A step-by-step guide for every first-time temple goer
Feel prepared to receive your endowment with a calm mind and an open heart.
This phrase can impact how often you want to go—and how you feel when you’re there.
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Above all, President Rosemary K. Chibota says she is excited to serve “God’s finest, the little children.”
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From meaningful books to gorgeous artwork, here are some of our favorite gifts for the newlyweds in your life.
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President Junior Banza was the first person baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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On the day of her husband’s funeral, President Susan H. Porter discovered that their home flooded.
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Approximately 88,500 full-time missionaries are serving worldwide, surpassing the previous record from 2014.
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“Give it a go, and see how you feel,” Elder Kearon advises.
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Podcasts
Using our influence as women of God to make a difference in the world.
The upgrades will improve care for patients and working conditions for staff.
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Members recently gathered to tour the new building.
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Let these scriptural and prophetic reminders inspire you to strengthen your circles.
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Nothing quite captures the emotions, excitement, and feel of general conference like a perfectly timed photograph. The Deseret News and Church News recently created beautiful photo galleries and talk summaries for each session of general conference. (They also created a unique resource to help membersreview conference by themes. How cool is that?)
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What profound insights from Dr. Taylor Halverson: "There is power in naming. A name provides clarity of identity. A name highlights significant characteristics. A name entrusts power and responsibility. A name ensures life."
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This article was originally posted after President Russell M. Nelson issued a challenge to the youth to fast from social media for seven days. In light of the new challenge, given by President Nelson in the general women’s session of conference last weekend, we thought this article would be a great reminder of the benefits and blessings of social media fasts.
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While announcements about new temples, Church, and home-centered gospel study are exciting, the most thrilling part of this past general conference weekend for me was listening to the men and women Heavenly Father has chosen to lead His Church today. It was painstakingly clear to me that each person who stood at the pulpit relied on revelation and their Savior to be able to say the words we needed to hear at this time we need them more than ever.
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"As I sit here in the Salt Lake City airport, I’ve been pondering about the last couple days I was able to spend in Utah with all my family," Latter-day Saint Bryce Harper posted on Sunday, and for good reason.
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A couple years ago I wrote the BYU-Hawaii campus a pre-conference message on hearkening. I spoke about how we should listen to prophets with the intent to obey. Today I want to share a similar message but from the negative perspective: how not to listen to prophets.
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At noon on the Ides of March, 1493, a small wooden ship rode the rising tide up the Río Tinto and into the harbor of Palos, Spain. She wasn’t much of a ship—her deck was only about 55 feet long. She was weathered but solidly built and appeared to be newly caulked. She was named the Santa Clara, but was usually called the Niña after her owner, Juan Niño of Moguer. The Niña had last been seen in Palos on August 3, 1492, sailing down the ebb tide with two other ships, the Santa María and the Pinta as part of an attempt to reach the Orient by sailing west across the uncharted waters.
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This general conference has been historic in many ways. And with so many exciting, new changes, you might have missed a few. Here's a roundup of all the changes that were announced during this conference weekend.
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At the end of the 188th Semiannual General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build 12 new temples. In addition to this being the largest number of temples ever announced on the same day, the news brings the total number of Latter-day Saint temples operating, announced or under construction to 201. This comes exactly 18 years to the week since the Church completed its 100th temple.
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