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Carrie K. Snider

Carrie K. Snider is a Phoenix-based writer. She grew up on a dairy farm and graduated with a degree in journalism from BYU. She has reported for the Deseret News, EastIdahoNews.com, Good News Utah, and others. Several of her articles have received Praiseworthy Awards from LDSPMA. Carrie enjoys hiking, swimming, and watching musicals with her husband and four kids.

Letters, notes, and drawings on a wall, centered on Jesus Christ

Stories of Faith

The touching way thousands of youth ministered to Michigan stake after tragedy

By Carrie K. Snider

January 27, 2026 01:42 PM MST

“Teenagers don’t always get credit for being empathetic, but that’s all this was—pure love and the desire to minister like Christ.”

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Stories of Faith

The miraculous creation of a Mandarin-speaking branch in Arizona

By Carrie K. Snider

January 20, 2026 03:07 PM MST

As hundreds of Taiwanese families moved to the area, the local stake saw an opportunity to minister.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Practical ideas to help your family adjust after sending off a missionary

By Carrie K. Snider

November 28, 2025 06:00 AM MST

“For some siblings, a departing elder or sister missionary feels akin to grieving a death.”

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Temple Worship

Arizona youth complete 3,226 proxy baptisms in just 7 weeks

By Carrie K. Snider

June 06, 2025 10:34 AM MDT

One shy young woman stood at the pulpit to share her testimony of how the experience had changed her.

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