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President Russell M. Nelson announced the three temples during October General Conference

It all started with the fathers. As with countless Jewish girls, Mary’s betrothal likely began when, by custom, Joseph’s father approached hers. Before Joseph’s father said more than a few words, Mary’s father likely knew what he wanted. To be brief, he wanted to discuss a possible engagement of his son with Mary. That topic would require a somewhat formal meeting.1 Whether Joseph’s father was the first parent to approach Mary’s father we cannot know. It is certainly possible that her father had been approached by other fathers of young men in Nazareth. Mary would surely have been visible to all the fathers in the small town. She may have been one of the few eligible young women that year in a settlement that sat apart, high above the surrounding plains at the top of steep hills that rose near one another and, falling precipitously toward each other, formed a bowl-like setting for Nazareth’s few inhabitants.

There are so many amazing women throughout history who have chosen to follow God. These women's stories are told in the Bible, Book of Mormon, and during the time of the Restoration. These books and dolls will invite and inspire children to make important choices by following the examples of great women in the scriptures.

In a BYU-Pathway Worldwide devotional, Jane Clayson Johnson shared the importance of speaking up about struggles with mental illness.

After finding his lost toddler, David Butler had a profound realization: “I had no right to be that mad at Jack for wandering off. It is in his DNA. It is actually in all of our DNA.”

President Russell M. Nelson has been across the world during during his ministry as prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since his call in January 2018, he has visited 32 countries and territories. In the past 12 months alone, the prophet completed ministry visits in South America, Central America, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia. He has also mourned with and counseled Latter-day Saints across the United States, met with dignitaries, religious organizations, charities, and civic groups, and made a historic visit to Rome, Italy, to dedicate the temple.

Church maintains previous teachings on marriage

ESPN released a list of the top 150 coaches over more than a century of college football—and Brigham Young University’s Lavell Edwards made the cut.

The First Presidency Christmas Devotional has inspired many Latter-day Saints throughout the years. But what has inspired the speakers who have written the talks? In many instances, it’s Christmas songs. Here’s a sampling of the different selections of music referenced by speakers during Christmas devotionals over the years.