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      This viral video of a sheep jumping right back into a trench is all too relatable. Here are 5 quotes for when you feel like the sheepEmily Abel - One of the most famous parables in scriptures comes from Luke 15:4, “What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” The video below, recently shared on Facebook, captures an instance of an actual sheep being rescued—but with a surprising, somewhat humorous, ending. And while we may chuckle at the poor sheep’s plight, some of us may find something about this video relatable. Have you, or someone you love, ever found yourself back in a...
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      Ben Schilaty: Why I chose to stay at BYU and help LGBTQ students as an Honor Code administratorBen Schilaty, excerpted from “A Walk in My Shoes: Questions I'm Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint” - As my social work program came to a close, I remember a distinct moment walking across campus to the Marriott Center for a Tuesday devotional. I realized that BYU had become my home and that I wasn’t ready to leave. I felt like I still had more work to do, and more that I could learn at BYU. When an Honor Code administrator position opened up two months after I graduated, I knew I had to apply. Still, I wasn’t sure I wanted to stay in Utah. Having spent five years in Arizona, I had developed quite a distaste for winter,...
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      Announcer Lloyd Newell has been recording the ‘Spoken Word’ for 30 years. Here’s what you might not know about those messagesDanielle Christensen - Thirty years ago, President Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the First Presidency, extended a call to Lloyd Newell to be the announcer of Music & the Spoken Word . Many are familiar with Newell’s voice and the messages of hope that he speaks. But some may not know that the BYU professor—who worked as a television anchor and was a corporate trainer and consultant at the time of his call—writes nearly all of the messages that are broadcast each week. “Because my responsibility is to come up with a spoken word every Sunday, I’m always pondering, reading, looking, and...
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      The Truman Brothers, sons of Diamond Rio’s keyboardist Dan Truman, share message of hope in new music videoLDS Living - Ben and Chad Truman have grown up around music. Their father, Dan Truman, was the keyboard and piano player for country band Diamond Rio, which is famous for hit songs like “Meet in the Middle,” “Beautiful Mess,” and “One More Day.” The Truman Brothers have long been a part of The Nashville Tribute Band, which was co-founded by their father, but they recently released an EP of faith-based music as a duo. Their hope is that the music will remind listeners that “there is so much good for each of us to do in the world, and that with Christ as...
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      Boston Massachusetts Temple to begin Phase 2 of reopeningNewsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Editor's note: On April 26, 2021, the Boston Massachusetts Temple will change from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of reopening. A complete list of temples and their status is included after the press release. Phase 1 • Five temples are in Phase 1. Phase 2 • 65 temples are in Phase 2. • On April 26, 2021, the Boston Massachusetts Temple will pass from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of reopening. Phase 2-B • The following 23 temples will begin Phase 2-B on April 26, 2021 . Note: The online scheduling system for each temple will be activated on the Monday...
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      Ben Schilaty: Why I chose to stay at BYU and help LGBTQ students as an Honor Code administratorBen Schilaty, excerpted from “A Walk in My Shoes: Questions I'm Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint” - As my social work program came to a close, I remember a distinct moment walking across campus to the Marriott Center for a Tuesday devotional. I realized that BYU had become my home and that I wasn’t ready to leave. I felt like I still had more work to do, and more that I could learn at BYU. When an Honor Code administrator position opened up two months after I graduated, I knew I had to apply. Still, I wasn’t sure I wanted to stay in Utah. Having spent five years in Arizona, I had developed quite a distaste for winter,...
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      Boston Massachusetts Temple to begin Phase 2 of reopeningNewsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Editor's note: On April 26, 2021, the Boston Massachusetts Temple will change from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of reopening. A complete list of temples and their status is included after the press release. Phase 1 • Five temples are in Phase 1. Phase 2 • 65 temples are in Phase 2. • On April 26, 2021, the Boston Massachusetts Temple will pass from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of reopening. Phase 2-B • The following 23 temples will begin Phase 2-B on April 26, 2021 . Note: The online scheduling system for each temple will be activated on the Monday...
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      Former head of HR for Instagram, Latter-day Saint shares ‘the miracle of orange chicken’LDS Living - Can someone who doesn’t believe in God be an instrument in His hands? Can orange chicken serve as proof of God’s awareness of us? On this week’s episode of All In, Angie Balfour, former head of HR at Instagram and director of human resources at Facebook, shared that while awaiting the details of a cancer diagnosis, she experienced a miracle in an unexpected way. Read Balfour’s experience below or listen to the full episode here . You can also read a full transcript here . Angie Balfour : I got a call from my doctor on a Friday that was like,...
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      Elder Cook shares 6 principles that have guided his decisions, Elder Stevenson’s insight on responding to fearsLDS Living - Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages from General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church. This story may be updated throughout the week. General conference may have come and gone, but this week three Apostles spoke from the pulpit: Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. Both Elder Cook and Elder Stevenson offered counsel to students graduating from Ensign College and BYU–Idaho, respectively. And in a worldwide missionary devotional, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke about how every missionary companionship should be a threesome—with the third companion being the Holy Ghost....
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      Watch: President Oaks recounts a time he followed an unusual impression in new #HearHim videoLindsey Williams - When President Dallin H. Oaks received invitations to speak while serving as a counselor in the Chicago South Stake Presidency, he usually got impressions about what he should speak about. That wasn’t the case though when he was invited to speak in Aurora, Illinois over 50 years ago. In a new “How I #HearHim” video , President Oaks shares how it wasn’t until he was making the hour drive to Aurora that he received the topic he should speak about. The topic? Things he had observed in his professional career as a lawyer in Chicago courts, especially young people who were...
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      Ben Schilaty: Why I chose to stay at BYU and help LGBTQ students as an Honor Code administratorBen Schilaty, excerpted from “A Walk in My Shoes: Questions I'm Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint” - As my social work program came to a close, I remember a distinct moment walking across campus to the Marriott Center for a Tuesday devotional. I realized that BYU had become my home and that I wasn’t ready to leave. I felt like I still had more work to do, and more that I could learn at BYU. When an Honor Code administrator position opened up two months after I graduated, I knew I had to apply. Still, I wasn’t sure I wanted to stay in Utah. Having spent five years in Arizona, I had developed quite a distaste for winter,...
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      Announcer Lloyd Newell has been recording the ‘Spoken Word’ for 30 years. Here’s what you might not know about those messagesDanielle Christensen - Thirty years ago, President Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the First Presidency, extended a call to Lloyd Newell to be the announcer of Music & the Spoken Word . Many are familiar with Newell’s voice and the messages of hope that he speaks. But some may not know that the BYU professor—who worked as a television anchor and was a corporate trainer and consultant at the time of his call—writes nearly all of the messages that are broadcast each week. “Because my responsibility is to come up with a spoken word every Sunday, I’m always pondering, reading, looking, and...
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      The Truman Brothers, sons of Diamond Rio’s keyboardist Dan Truman, share message of hope in new music videoLDS Living - Ben and Chad Truman have grown up around music. Their father, Dan Truman, was the keyboard and piano player for country band Diamond Rio, which is famous for hit songs like “Meet in the Middle,” “Beautiful Mess,” and “One More Day.” The Truman Brothers have long been a part of The Nashville Tribute Band, which was co-founded by their father, but they recently released an EP of faith-based music as a duo. Their hope is that the music will remind listeners that “there is so much good for each of us to do in the world, and that with Christ as...
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      Boston Massachusetts Temple to begin Phase 2 of reopeningNewsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Editor's note: On April 26, 2021, the Boston Massachusetts Temple will change from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of reopening. A complete list of temples and their status is included after the press release. Phase 1 • Five temples are in Phase 1. Phase 2 • 65 temples are in Phase 2. • On April 26, 2021, the Boston Massachusetts Temple will pass from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of reopening. Phase 2-B • The following 23 temples will begin Phase 2-B on April 26, 2021 . Note: The online scheduling system for each temple will be activated on the Monday...
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      This viral video of a sheep jumping right back into a trench is all too relatable. Here are 5 quotes for when you feel like the sheepEmily Abel - One of the most famous parables in scriptures comes from Luke 15:4, “What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” The video below, recently shared on Facebook, captures an instance of an actual sheep being rescued—but with a surprising, somewhat humorous, ending. And while we may chuckle at the poor sheep’s plight, some of us may find something about this video relatable. Have you, or someone you love, ever found yourself back in a...
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