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How modern-day Filipino pioneers helped establish the Church in their country
Danielle Christensen
- Latter-day Saints pioneers aren’t just those who crossed the plains and settled in the Salt Lake Valley. Church members who have established the gospel in their native countries have also been pioneers in important ways. Here are two Latter-day Saint couples in the Philippines who have played an integral role in the Church since it was first established in that country nearly 60 years ago. The Gapizes Nenita Reyes and Ruben Gapiz were some of the Church’s early converts in the Philippines and they became the first Filipino Latter-day Saint couple to marry. Years later, when Ruben was diagnosed with cancer...
President Oaks speaks on the challenges in missionary work today
Danielle Christensen
- During the 2020 Mission Leadership Seminar, President Dallin H. Oaks shared challenges missionary work faces today. The first is in how missionaries are now sharing the gospel because of the coronavirus pandemic—but that challenge can be turned into an advantage, President Oaks said. “None of us and none of our missionaries should look at these changes as posing new obstacles,” he said. “We should see them as advantages to help us refine our practices to be more effective.” Desiring to return home early is another challenge some missionaries face, Church News reported. President Oaks advised mission leaders to encourage their...
Elder Christofferson explains 2 critical components of conversion
Lindsey Williams
- Speaking to mission presidents and companions and the 2020 Mission Leadership Seminar, Elder D. Todd Christofferson pointed to a “simple and profound” statement in Preach My Gospel: “The power of the Holy Ghost is central to conversion.” Church News shared a summary of Elder Christofferson’s remarks, in which he discussed the importance of missionaries teaching with the spirit of revelation and the spirit of prophecy so the Holy Ghost can bear record. “I think of the spirit of revelation as primarily having to do with the declaration of truth and the spirit of prophecy as the confirmation or testimony of...
Number of temples opened for husband-wife sealings grows to 115. See the full list here
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Editor's note: This press release was originally published on May 7, 2020. An updated list of temples in the first phase of reopening is included below, with the most recent additions bolded. In a letter to all Church members, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressed their gratitude for the efforts of all those who have worked to address the global COVID-19 pandemic. “With profound gratitude to our Heavenly Father that He has heard our prayers, we rejoice in announcing a careful, phased reopening of temples,” the First Presidency said. “Beginning Monday, May 11, 2020,...
John Bytheway answers why anti-Christ arguments, like Korihor’s, are preserved in the scriptures
John Bytheway, excerpted from "Golden Answers"
- An intriguing question is a gift. When a student asks a tough one, the whole class goes into “search mode,” and we put our collective heads together searching for an answer. Here’s a good one: If the scriptures teach us to “say nothing but repentance unto this generation” ( D&C 11:9 ), why would the scriptures give any airtime to anti-Christs? If Korihor’s arguments were so persuasive that many good people were deceived, why would we preserve those arguments for a new generation? Shouldn’t we have left them buried? Anyone who has read the Book of Mormon knows that space on...
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Number of temples opened for husband-wife sealings grows to 115. See the full list here
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Editor's note: This press release was originally published on May 7, 2020. An updated list of temples in the first phase of reopening is included below, with the most recent additions bolded. In a letter to all Church members, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressed their gratitude for the efforts of all those who have worked to address the global COVID-19 pandemic. “With profound gratitude to our Heavenly Father that He has heard our prayers, we rejoice in announcing a careful, phased reopening of temples,” the First Presidency said. “Beginning Monday, May 11, 2020,...
John Bytheway answers why anti-Christ arguments, like Korihor’s, are preserved in the scriptures
John Bytheway, excerpted from "Golden Answers"
- An intriguing question is a gift. When a student asks a tough one, the whole class goes into “search mode,” and we put our collective heads together searching for an answer. Here’s a good one: If the scriptures teach us to “say nothing but repentance unto this generation” ( D&C 11:9 ), why would the scriptures give any airtime to anti-Christs? If Korihor’s arguments were so persuasive that many good people were deceived, why would we preserve those arguments for a new generation? Shouldn’t we have left them buried? Anyone who has read the Book of Mormon knows that space on...
The form of OCD we may misdiagnose as faith crisis
LDS Living
- As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, confession is absolutely an aspect of our religion. We are a church that believes in repentance, and confession is one of the steps of repentance . However, do we understand the purposes of confession and a priesthood representative’s role in the repentance process? On this week’s episode of the All In podcast, Debra Theobald McClendon , PhD, discusses in-depth the topic of scrupulosity, a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that affects people’s religious experience, which she previously addressed in the September 2019 digital-only edition of the Ensign . We often...
How a run honoring Parley P. Pratt's 1839 jailbreak became a Missouri community's First Amendment celebration
Emily Abel
- On July 4, 1839, Parley P. Pratt broke out of the Columbia, Missouri, jail and ran for freedom. Pratt, who was then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, had been arrested because of his participation in a battle against Missourians when Latter-day Saints were expelled from the state in 1838–39. After spending months in jail, he had a dream in which his late first wife promised he would eventually be free. Fittingly, July 4 would be the day Pratt made his escape. He successfully returned to the main body of Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois, and would later lead...
What I hope I’ll say when my daughter asks me about her place in the Church
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. A few weeks ago, a friend posted on social media that his daughter had asked him what he thought a woman’s role in the Church was. As I read the conversation he had with his daughter, I felt compelled to ask myself, “What would I say if my daughter asked me this question?” Now, I’m not a parent, nor am I a wife. But as I...
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What happened to Joseph and Emma Smith's children?
Jannalee Sandau
- This article originally ran on LDS Living in October 2015. Of the many hardships, Joseph Smith Jr. and his wife Emma endured, one of the most difficult, especially for Emma, was losing so many of her precious children. Only 5 of her 11 children lived past the age of 2, and her only biological daughter died at birth. After her husband was killed in 1844 and the majority of the Saints moved West, Emma stayed in Nauvoo to raise her surviving children. Find out what happened to each of the Smith children and where the surviving ones ended up in their...
What newspapers in the 1800s said about the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum
Jannalee Sandau
- This story originally ran on LDS Living in 2017. Most members of the Church are familiar with the events surrounding the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, but what they might not realize is that news of their murder made headlines all across the country, from Arkansas and Connecticut to Florida and Maine. And though many didn't believe Joseph was a prophet, the majority of these media sources condemned the act as murder and a scandal. As we remember the anniversary of this tragic moment in Latter-day Saint history, here's a look at a few of the...
Elder Christofferson explains 2 critical components of conversion
Lindsey Williams
- Speaking to mission presidents and companions and the 2020 Mission Leadership Seminar, Elder D. Todd Christofferson pointed to a “simple and profound” statement in Preach My Gospel: “The power of the Holy Ghost is central to conversion.” Church News shared a summary of Elder Christofferson’s remarks, in which he discussed the importance of missionaries teaching with the spirit of revelation and the spirit of prophecy so the Holy Ghost can bear record. “I think of the spirit of revelation as primarily having to do with the declaration of truth and the spirit of prophecy as the confirmation or testimony of...
John Bytheway answers why anti-Christ arguments, like Korihor’s, are preserved in the scriptures
John Bytheway, excerpted from "Golden Answers"
- An intriguing question is a gift. When a student asks a tough one, the whole class goes into “search mode,” and we put our collective heads together searching for an answer. Here’s a good one: If the scriptures teach us to “say nothing but repentance unto this generation” ( D&C 11:9 ), why would the scriptures give any airtime to anti-Christs? If Korihor’s arguments were so persuasive that many good people were deceived, why would we preserve those arguments for a new generation? Shouldn’t we have left them buried? Anyone who has read the Book of Mormon knows that space on...
Number of temples opened for husband-wife sealings grows to 115. See the full list here
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Editor's note: This press release was originally published on May 7, 2020. An updated list of temples in the first phase of reopening is included below, with the most recent additions bolded. In a letter to all Church members, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressed their gratitude for the efforts of all those who have worked to address the global COVID-19 pandemic. “With profound gratitude to our Heavenly Father that He has heard our prayers, we rejoice in announcing a careful, phased reopening of temples,” the First Presidency said. “Beginning Monday, May 11, 2020,...
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