9 games you’ll want to bring on your next family vacation
Set out these games and watch your family bonds strengthen.
“I really had to refocus my life and wanted to ask, ‘What do I want?’"
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“[God] knew we were going to be in this position, and He prepared us for it.”
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The installation symbolizes the literal opening of the doors to welcome the world to the Salt Lake Temple Celebration in 2027.
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These social media posts invite you to hear the Lord’s counsel for our day.
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“It brings together people of all ages and backgrounds.”
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Alan and Elizabeth Farrell are serving as mission leaders in the Perú, while their two children are serving in Chile and Oklahoma.
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The Church is collecting written submissions to display across the grounds.
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The first wave of 18-year-old sister missionaries are now joining the mission field.
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“I come in the spirit of fasting and prayer, and our staff has prepared where the most urgent needs of all these missionaries are.”
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If you know someone receiving their endowment soon, send this article their way.
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Some years ago, while renewing my temple recommend (with a member of my stake presidency), I was asked the last of the recommend questions, which at that time read: “Do you consider yourself worthy in every way to enter the temple?” I responded, with enthusiasm, “Absolutely!”—to which the good brother interviewing me appeared genuinely shocked. I felt as though I had actually made him uncomfortable, perhaps more so than if I had confessed some serious transgression.
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Famines, pestilences, earthquakes, tribulations, hailstorms, scourges, sickness, commotion, killing, iniquity, blood—these are just some of the calamities prophesied about in the scriptures. But if we “have taken the Holy Spirit for [our] guide,” we will be prepared and need not fear.
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During his short life, the Prophet Joseph Smith shared many words of wisdom—some of which we still remember today and some which most of us haven't heard before. Here are some lesser-known ones that he shared during his life (more can be found in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith). Which ones would you add?
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"Our understanding of the plan of salvation and knowledge that families are eternal and that we'll see him again . . . it's what keeps us going," said Duane Miller, a victim of the Nevada church shooting and brother to Bert Miller.
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In November 2017, Elder M. Russell Ballard said, "We need to listen to and understand what our LGBT brothers and sisters are feeling and experiencing. Certainly, we must do better than we have done in the past so that all members feel they have a spiritual home where their brothers and sisters love them and where they have a place to worship and serve the Lord."
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Mormon professional golfer Tony Finau became the only man to finish in the top 10 at the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the British Open this year, an incredible feat that was almost cut short by an unexpected injury.
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Celebrate Christmas in July with Deseret Book! Get a head start on your holiday gifting and decorating with these top products your friends and family are sure to love. Plus, get 20% off your whole purchase with promo code CJ1801.
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As Utahns celebrated Pioneer Day on July 24, President Donald Trump issued a statement praising the state's religious founders for their "ingenuity, industry, and unwavering commitment to faith." In addition to mentioning Brigham Young and the persecution and hardships the pioneers faced, President Trump focused on the pioneer's "incredible leap of faith into the unknown:"
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We were thrilled when the test came back positive.
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