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

In a few weeks, you'll be sipping sparkling cider and counting down to midnight and a new year will be here! These calendars from LDS artists will help you plan out your 2019—plus the images inside are stunning!

Sitting in the back of the chapel during fast and testimony meeting feels like a safe bet—until we get the spiritual prompting to stand up and bear our testimonies. For several minutes, we struggle with whether or not we really should. We rationalize. We're teaching Gospel Doctrine this week. We just bore our testimony last year, right? We don't have anything special to say. We're scared.

This week's FHE lesson topic comes from the Come, Follow Me reading of Hebrews 7-13. Check out this week's Come, Follow Me study ideas on LDS Living for additional resources and suggestions.

This week’s readings: Hebrews 7–13

Thanks to the Deseret News for making us aware of this story.

Nish Weiseth is a faithful Christian and an author. She is not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but until recently, she lived in an area highly populated by members of the Church, including Latter-day Saint author Emily Belle Freeman. The two became friends, and soon Weiseth began doing things that may have seemed odd from the outside looking in, such as watching every session of general conference and earning her Young Women medallion. Weiseth and Freeman recently sat down with All In podcast host Morgan Jones to discuss their unique friendship and their desire to learn more about each other’s respective faiths.

Moms of young kids, I know you. I’ve been you. I’ve sat in sacrament meeting with children on all sides, pulling my clothes and my hair, trying to crawl under the pew, smashing Cheerios in the bench.

Embrace everything you love about fall and get your home Thanksgiving-ready with these delightful decorations centered around family and gratitude.

Listening to Claire Ryann Crosby sing, it's hard to believe she is just six years old. Recently, she created an intricate medley of Disney Princess songs that included everything from Snow White to Moana and Beauty and the Beast to Frozen. Check out the adorable video, filmed at Disney World.