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Celisa Young

Celisa grew up in Meridian, Idaho and holds a BA in English. When she’s not wrestling a draft or annotating a novel, she can probably be found somewhere outdoors with her family. An encouraging husband, two energetic girls, and a clingy little dog all keep her (happily) on her toes.

Gilbert Arizona Temple
Temple Worship
3 things to try if you’re intimidated by family history work
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
July 10, 2026 10:45 AM MDT
“Give it a go, and see how you feel,” Elder Kearon advises.
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Latter-day Saint Life
Feel like you can’t do enough? This comforting scripture detail is for you
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
June 29, 2026 03:15 PM MDT
If you’re stuck in survival mode, this insight into 3 Nephi 13 can reframe how you see your most exhausting days.
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A woman praying on the beach.
Help for Life Challenges
What I do now when God answers my prayers with silence
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
June 01, 2026 02:37 PM MDT
“Maybe silence is what heaven knows you need most.”
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Latter-day Saint Life
Are you among the ‘wise hearted’? Answering God’s call to creative people everywhere
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
April 29, 2026 03:44 PM MDT
This phrase from Exodus can change how you see yourself and your contributions to the world.
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The LDS Rexburg Idaho Temple during a storm.
Help for Life Challenges
What if we were never meant to outrun life’s storms?
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
April 14, 2026 09:17 AM MDT
Everything changes when we face adversity at the Lord’s side.
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A family from Japan watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Latter-day Saint Life
The meaning of the word ‘conference’ can transform how you prepare for general conference
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
March 30, 2026 12:49 PM MDT
The Latin root of this word is rich with invitations to act.
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Help for Life Challenges
3 practical tips for pacing yourself while serving others
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
February 12, 2026 01:54 PM MST
Try these ideas for practicing doable discipleship.
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Latter-day Saint Life
5 ways to start a conversation about the gospel
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
January 14, 2026 03:11 PM MST
Here are a few icebreakers to try with friends or neighbors.
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Latter-day Saint Life
A Christlike shift all parents can make in how they speak to their kids
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
August 18, 2025 10:21 AM MDT
The Master Teacher knew and used this idea in some of His most well-known sermons.
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Elders take notes as Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman speaks at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Latter-day Saint Life
How to study the scriptures like a missionary
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
July 08, 2025 03:50 PM MDT
Here are five things missionaries do that can heighten the impact of your scripture study.
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Temple Worship
3 words that will change your next temple experience
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
June 27, 2025 01:50 PM MDT
This phrase can impact how often you want to go—and how you feel when you’re there.
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Latter-day Saint Life
The best thing parents can send with their missionary
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
May 02, 2025 01:48 PM MDT
“As far as I can tell, there’s only one world-proof shield that you can send them with.”
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Latter-day Saint Life
If you ever think, ‘Why am I even here?’ while at church, remember this uplifting truth
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
March 06, 2025 02:55 PM MST
One fast Sunday morning, I watched the organist come to the chapel with a hymnal in one hand, and a toddler screaming “I HATE CHURCH!” in the other.
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Latter-day Saint Life
The magnificent truth we learn from Ruth and Boaz’s love story
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
February 13, 2025 03:16 PM MST
“Theirs is a story about the kind of love that lasts.”
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Latter-day Saint Life
This might be the most inspiring word in the Book of Mormon
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By  Celisa Young
December 10, 2024 03:40 PM MST
This word repeatedly resurfaces and is at the core of the plan of happiness itself.
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Latter-day Saint Life
How to feel happier: 4 hints from the Book of Mormon
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
November 18, 2024 06:41 PM MST
The Book of Mormon teaches four characteristics of happy people.
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Latter-day Saint Life
A fresh take on the wise man, foolish man story you’ll be thinking about all week
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
September 27, 2024 02:23 PM MDT
Beyond the obvious sand-versus-rock analysis, this story teaches us something essential about building a testimony.
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Help for Life Challenges
This stellar insight will help you find peace over past mistakes
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
September 12, 2024 08:44 AM MDT
A comment in Relief Society is helping me comprehend the difference between feeling guilty and feeling contrite—and helping me live with more joy.
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Youth Sunday School class
Latter-day Saint Life
Teaching teens about moral cleanliness in a way that sticks
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
August 23, 2024 02:45 PM MDT
The updated ‘For the Strength of Youth’ manual provides an encouragingly clear guide for parents to follow, reminding me of how my mom taught me.
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Latter-day Saint Life
3 things you can do to help your kids be excited about marriage
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
August 07, 2024 04:46 PM MDT
I noticed that some of my friends are disinterested in getting married. Simple things my parents did, however, led me to feel excited about marriage.
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What does waiting on the Lord look like?
Help for Life Challenges
The true meaning of ‘waiting on the Lord’ is deeply empowering
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
July 18, 2024 09:30 AM MDT
“Based on His characteristically radical, transformative teachings, I highly doubt Jesus Christ expects us to sit around.”
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Help for Life Challenges
Emptiness: an overlooked aspect of receiving personal revelation I found in ancient Chinese philosophy
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
July 05, 2024 11:34 AM MDT
I've always liked to keep my mental shelves fully stocked with absolutes and platitudes. Until the late Melissa Inouye showed me the power of emptiness.
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Temple Worship
The simple thing my mom did that showed me the power of temple garments
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
June 26, 2024 12:13 PM MDT
I’ve often wondered what kind of power comes from temple garments. Looking back, my mom’s habit of writing notes was teaching me all along.
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Latter-day Saint Life
This unique parenting tactic works like magic for one family—and reflects an underrated Christlike attribute
Celisa Young
By  Celisa Young
June 14, 2024 02:29 PM MDT
My aunt ensures that each of her children feels seen and heard. And I’ve learned the simple secret to how she manages it all.
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