Does God feel far away? Try this when you pray

“I then felt this little voice in my head say, ‘Why do you keep me so far away?’”
From a Marxist to Mongolia’s first stake president, Ochirjav Odgerel’s story is a remarkable one.
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She joins the Church, gives a large donation, and is promised great blessings she sees fulfilled only after a long journey.
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“The Atonement is much more than a divine remedy to correct our sins after they are committed.”
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A group of people gathered as the prophet’s car went past.
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August 13, 2025 10:37 AM MDT
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with others in the community in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, July 26, to combat loneliness.
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August 08, 2025 11:33 AM MDT
Peter’s experience walking on water can help us conceptualize how to access God's power from the temple.
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August 07, 2025 02:53 PM MDT
If you’re running low on energy or in need of direction, ask yourself, “What would Jesus do?”
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In the past, community members have drawn water from small nearby streams. Occasionally, hot, dry weather caused those streams to dry up.
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August 06, 2025 01:43 PM MDT
“It is vast. It is silent. It is as if it is waiting,” Elder Kearon said of his surroundings.
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August 06, 2025 09:45 AM MDT
After a lunch meeting with his colleagues, Ryan had an unexpected spiritual experience.
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March 29, 2024 01:37 PM MDT
The historic purchase led many Church members to wonder if the temple would be renovated and dedicated. Read why it will stay open to the public.
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March 28, 2024 04:21 PM MDT
I was totally blown away when Elder Patrick Kearon used the word perfect in a way that was immediately comforting, reassuring, and even beautiful.
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March 28, 2024 03:05 PM MDT
Erica Glenn conducts more than music. She uses her testimony to promote peace and harmony in diversity—in choirs, the global Church, and beyond.
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March 28, 2024 03:04 PM MDT
A debt paid? Understanding? Protection? Comfort? For any definition of the word “cover,” you can find a solution for it in the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
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The Puebla Mexico Temple will begin welcoming the public to come and participate in the open house beginning March 29, 2024.
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March 27, 2024 10:50 AM MDT
The first witness of the resurrected Savior was Mary Magdalene, and she gives us a powerful example of what discipleship means.
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"Here [in the Kirtland Temple] … the Savior appeared on the breastplate of the pulpit, and after Him three heavenly messengers—Moses, Elias, and Elijah—restoring necessary keys for the kingdom to come back to the earth and to roll forward.”
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March 26, 2024 01:25 PM MDT
“I wasn’t sure how I could be forgiven for all my bad choices. But I found repentance was more about who I was becoming than who I was in the past.”
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Tacloban is located on Leyte Island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.
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