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248 missionaries arrived in the Provo MTC on Wednesday. Look at these photos as they begin their service

Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - For the first time in 15 months, a small group of new missionaries arrived at the missionary training center (MTC) in Provo, Utah, on Wednesday afternoon to start in-person training. A new era of online instruction at home for a week before heading to the MTC for completion also began today. “I think that we've noticed that relationships have already been built, because they're seeing the members of their district here,” said President Benson L. Porter, the president of the Provo MTC. “I think some of the anxiety that they may have felt before where everything was new, is gone. Now...

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Elder and Sister Cook remember the Prophet Joseph Smith’s martyrdom in new video

Lindsey Williams - A video by Church News   released   the same week as the anniversary of the Prophet Joseph Smith’s death features Elder Quentin L. Cook and Sister Mary G. Cook sharing their thoughts on the Prophet’s martyrdom. “I love the Prophet Joseph,” Sister Cook says. “When you think what he went through in the short amount of time he had here in mortality, what he did . . . his interaction with Hyrum and the fact that they were together in Carthage, and both gave their lives for this gospel of Jesus Christ.” Elder Cook says Joseph Smith “completed his witness...

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See these classic photos of Church leaders’ fathers in touching tributes for Father’s Day

LDS Living - Editor’s note: “ This week from the pulpit”  highlights recent messages by Church leaders. In recognition of Father’s Day, several Church leaders shared touching tributes to fathers on social media. President Russell M. Nelson said that even though fathers aren’t perfect, they have a lasting impact on their families. Relief Society General President Jean B. Bingham shared that one of the best gifts a father can give is the knowledge that he has a firm belief in God. Additionally, Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Jr., Church historian and recorder, spoke in a livestreamed Church History Museum event about some of the sections...

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Why one Latter-day Saint psychologist says uncertainty is an opportunity

LDS Living - Wendy Ulrich wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life until she read a single question in a book one day: What would you do if you were guaranteed success? And in that moment, she knew she wanted to be a psychologist. “I care enough about this that I’m afraid to fail at it,” she remembers thinking. “I’m afraid I’ll be bad at it . . . I don’t care as much about this other field that I’m considering, so it doesn’t feel as risky somehow to my whole identity as a human being.” She wasn’t guaranteed success, but...

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Entertain your entire family with these 4 summer events

LDS Living - Looking for something exciting to do with your family this summer? From new movies to a cool Latter-day Saint virtual concert series, Deseret Book has plenty of wholesome entertainment options to help you enjoy this beautiful time of year. Check out one of these four summertime entertainment events, perfect for families of all ages and sizes! Once I Was Engaged A new coming-of-age comedy from the creators of Once I Was a Beehive , the gang is back! Celebrate Bree's engagement, plan the wedding of the century, and join in on the antics of our favorite mother of the bride, Carrie...

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A human being, not a mythic figure—How this new book approaches learning about the Prophet Joseph Smith's life

Excerpted from “Know Brother Joseph” edited by R. Eric Smith, Matthew C. Godfrey, Matthew J. Grow - When the angel Moroni first visited Joseph Smith in 1823, he said that Joseph’s name would be known for good and evil throughout the world. Moroni’s statement has never been more true than in the present. Around the globe, millions of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints testify that Joseph was a prophet of God who restored Christ’s Church. As we write this in April 2020, the Church just completed a general conference that celebrated the Restoration. During this conference, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles released a “Bicentennial Proclamation to the World” that...

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CNN article highlights how 1 Latter-day Saint family of ‘short sleepers’ is living the dream

Danielle Christensen - The curse of sleep deprivation—anything less than seven or eight hours of shut-eye at night leaves most adults struggling to function at best and cranky at worst. Maybe some people have even dreamed of what could be accomplished if the body didn’t require so much rest. But for many members of the Johnson family, including Elder Paul V. Johnson who will soon be a member of the Presidency of the Seventy , they don’t dream of such things—it’s their reality. A CNN article recently highlighted the Johnsons, a Latter-day Saint family of eight children. Of those kids, more than half only...

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New BYU Broadcasting managing director brings experience from Disney, Deseret News, and Deseret Book

Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Brigham Young University (BYU) has named Jeff M. Simpson as the new managing director of BYU Broadcasting. On July 1, 2021, Simpson will take charge of BYU’s radio, television, and digital channels, including BYUtv. He replaces Elder Michael A. Dunn , who became a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April of this year. Simpson’s previous service includes time as president and publisher of the Deseret News , chief operating officer of Deseret Book, and CEO of Bonneville International, and work at Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Television. Jeff and his wife, Karen,...

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Just over 2 months after being announced, locations shared for 3 new temples

Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the locations of three temples announced in April 2021 by Church President Russell M. Nelson. Farmington New Mexico Temple The Church’s new temple in Farmington, New Mexico, will be the second temple in the state after the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple . The Farmington New Mexico Temple will be built on a 6.62-acre site located at the intersection of College Boulevard and Windsor Drive. Plans call for a single-story temple of approximately 25,000 square feet and a meetinghouse on-site. Grand Junction Colorado Temple The temple in Colorado’s Western Slope region will...

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CEO of décor store At Home shares how faith influences his work and what carried him through cancer

Clairissa Cooper, contributor - Editor’s note: The author of this article, Clairissa Cooper, is the Lewisville Texas Stake assistant communication director and shares a ward with the Bird family. She has a degree in journalism from Brigham Young University.  Lewis L. (Lee) Bird III wears many hats, juggles a lot of plates, and all of the other proverbial clichés of a successful professional. In fact, he was named Most Admired CEO by the Dallas Business Journal in 2018 for his work as chairman and CEO of Plano-based home décor retailer At Home, which currently operates 225 stores in 40 states. Bird is also a man...

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Why a retired US Court of Appeals Judge believes President Oaks chose to speak about the US Constitution on Easter Sunday

LDS Living - When recently retired United States Court of Appeals Judge Thomas B. Griffith heard the beginning of President Dallin H. Oaks’s talk, he was taken aback. Why would President Oaks choose, on Easter Sunday, to speak about the dividing parties of the United States?  “I have to admit, at first, I wasn’t very happy with that. Easter Sunday should be a time, I think, reserved for us to bear a powerful witness of the risen Lord,” Griffith said while participating in a panel discussion examining President Oaks’s talk during the Religious Freedom Annual Review held at Brigham Young University last week ....

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36 additional temples will enter Phase 3 in July

Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Update: More temples continue to increase activity as COVID-19 restrictions end in various areas. On June 21, another 16 temples began Phase 3. On July 5, four temples will reopen in Phase 2-B and the Kyiv Ukraine Temple will begin Phase 1. Also, 36 additional temples were announced to begin Phase 3 in July.  Since May 2020, temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been reopening in a cautious, careful way, in five phases and based on local circumstances and governmental restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Temples in the first four phases are operating on a...

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10 temple bags any Latter-day Saint woman will love

LDS Living - No matter how often you make it to the temple, it’s nice to have a special bag designated just for your temple clothing. Whether your temple bag is getting a little worn out or you’ve never had one, there are plenty of options! Fine craftsmanship and quality details make these bags stylish and functional choices. These bags are perfectly arranged to accommodate temple clothing and even have a little room to spare. ► You may also like:  15 beautiful temple dresses & sweaters any Latter-day Saint woman would love Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now...

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See photos of progress made on the Salt Lake Temple renovation in June

LDS Living Staff - This story is a reverse-chronological timeline of updates related to the Salt Lake Temple renovation and will be updated throughout the project. Find more information at  templesquare.org .  June 2021 Construction Update Newsroom  published the following construction update on June 21, 2021.  The Salt Lake Temple has been closed for renovation since December 2019. The Church Office Building plaza closed for an upgrade in February 2021. The following is the latest in a series of regular updates about these projects. Over the past month and a half, four steel trusses have been added to the roof of the Salt Lake Temple....

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The show must go on! The Tabernacle Choir announces dates for 2022 Heritage Tour

Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square have announced dates and venues for their rescheduled Heritage Tour. The tour was originally postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The choir will perform in seven cities across four Nordic countries and the United Kingdom, leaving Salt Lake City on June 16, 2022, and returning to the United States on July 7, 2022. The tour will include performances in the following cities and venues: • Stockholm, Sweden, June 18, 2022, Konserthuset Stockholm • Helsinki, Finland, June 21, 2022, TBA • Copenhagen, Denmark, June 25, 2022, DR Koncerthuset • Oslo, Norway, June 28, 2022,...

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BYU senior associate athletic director explains her mom’s analogy of creating ‘home-court advantage’ for people in our lives

LDS Living - In basketball, there is a phrase used to describe the physical and psychological benefits that a player experiences when competing in his or her own arena: “the home-court advantage.”  In May, Liz Darger, a senior associate athletic director at BYU as well as a member of the Young Women General Advisory Council, spoke at Brigham Young University about the importance of creating a home-court advantage for those in our lives. The analogy originated with a home evening lesson Darger’s mother gave when she was young and has the ability to extend outside of the walls of our homes and to envelop...

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Watch this wild medley of ‘Tarzan’ songs with BYU Vocal Point, ballroom dancers, and a former Cosmo the Cougar

LDS Living - BYU Vocal Point has got its groove on in a new medley composed of songs from the favorite Disney movie Tarzan . But the video doesn’t take place in a jungle—this time, Tarzan is in a museum. In the video, the members of Vocal Point begin by playing the parts of janitors in a museum, mopping floors and dusting the walls before breaking out in song with the classic Phil Collins lyrics, “Put your faith in what you most believe in / Two worlds, one family” before coming across a statue of Tarzan that suddenly comes to life. Tarzan is played...

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Elder Christofferson on why we need meaningful work, Church leaders' messages on personal development

LDS Living - Editor’s note: “ This week from the pulpit ” highlights recent messages by Church leaders. As the summer months are in full swing, Church leaders have encouraged us to seek opportunities that will help us grow and bring us happiness. In Ensign College’s first in-person devotional since early 2020, Elder D. Todd Christofferson taught students that meaningful work is a “key ingredient” to their happiness.  During the Church’s first broadcast for single adults, Elder Neil L. Andersen, President Jean B. Bingham, and Sister Sharon Eubank talked with single members about what they do to increase their faith and joyfully live the...

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The significance of a subheading found in Elder Uchtdorf’s most recent conference address

Lindsey Williams - Editor's note: Our bi-weekly Friday column, “ Found in the footnotes ,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My testimony of the inspiration behind general conference messages has been deepened this year in many ways. Let me tell you about a few of them.  Earlier this year, during an episode of the Latter-day Saint Women   podcast, Sister Michelle D. Craig spoke about the process of preparing her October 2020 general conference talk. She received the assignment in June 2020, but had started to...

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‘We wanted to be with Dad’: President Oaks’s family shares insights about their father

Richard E. Turley Jr., excerpted from “In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H. Oaks” - As the father of six, grandfather of twenty-nine, and great-grandfather of more than sixty, Dallin H. Oaks loves the family. This has been one of the most frequent themes of his apostolic ministry. In his first year as an Apostle, he spoke at a fireside for parents on “parental leadership in the home.” “We cannot overstate the importance of parenthood and the family,” he said. “The basis of the government of God is the eternal family.” He affirmed “that the gospel plan originated in the council of an eternal family, it is implemented through our earthly families, and it has its...

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Watch: BYU Speeches short film features inspiring story from Elder Holland

Danielle Christensen - A new inspiring short film highlights a story Elder Jeffrey R. Holland once shared at a Brigham Young University devotional called “ For Times of Trouble .” The address was delivered in 1980 when Elder Holland was the Commissioner of the Church Educational System. He introduced the topic of his talk by speaking of how trouble is universal: "I believe it is a form of evil. At least I know it can have damaging effects that block our growth, dampen our spirit, diminish our hope, and leave us vulnerable to other more conspicuous evils. I address it here this morning because...

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The Pocatello Idaho Temple will be dedicated this November. See interior renderings here

Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Press release originally published on  Newsroom . The date has been announced by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the dedication of the Pocatello Idaho Temple. The temple in the city of Pocatello, known as the Gate City, will be dedicated on Sunday, November 7, 2021, in three sessions, by President M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who will preside at the dedication. The dedicatory sessions will be held at 9:00 a.m., noon, and 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to tour the new temple in Pocatello beginning...

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How one artist chose which names to print on stunning sculpture, 'Upon the Palms of My Hands'

Emily Abel - “All are Alike unto God.” For months, Kody Keller pondered over those words—the theme of the Church’s 12th International Art Competition. How would he bring that simple but profound line to life? An art professor at BYU–Idaho, Keller came up with multiple concepts but didn’t feel right moving forward with any of them.   But then he heard Elder Dale G. Renlund quote  Isaiah 49:16 in April 2021 general conference and the direction his sculpture should take finally became clear. The verse in Isaiah says, “Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands.” “When I heard that, I...

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Staff Picks: Our favorite books to get your family reading this summer

LDS Living Staff - For long summer days spent at home, we've rounded up quite the list of books for readers of all ages. Consider this your one-stop for all your family's summer reading. Many of these titles are available on Bookshelf PLUS+ and your whole family can use the same account—which gives you access to listen to and read unlimited books available from Deseret Book!  Plus, with the Deseret Book Summer Reading program , you can bundle and save! Your discount will automatically be applied at checkout for qualifying online orders. Buy 3 books and save 10%, Buy 4 books and save 15%, Buy...