Does God really send us trials? A comforting truth about adversity
A life-threatening experience after the birth of my first baby led me to think more deeply about God’s role in hardships.
“This is a reason for all of us to rejoice and express gratitude for such a significant blessing.”
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This viral comedy creator says her emotional response all goes back to her own experience in Young Women.
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The annual gathering includes current and emeritus members of the Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society presidencies and councils.
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“I called my mom right after that to tell her something had changed.”
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Enjoy beautiful statues, exhibits, and gardens.
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The video is hosted by Danor Gerald, an actor and Latter-day Saint convert.
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“It felt like I was not just entering a holy place but a place that I had helped prepare for the Lord.”
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Using our influence as women of God to make a difference in the world.
From a customized monogram to a thoughtful note, here are a few creative ways to say congrats.
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The Church will match and donate concert ticket revenue to trusted charities.
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“I thought I had to change my entire personality to be a good leader. Then, I learned a powerful lesson from Sister Jean B. Bingham.”
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One of Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye's life "crossings" came when she encountered a faith crisis while doing her undergraduate studies at Harvard University.
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Interested in DNA testing? Genetic genealogist Diahan Southard answers the most frequently asked and most timely questions regarding this popular trend.
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As part of a family reunion in Missouri, Eki Taula and Joseph Fitua found themselves poised and ready for the final moments of an intense battle that would test their physicality and reflexes. It was the final, hard-won round of what had been an epic match up, and the two prepared to duke it out in the gym of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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When we look around our wards and branches, we see people who seem to fit in easily. What we don’t realize is that even among those who seem to fit in, there are many who feel left out. One study, for example, found that nearly half of adults in the United States report feeling lonely, left out, or isolated from others.1
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The Word of Wisdom is more than a health code; it is a guide that helps members live happy, healthy lives and plays an important role in qualifying Latter-day Saints for temple worship. But how did it come about?
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What happens when you bring two iconic love songs together? Latter-day Saint husband and wife Scott and Ryceejo Shattuck created a unique mashup of The Lion King's "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and The Greatest Showman's "Rewrite the Stars."
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Author Spencer Hyde Discusses Battle with OCD, How to Support Someone Struggling with Mental Illness
Last Wednesday, the LDS Living Book Club and Deseret Book hosted a fireside and Q&A with BYU English professor and author Spencer Hyde. Spencer has lived with severe OCD his entire life and based the book Waiting for Fitzroughly on his own experiences.
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I think I’m a rather typical human. I don’t like change.
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Sometimes known as the "brawl that begins with prayer," recreational basketball in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a history of getting out of hand.
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