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Abby Larkins is a production editor 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.

September 17, 2024 09:50 AM MDT
Three powerful words make up the theme youth will learn about next year.
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September 04, 2024 07:13 AM MDT
Like Lehi before him, Amos Makulu started to share what brought him so much happiness with others in the refugee camp, building a “family” of interested learners.
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August 21, 2024 01:40 PM MDT
When asked why she wanted to serve a mission, her response was, “Because it’s the right thing to do.”
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August 05, 2024 10:02 AM MDT
Throughout Friday and Saturday, thousands of young adults in Utah lined up to sign a massive birthday card for President Russell M. Nelson.
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July 18, 2024 02:53 PM MDT
In areas with many young single adults, leaders may consider recommending adjustments in units, such as a ward for members ages 18 to 25 and a separate ward for those ages 26 to 35.
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July 10, 2024 10:33 AM MDT
David Anderson was managing the Mesa, Arizona, Deseret Industries store around the year 2009 when someone dropped off a few pictures and paintings that had been sitting in their garage and then left.
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July 03, 2024 01:41 PM MDT
Last weekend James Corrigan qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. This weekend he and his fiancé will be sealed in the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple.
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June 24, 2024 01:00 PM MDT
“I felt a missing part of me kind of fill in a little,” said Elder Micah Beckstead of reuniting with his biological sister.
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May 16, 2024 12:14 PM MDT
In the coming weeks, the Church will dedicate five temples over five Sundays, including a two-temple dedication day in June.
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April 18, 2024 01:44 PM MDT
What began as a basic ward directory app has now become a full-fledged toolbox to help individuals at home, in classes, and across wards and stakes.
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April 15, 2024 09:57 AM MDT
The temple recommend questions and statement on wearing the temple garment have been updated to help leaders and members better understand the importance of wearing the temple garment.
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April 06, 2024 10:37 AM MDT
At the opening session of general conference, President Dallin H. Oaks announced a new Sunday School General Presidency effective August 1, 2024.
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April 01, 2024 02:29 PM MDT
Sister Ardeth Greene Kapp was beloved by young women worldwide for her example of faith and love.
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March 07, 2024 01:43 PM MST
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña spoke at the inauguration ceremony of the expanded textile plant, which first opened in 1995 and operates exclusively in producing religious clothing for the Church.
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March 05, 2024 02:07 PM MST
The Church plans to reopen the Kirtland Temple on March 25, 2024, for public tours at no charge.
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February 08, 2024 09:42 AM MST
Massive forest fires grew over the weekend in central and coastal Chile, killing at least 112 people and destroying thousands of homes.
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February 06, 2024 02:00 PM MST
After placing first and second respectively, Conner Mantz and Clayton Young will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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January 30, 2024 10:50 AM MST
This expansion to seminary curriculum will include new ‘life preparation lessons’ and will be implemented beginning this month in some areas of the United States and Canada.
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January 25, 2024 10:05 AM MST
These events are the first of their kind and are meant to help “reset the culture of dating” in a “low-stakes, low-pressure way.”
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January 19, 2024 07:00 AM MST
Last year’s pilot session of virtual FSY surpassed organizers’ expectations and more sessions will be available for summer 2024.
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December 11, 2023 11:00 AM MST
After arriving in St. George this weekend, President Holland visited his wife’s grave for the first time since her burial. He and Sister Holland were married in the St. George Temple in 1963.
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December 08, 2023 12:00 PM MST
Filling a vacancy left in the quorum after the death of President M. Russell Ballard, Elder Kearon, 62, was ordained by President Russell M. Nelson and the other members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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December 01, 2023 09:31 AM MST
Stakes in the US and Canada previously needed to have 3,000 members, and those outside these two countries needed 1,900. A new Church policy standardizes those requirements.
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November 29, 2023 02:32 PM MST
On LightTheWorld.org, people can click the button in the online “service shuffler” to find ideas to share light.
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