Why I’m so grateful someone pushed through awkwardness to serve

The following article originally ran on LDS Living in September 2014.

This poll was published on LDS Living in 2011 and on June 28, 2016.

"We need to follow the Spirit and focus on individual people instead of baptism numbers," Elder Quentin L. Cook told mission leaders. "Please remember that missions baptize—not individual missionaries. Make sure that those who find, those who teach, and those who baptize a convert share the experience together." And to help make that happen, Elder Cook invited leaders to help give missionaries two gifts.

Conversations surrounding mental illness can often feel uncomfortable or potentially too sensitive to discuss. However, now more than ever, people have started to raise their voices about mental illness. Being comfortable talking about these hard topics is extremely beneficial for those dealing with a variety of mental illnesses. When we talk, we improve.

For eight years, Chris believed his son would never speak a word.

“I had no money. I could not afford school. In some way, I felt I had to give up on my dream to finish an education.”

For many, it’s a struggle to know what you’ll really gain in the long-run from your college degree. Leslie Minson, an Interior Design degree student at LDS Business College, was able to quickly realize the value of her education and exceed her own expectations.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a series of powerful videos about overcoming pornography, supporting loved ones with a pornography problem, and finding healing from pornography or betrayal trauma. We will be highlighting these valuable resources over the ensuing weeks.

"We come together as neighbors, we come together as a family, we come together as friends," Cardinal Dolan said. "See, that gives a counterexample to those who would love to caricature us as these bigoted, hateful, violent people. And we can't allow that to happen."