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Paige Sommer

Paige Sommer is a content specialist, writer, and video producer for Deseret Book. She has a MFA in creative writing. If you want to be best friends, talk with her about books, creative writing, Italy (where she served her mission), or her five children and four stepchildren.

April 30, 2025 01:54 PM MDT
Sister Holland once wrote that she used to compare her quiet personality to her husband’s bubbly one. But then she realized something important.
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April 14, 2025 01:52 PM MDT
Jenny couldn’t get out of bed for the first three months of her pregnancy. She felt inadequate until she realized what God was really asking of her.
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April 10, 2025 02:28 PM MDT
Discover (or deepen) your love for temple worship by looking through this new lens.
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April 08, 2025 01:09 PM MDT
Rosemary Wixom and her husband served as matron and president of the Salt Lake Temple from 2017 until the temple closed for renovations in 2019.
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March 20, 2025 09:27 AM MDT
“I didn't see the big tragedies [coming] that have happened in my life. ... So, couldn’t the opposite be true?”
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February 12, 2025 01:53 PM MST
“I have never felt more free in my entire life than when I have been putting my entire heart and life into the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
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February 04, 2025 02:36 PM MST
In these three scriptures stories, people demonstrate how to live mindfully—and thereby more happily.
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January 29, 2025 09:43 AM MST
Feeling worried? This scripture could be just what you need to bring peace to your mind and heart.
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January 14, 2025 02:04 PM MST
This definition can help increase our capacity for joy.
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December 19, 2024 02:46 PM MST
Number 1: Change your mindset, not your to-do list.
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December 16, 2024 01:58 PM MST
This word can help us think about Mary’s essential role in the Nativity in a new light.
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November 27, 2024 10:05 AM MST
In some ways, the phrase ‘everything happens for a reason’ is merely a platitude. But there is an empowering truth in the statement.
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August 01, 2024 04:06 PM MDT
Sharon Eubank, director of humanitarian services for the Church, shared on the Magnify podcast that the best thing we can do to serve others well is to learn to ask questions that don’t have predetermined answers.
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July 08, 2024 01:15 PM MDT
With this helpful study technique from Jared Halverson, we can find answers from God in the scriptures to even our most difficult—and modern—problems.
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June 18, 2024 07:08 AM MDT
This faith-based approach to tech use in the home changes screen time from a battle to a productive conversation and helps everyone become more self-aware about using technology wisely.
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June 10, 2024 10:44 AM MDT
A child sitting in front of the television may seem still and calm. However, we all know, from watching TV ourselves, that this kind of physical inactivity isn’t the same as what Elder David A. Bednar said is “a higher and holier dimension of stillness.”
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June 05, 2024 02:16 PM MDT
Check out these helpful study tips and book recommendations to deepen personal learning about temple worship, our covenants, and the temple garment.
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May 30, 2024 01:02 PM MDT
Applying three ideas to our temple worship can expand our personal understanding of sacred things, bring us closer to Christ, and turn the temple into what author Melinda Brown calls, “our happiness project.”
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September 25, 2023 09:52 AM MDT
"Some might feel embarrassed or unworthy because they have searching questions regarding the gospel, but they needn’t feel that way. Asking questions isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a precursor of growth.” —Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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September 19, 2023 06:00 AM MDT
“Without the guiding direction of leaders who can see around corners, it can be difficult if not impossible to find our way through this mortal probation back Home to our heavenly parents.” Sheri Dew
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September 18, 2023 09:50 AM MDT
“As a prize, love will always look impossibly small and far away. But as a work, love is always magnified, love is always at hand.” Adam Miller
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September 11, 2023 01:51 PM MDT
“Truly knowing who we are, and the purpose of our existence can help us overcome feeling like an imposter when a blessing comes to us.” —Sister Reyna Aburto
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September 07, 2023 02:58 PM MDT
No matter our age, we can strengthen fundamental building blocks for resilience so setbacks and trials don't keep us from progressing.
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September 06, 2023 02:22 PM MDT
You’re not alone in having big gospel questions. Deseret Book’s Questions Worth Exploring sessions are where gospel seekers gather to find answers and where more questions are welcome.
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