days, even until he smelled bad, and was then miraculously raised from the dead by Jesus. He’s at the center of one of the most stunning and jaw-dropping of Jesus’s miracles.