“We wanted to turn our church into Old Jerusalem.”
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“The hymns help teach the doctrine and principles of the gospel with power and clarity.”
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The award recognizes the 100-year anniversary of the preaching of the gospel in South America.
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Here’s a practical way to share a spiritual experience this season.
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“[The Church is] seeing a surge of baptisms in France right now,” Elder Gérald Caussé said.
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Learn about five strategies Sister Bingham used while representing the Church to leaders around the world.
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After recent flooding and mudslides in Peru, Church members and local leaders are rallying to provide relief.
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“The light that emanates from this story fills my heart with hope.”
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“We testify that your Easter celebrations can strengthen your own faith and testimony.”
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On Instagram, thousands have drawn inspiration from this ward’s missionary activity.
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Salt Lake City shared the first real estimate for how many visitors are expected at the historic open house.
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“Redemption in Christ is a beginning for us all, an invitation to a new life.”
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Author Spencer Hyde Discusses Battle with OCD, How to Support Someone Struggling with Mental Illness
Last Wednesday, the LDS Living Book Club and Deseret Book hosted a fireside and Q&A with BYU English professor and author Spencer Hyde. Spencer has lived with severe OCD his entire life and based the book Waiting for Fitzroughly on his own experiences.
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I think I’m a rather typical human. I don’t like change.
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Sometimes known as the "brawl that begins with prayer," recreational basketball in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a history of getting out of hand.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the location of the Layton Utah Temple.
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Crews early Sunday morning fought a large fire at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
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With the theatrical release of Disney's The Lion King this week, BYU Vocal Point decided to celebrate the remaking of this animated classic by creating a cover of "The Circle of Life." Check it out:
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This article was published in the July/August 2009 issue of LDS Living in honor the the 80th anniversary of Music and the Spoken Word. We are publishing it again to celebrate the program's 90th anniversary and have updated the article to include current information.
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A major power outage in New York darkened Times Square and led to the cancellation of dozens of Broadway shows, but while locals and tourists filed from performance halls into the blackened streets, those outside Carnegie Hall experienced something Yahoo! News characterized as "celestial."
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Often, when seated in my office with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I hear questions and statements such as: “Why doesn’t God love me? Why do I not receive the blessings that are promised when I strive so hard to be obedient? Why does it feel like I am being punished when others are blessed? I try so hard to do what I know is right, and yet nothing seems to change; why? Why can’t I get past or over these feelings of depression and/or anxiety? Is there something wrong with me? Why does it feel like God is not listening when I have done all that I know how to do? Why, if God is so powerful, does He not bring the changes into my life that I desire and so desperately need?” With each of these heartfelt questions expressed in desperation and defeat, the next phrase I hear, more often than not, is this: “I must be doing something wrong. I am just not good enough.” It is as if this anguished response expresses a logical answer to their questions.
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