Briana Stewart

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20 Tips to Help Latter-day Saint Teens Through the "Awkward Stage"

By Briana Stewart

September 02, 2019 09:00 AM MDT

The following story originally ran on LDS Living in September 2012.

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When You Don’t Like Your Child’s Friends

By Briana Stewart

July 02, 2019 10:12 PM MDT

The following article originally ran on LDS Living in September 2014.

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How to Be More Understanding of Adoptive Families

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5 Things About Adoption Every Latter-day Saint Should Understand

By Briana Stewart

April 30, 2019 09:15 AM MDT

For Tarrin Philpott, years of diagnosed “unexplained infertility” led her and her husband, Tyrell, to adoption. And it was a shift in strategy and heart.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Adoption: What Changes to LDS Family Services Mean for You

By Briana Stewart

September 20, 2014 09:35 AM MDT

Photo courtesy of Terra Cooper Terra Cooper thought she’d be different.

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Famous Latter-day Saints

Sharing the Gospel as an Olympian: The Noelle Pikus-Pace Story

By Briana Stewart

September 06, 2014 09:48 AM MDT

LDS Living sat down with Noelle to find out what ignites her champion’s spirit and drive to persevere. Read on to see why she wouldn’t trade her accident for anything, why she wears her Young Women medallion “at all times, and in all things, and in all places,” and why her beloved family is worth their weight in silver.

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5 Things to Know about the Church in Japan

By Briana Stewart

February 27, 2014 05:46 AM MST

1. President Kimball called the Tokyo temple dedication as “the most significant and important event in the history of Asia.”

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The Church in Brazil

By Briana Stewart

August 06, 2013 04:59 AM MDT

The history of the Church in Brazil actually began in Germany, danke very much. The first known member in the country was Max Richard Zapf, who was baptized in Germany in 1908 and immigrated to Brazil in 1913. After years passed with no Church contact, Zapf learned there was another German LDS family, the Lippelts, living in Brazil. These two families—who became fast friends—represented the beginning of the Church’s permanent presence in the South American country.

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The Church in India

By Briana Stewart

April 23, 2013 04:51 AM MDT

Its nearly 10,000 Members of the Church are taking hold of their proverbial handcarts, challenging tradition, and boldly paving the trail from a culture of man to a culture of Christ.

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The LDS Church in Mongolia

By Briana Stewart

January 22, 2013 05:45 AM MST

It all started with a hunting trip.

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LDS comedians keep it cool while keeping it clean

By Briana Stewart

May 16, 2012 04:05 AM MDT

Stand-up comedy that’s a stand-up act? In this 2012 comedic world of shock and smut, there are, indeed, living, breathing comedians cleaning house on the laugh track to success. You know the big-timers: Brian Regan, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Bill Cosby. But what if we told you that dozens of LDS folks are bringing the funny to the fold and to the masses?

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Fighting the Battle Against Pornography

By Briana Stewart

April 17, 2012 04:07 AM MDT

Pornography is an issue that’s been swept under the rug for years. But it’s 2012, and we’re running out of rugs. In a world where pornography is not only accepted but applauded, our brooms need to be used for clean combat rather than hidden anguish.

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The Delights and Dangers of Media

By Briana Stewart

February 21, 2012 05:05 AM MST

The average youth devotes nearly eight hours to media every day. (Why yes, that is more than a full-time job.) Forty-three percent of children ages 4 to 6 have a TV in their bedroom. Seventy percent of teens have their own video game console. And in 64 percent of American homes, the TV is on during mealtime. But whether our media T-shirt dons “I heart” or “I abhor,” the responsibility lies squarely with the “I.”

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Online Dating that Clicks

By Briana Stewart

September 13, 2011 04:05 AM MDT

The LDS Guide to Online Dating

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