Dwelling on the past? Here’s the key to moving forward

“I can relate to Lot’s wife. For one reason or another, we’ve all unnecessarily dwelt on the past.”
"Rise Up and Speak" features 52 of Eliza R. Snow’s most powerful and timeless discourses.
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Follow along with this free activity and lesson from the new book “Teaching Easter.”
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Guest harpist Lethicia Caravello joined the orchestra during a medley of Primary songs.
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“I could not be more grateful for what this experience has brought to our family and to me personally.”
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March 06, 2026 03:26 PM MST
“Her words were a poignant reminder that God doesn’t care where we’ve been, just which direction we’re going.”
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March 06, 2026 09:47 AM MST
Elder Kearon shared his thoughts during the 2026 Temple and Family History Leadership Instruction.
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March 05, 2026 12:37 PM MST
Deseret Book will host Maria Eckersley for an informal Easter workshop in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 14.
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Podcasts

Exploring what it means to be “all in” the gospel of Jesus Christ
A Come, Follow Me study group podcast
Using our influence as women of God to make a difference in the world.
Connect with Latter-day Saint thought leaders in a personal way
March 03, 2026 10:45 AM MST
The hymn speaks of three gardens that represent three major events in the plan of salvation.
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March 02, 2026 02:23 PM MST
Easter comes early! Help your family focus on the Savior with these meaningful activities.
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March 02, 2026 10:41 AM MST
“The Lord and the faithful members are hastening His work in this beautiful part of His vineyard,” said Elder Gerrit W. Gong.
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March 18, 2019 06:23 PM MDT
After the devastating shootings at mosques in New Zealand, it can be easy to focus on the darkness in the world. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the negativity and hate that permeates every country and corner of the earth.
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March 18, 2019 03:37 PM MDT
On March 15, a man carrying a semi-automatic rifle entered the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. The devastating events that followed are now known as the worst terrorist attack in New Zealand's history.
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Fun
March 18, 2019 03:30 PM MDT
You know when pop icon Katy Perry tells you, “You could win this whole thing,” you’ve had a great American Idol audition.
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March 18, 2019 01:06 PM MDT
Jay Osmond, a member of the original singing group the Osmond Brothers, is set to tell the "true unvarnished story" of the Osmond family.
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March 18, 2019 12:39 PM MDT
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with community and interfaith leaders in southeastern Idaho Saturday morning, March 16, 2019, for the official groundbreaking ceremony of the Pocatello Idaho Temple.
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March 18, 2019 09:26 AM MDT
Being at church has at times been a major struggle for me. My first major panic attack happened during a Sunday School lesson while I was in college, and the months following that experience I struggled with inexplicable intense anxiety in both church and other social settings. After some time and with the help of therapy, medication, and prayer, church became again a place of peace rather than panic for me. Unfortunately, that anxiety returned full force last summer.
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By  Jon Cooper
March 18, 2019 09:00 AM MDT
There are so many Church doctrines and gospel principles that giving you only 14 explanations didn't cover nearly enough. So here are 13 more explanations to help you clarify certain concepts for your nonmember friends and neighbors.
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March 16, 2019 04:01 PM MDT
The following has been republished with permission fromtaylorhalverson.com.
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March 16, 2019 03:27 PM MDT
One might appropriately wonder how the Atonement can be effective in the lives of mortals. Even though we seek to be worthy and to repent of our sins, in the end we are all, in one way or another, unprofitable servants (see Mosiah 2:21). Given our weakness and our recurring failings, how are we able to receive the many blessings of the Atonement in our lives? How are we able to receive of its cleansing powers, or peace, or succor, or freedom? How does the perfection and exaltation of an imperfect being come about?
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