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Abby Larkins

Abby Larkins is a writer for LDS Living. She has written and edited content for BYU’s Religious Studies Center, the Liahona, the Friend, and YA Weekly. You can find her hugging her dog, reading books, and talking too much during movies. She has a testimony of the redemptive power and perfect love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

November 14, 2025 01:37 PM MST
After losing two siblings, Gill couldn’t shake the feeling that, somewhere, their spirits lived on.
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November 12, 2025 07:29 AM MST
Help bring the Christmas spirit to your street with these thoughtful gifts.
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November 07, 2025 11:15 AM MST
“Let’s face it. You don’t have time for everything,” he says. “None of us do.”
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November 05, 2025 02:20 PM MST
“I thought I was a weak disciple until I realized I could be two things at once.”
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November 05, 2025 01:58 PM MST
Here's a list of meaningful gifts your grandkids will love for years to come.
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November 03, 2025 02:10 PM MST
“It reminds me of things that I need to remember,” he says.
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October 31, 2025 04:02 PM MDT
While receiving their endowment, Samuel and Ruben smiled at each other, relieved to find what they’d always been looking for.
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October 30, 2025 02:56 PM MDT
When you read between the lines of the stories you know well, new thoughts and bits of knowledge may shine through.
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October 24, 2025 01:32 PM MDT
The stake president hoped to capture the children’s attention. It worked.
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October 23, 2025 01:34 PM MDT
We’ve gathered some inspiration for posters you can make to bring to the airport or hang up at home.
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October 22, 2025 06:00 AM MDT
“Here are three things I’ve personally found helpful.”
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October 21, 2025 03:38 PM MDT
“The perfection idea will hold us back and actually invite failure,” says Shannon Foster. “There is no perfection. This is a mortal world.”
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October 20, 2025 02:26 PM MDT
“I’ve felt a lingering heaviness about the state of the world, but this repeated message was a clear call to action.”
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October 17, 2025 01:49 PM MDT
“That is taught in five, at least five, different important scriptures in the Book of Mormon,” President Oaks said.
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October 14, 2025 01:23 PM MDT
After graduating from the University of Chicago Law School, he clerked for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the United States Supreme Court.
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September 26, 2025 02:29 PM MDT
Here are a few ways to press forward when life isn’t looking the way you hoped and prayed it would.
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September 26, 2025 09:10 AM MDT
“I wondered why such bad things happened to the very people restoring the gospel. And then I stepped outside the jail.”
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September 19, 2025 02:10 PM MDT
“There is something really powerful about incremental growth,” Sheri says. “I think in the Lord’s mercy, He understood this.”
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August 14, 2025 02:23 PM MDT
When I realized this, I felt a type of self-love I’d never experienced before.
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August 13, 2025 09:47 AM MDT
“I then felt this little voice in my head say, ‘Why do you keep me so far away?’”
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August 07, 2025 02:53 PM MDT
If you’re running low on energy or in need of direction, ask yourself, “What would Jesus do?”
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August 01, 2025 12:08 PM MDT
From paintings to games, these are items newlyweds will use and love.
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July 22, 2025 03:01 PM MDT
This scripture from the Old Testament reminds us not to rush ahead of God’s timing.
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July 09, 2025 03:14 PM MDT
Emily Peterson, a CEO and mother of six, shares her thoughts on grief after losing her husband to brain cancer.
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