8 ways to help younger siblings adjust after your missionary leaves

“Remind them that their feelings matter and that the Lord sees their sacrifice, too.”
The conference is returning for its fourth year, running August 14–15.
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The friends shared what they’ve learned after more than 600 meals together.
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“The system is unlike anywhere else in the world.”
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“You [could] compare this to what you do when you win a Super Bowl. I mean, it was just that exciting.”
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July 07, 2026 10:48 AM MDT
The gatherings celebrated over 300 combined graduates across both countries.
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July 01, 2026 10:23 AM MDT
The humanitarian response includes distributing approximately 5,000 assistance kits
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June 30, 2026 02:07 PM MDT
Many people suppose there are no conditions associated with experiencing God’s love. But the scriptures help us see an empowering truth.
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June 30, 2026 10:19 AM MDT
The purpose of the displays is to help visitors easily connect early Church history and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple to Jesus Christ.
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June 29, 2026 03:15 PM MDT
If you’re stuck in survival mode, this insight into 3 Nephi 13 can reframe how you see your most exhausting days.
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These updates can give missionaries and their families more time to prepare.
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May 11, 2019 09:00 AM MDT
Most of the stepmothers I know didn't grow up thinking, "Hey, someday I'm going to be a stepmom. I can't wait." Nevertheless, I grew up to be the stepmother to three and my sister—brave sister that she is—grew up to marry a man who is the widowered father of six. And the reality is, my sister and I both have friends who grew up to be stepmothers as well. If you are a stepmother or know someone who is, here are a few suggestions for making the most of blended family life.
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May 11, 2019 08:45 AM MDT
My parents grew up in Algeria, which at the time was a French colony. After the war of independence ended, they moved to Bordeaux, France, where I was born. It was only five months after my birth that my parents were baptized into the Church. They joined a fledgling branch that had more missionaries than members. Because there was no meetinghouse in the city of Bordeaux, they were baptized in a collapsible swimming pool in the missionaries' apartment. It was a humble beginning, but it changed my life and the life of our family!
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May 11, 2019 08:01 AM MDT
Want to have the missionaries over for dinner but you aren’t sure what to feed them? We asked our online readers to vote on meals that they would like to be served if they were a missionary today, and these were the top responses.
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May 10, 2019 05:06 PM MDT
Anxiety can make our thoughts and feelings jumbled. But here’s the difference between feelings from the Spirit and feelings from anxiety.
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May 10, 2019 04:12 PM MDT
There is nothing that communicates the compassion, mercy, and redemptive, eternal love of God like the parable of the prodigal son. A recent video by Book of Mormon Central details this powerful parable and shares the ways the story of Alma the Younger can illuminate how this story applies to each of us.
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May 10, 2019 03:44 PM MDT
President Brigham Young bought five of the original 31 shares of the Union Pacific Railroad, at $1,000 each, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when the Union Pacific was organized in the 1860s to build a railroad westward from Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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May 10, 2019 02:50 PM MDT
During a BYU Women’s Conference breakout session on May 2, Sister Craven shared some of the trials she and her family have faced in their lives as she addressed how to have hope through struggles.
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May 10, 2019 01:29 PM MDT
“My mother passed away in 2006. She was a marvelous woman. I am reminded of Lincoln’s words: ‘All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.’”
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May 10, 2019 12:00 PM MDT
The room was overcapacity, and Christie knew it. The addition of her family to the congregation that gathered at the small meeting place put the small room close to bursting.
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