9 games you’ll want to bring on your next family vacation

After President Russell M. Nelson announced on August 16th that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wanted its members and others to take greater care with its name and avoid using terms like "Mormon," "Mormonism," "LDS Church," and "Mormon Church," social media exploded with people wondering what would happen with familiar hashtags, especially with general conference approaching.

Several months ago, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invited all teens around the world to launch a seven-day social media fast.

After Audrey Workman's fiancé suffered a traumatic, life-changing brain injury, she married him anyway knowing he was still the same lovable guy.

Depression is a difficult reality for many people. Maybe you experience it yourself or you know someone who does. Whatever the case may be, we've gathered an assortment of resources with the hope that one or more will be useful to you or those around you who could benefit from further understanding on this important topic.

GENTRI, a trio of Latter-day Saint tenors, recently surprised 9-year-old London with a stunningly sweet private performance. London has been enduring painful treatments several times a week due to her illness, and GENTRI is her favorite music group, according to East Idaho News. Watch the touching performance below:

In New Testament times, family life centered on households rather than on what we would call the nuclear family—a father, mother, and their children. Wealthy households were much larger than the vast majority of households; however, all shared some common characteristics. They included not only kinship members of the extended family but also attached servants, slaves, laborers, and in the case of those with extreme wealth, numbers of individuals considered to be “retainers”—accountants, wet nurses, gardeners, tailors, barbers, cooks, bakers, guards, and even secretaries and teachers, musicians, etc. Everyone had a place—except the outcasts, whom Jesus loved and healed. They included vast numbers of people who belonged to no household. They were those who were diseased or considered grossly sinful.

After a highly successful 15-year career, MLB pitcher Jeremy Guthrie accomplished many historical firsts as a Latter-day Saint pitcher. Now as a mission president, Guthrie is serving with baseball players who are willing to put their careers on hold to serve the Lord, much like he did two decades ago.

“Just as the Church adapts food production and storage projects according to changing needs, families may want to make similar adjustments from time to time in their food storage plans to ensure availability for their own use and to share with others,” Sister Jean B. Bingham said.

I close my eyes and focus on soaking up the warmth of the sun. It is halftime, and I am exactly where I most love to be: on the sideline, cheering on my girls and their coach. This is my joy.