‘Relief and joy’: Songwriter shares her unexpected reaction to the new Young Women names

This viral comedy creator says her emotional response all goes back to her own experience in Young Women.
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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“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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From a customized monogram to a thoughtful note, here are a few creative ways to say congrats.
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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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President Oaks noted that this tour came as he recovers from a recent surgery.
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May 08, 2026 02:30 PM MDT
“As soon as I walked into the airport, I had this overwhelming feeling that there was someone I was supposed to find and help.”
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April 08, 2019 02:58 PM MDT
Latter-day Saints across Polynesia rejoiced (albeit reverently) Sunday afternoon when President Russell M. Nelson announced the first temple to be built in American Samoa.
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April 08, 2019 01:49 PM MDT
There was real weight embedded in a light moment between Presidents Russell M. Nelson and M. Russell Ballard as the Latter-day Saint leaders wrapped up a news conference in March.
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April 08, 2019 09:00 AM MDT
Tonight, the championship game of the NCAA Tournament will be played in Minneapolis, but recently, a group reunited in Salt Lake City to relive their own March Madness 50 years ago. These days, “Church Ball” is used to describe a recreation-league type experience held once a week at your local chapel or stake center. But in 1969, Marshall Hamilton and his teammates left their home in Cincinnati to drive more than 1,650 miles to play in the All-Church tournament. Victories in a stake tournament, a district tournament, and a regional tournament made them eligible to compete in the All-Church tournament so they formed a three-car caravan and made the trek west. Their team played their way to a championship on stomachs full of fried chicken, having consumed three meals a day from Harman Café (the predecessor of Kentucky Fried Chicken).
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April 07, 2019 10:41 PM MDT
This general conference weekend was overflowing withinspiring messages and Church updates, but more than that it was a weekend of spiritual and emotional highs. We laughed, we cried, and our souls were filled to the brim. To keep the fun of conference alive, here are some of the best tweets from the 2019 April general conference.
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"May I suggest that you bow your head with gratitude of heart," President Nelson said to members of the Church before announcing eight new temples, reminding us of the sacred nature of temples and asking that exclamations of excitement over new temples be kept reverent.
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By  LDS Living
April 07, 2019 07:53 PM MDT
Find out more about the eight temples announced, a historic general authority call, the Church's new temple website, and more!
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April 07, 2019 07:11 PM MDT
"The temple is the house of the Lord," Elder David A. Bednar declared as part of his general conference talk Sunday afternoon.
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April 07, 2019 02:36 PM MDT
While there have been several significant announcements made this weekend, this general conference has moved at a different pace than what we've grown accustomed to since President Nelson became prophet—and it is exhilarating!
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By  LDS Living
April 06, 2019 07:23 PM MDT
The Church grew to more than 16.3 million members during 2018, according to the statistical report for 2018.
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