Carly M. Springer

Famous Latter-day Saints

What 9 Famous Authors Have Written About Latter-day Saints

By Carly M. Springer

June 17, 2019 09:00 AM MDT

The following article previously ran on LDS Living in August 2014.

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15 Summer Mutual Ideas Your Youth Will Love

By Carly M. Springer

May 04, 2019 09:00 AM MDT

Are you in charge of planning your ward's Mutual activities this summer? Don't fret! We've found some great, easy activities for all your summertime Mutual needs.

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"Not Empty Sea, MTC": 12 Hilarious Lingo Mix-Ups Latter-day Saints Understand All Too Well

By Carly M. Springer

September 15, 2018 02:00 PM MDT

Sometimes it's easy for lifelong members to forget not everyone grew up a Latter-day Saint. All it takes is a new member, investigator, or non-member friend to remind us that sometimes, we're speaking a different language.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Tribe Knew Book of Mormon Stories Before Missionaries Arrived + 4 More Facts About the Church in Paraguay

By Carly M. Springer

April 16, 2018 07:00 PM MDT

When it rains in Paraguay, it pours. Sheets of rain turn the dirt roads of small rural towns into rivers of mud, driving everyone indoors and stopping transportation.

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18 GIFs That Capture Exactly What It's Like to Feed the Missionaries

By Carly M. Springer

August 22, 2017 08:44 AM MDT

So you're sitting in Relief Society, excited for the lesson, when announcements are made and someone stands up with a clipboard in hand. "We need people to sign up to feed the missionaries this month," she says.

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Lesson Helps

FHE: Lessons from Finding Nemo

By Carly M. Springer

August 18, 2017 01:00 PM MDT

Here are some gospel lessons we can learn from the movie Finding Nemo—a classic the whole family can enjoy!

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Lesson Helps

FHE: Lessons from Aladdin

By Carly M. Springer

August 11, 2017 01:00 PM MDT

"Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving [. . .] Honesty is a moral compass to guide us in our lives [. . .] Honesty is a principle, and we have our moral agency to determine how we will apply this principle. We have the agency to make choices, but ultimately we will be accountable for each choice we make. We may deceive others, but there is One we will never deceive."

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FHE: Lessons from The Lion King

By Carly M. Springer

August 04, 2017 09:00 AM MDT

"Repentance is a divine gift, and there should be a smile on our faces when we speak of it. It points us to freedom, confidence, and peace."

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Lesson Helps

Home Evening: Lessons from Beauty and the Beast

By Carly M. Springer

July 28, 2017 01:00 PM MDT

"God is fully aware that you and I are not perfect.

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30 Things You Didn't Know about the Conference Center

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30 things you might not know about the Conference Center

By Carly M. Springer

September 30, 2016 04:00 PM MDT

Brush up on your knowledge of this amazing building where we gather to listen to modern-day prophets.

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Latter-day Saint Life

7 (More) Callings We Overlook

By Carly M. Springer

September 11, 2014 08:00 AM MDT

Elder M. Russell Ballard taught, “[G]reat things are brought about and burdens are lightened through the efforts of many hands 'anxiously engaged in a good cause' (D&C 58:27). Imagine what the millions of Latter-day Saints could accomplish in the world if we functioned like a beehive in our focused, concentrated commitment to the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

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You read that right! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has spread so far that it even has a presence in the polar desert of Antarctica. Read more about what the Saints are doing to spread the gospel in the most unlikely of places.

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What It's Like to Attend Church in Antarctica

By Carly M. Springer

September 09, 2014 08:18 AM MDT

January is summertime at the South Pole, which means that the sun never sets and the air is 30 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 0 degrees Celsius) at the most. The wind howls incessantly, providing the only natural sounds in the Antarctic interior. There are no animals, plants, or smells—just white snow and ice and the occasional grey patch of earth under a blue sky.

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5 Fun Facts about President Nelson

By Carly M. Springer

September 09, 2014 08:17 AM MDT

1. Elder Nelson finished medical school in three years, becoming an M.D. at 22 years old and graduating with highest honors. As an intern at the University of Minnesota, he and his team developed the first machine that performed the functions of a patient's heart and lungs during open-heart surgery.

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5 fun facts about Elder Quentin L. Cook

By Carly M. Springer

September 08, 2014 08:21 AM MDT

1. Elder Cook is the great-great-grandson of apostle Heber C. Kimball, and great-grandson of David Patten Kimball, who helped carry members of the Martin Handcart Company across the Sweetwater River.

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Latter-day Saint Life

7 (More) Risky Apps Parents Should Know About

By Carly M. Springer

September 01, 2014 08:00 AM MDT

You put filters on your computer, you monitor your child's messages, but sometimes even careful precautions have loopholes.

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Lesson Helps

FHE: Trust in the Lord

By Carly M. Springer

August 25, 2014 04:53 AM MDT

This lesson help is based on the book Girls Who Choose God by McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding, illustrated by Kathleen Peterson.

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5 Fun Facts about Elder Hales

By Carly M. Springer

August 23, 2014 08:00 AM MDT

1. He grew up on Long Island, New York, 20 miles away from the nearest LDS chapel. His father once took him to the Sacred Grove where they prayed and made personal commitments to the Lord. Later, his father painted him a picture of the Sacred Grove, which Elder Hales still has hanging in his office.

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Famous Latter-day Saints

7 Mormons with Millions of YouTube Views

By Carly M. Springer

August 20, 2014 08:42 AM MDT

Facebook.com/thestuartedge Stuart Edge started out as a port-a-potty cleaner with only 9 subscribers on his budding YouTube channel. Then he posted the video of a Mistletoe Kissing Prank he pulled on BYU campus.

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Mormon Entrepreneurs Who Braved the Shark Tank

By Carly M. Springer

July 17, 2014 12:00 PM MDT

abc.go.com On Tuesday, Jason F. Wright, the author of The Wednesday Letters, wrote about how he was well on his way to pitching a Wednesday Letters movie to the investors on ABC's Shark Tank (read the story here).

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Lesson Helps

FHE: Forgiveness

By Carly M. Springer

July 14, 2014 08:00 AM MDT

Thought:

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Lesson Helps

FHE: Joseph Smith - Prophet of the Restoration

By Carly M. Springer

July 07, 2014 08:17 AM MDT

Thought:

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Lesson Helps

FHE: Honoring Your Country

By Carly M. Springer

June 30, 2014 08:00 AM MDT

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13 fun facts about Elder David A. Bednar

By Carly M. Springer

June 15, 2014 08:06 AM MDT

1. Elder Bednar was born in Oakland, California on June 15, 1952.

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14 Summer Beach Reads

By Carly M. Springer

June 11, 2014 08:51 AM MDT

Maya Gupta is a survivor. After escaping an impending arranged marriage in India as a teenager, she has thrived in America. But now she faces her greatest challenge yet — cancer has invaded her life, and unless she find a way to participate in a clinical trial in Washington, DC, this may be one battle she loses. When Maya's best friend Kari offers Maya the lifeline of a place to stay — her brother's currently vacant DC apartment — the young woman eagerly accepts and goes to meet her fate. . .

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