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What It Means to Be "Naked" in the Bible & Why This Imagery Is so Beautiful

Meridian Magazine - Nakedness: so often it is used to portray sin, humiliation, vulnerability, and carnal natures. So, why is this image one of the most beautiful associated with the atonement? In scriptures, the Lord gives us poignant and moving imagery to understand the meaning of the atonement. He tells us he will gives us “beauty for ashes” [i] . He says “the prisoners shall go free.” [ii]  He will make the “waste places” and “wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the Lord.” [iii]  He will bring us from darkness into the light. Who doesn’t want beauty for ashes or...

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Elder Renlund: How to Disagree with People & Love Their Differences

LDS Living - This past Sunday, Elder Renlund spoke to stakes in the  North America Northwest and West Areas of the Church about how members of the Church often are at odds with the views of the world. As a result, our beliefs and values often disagree with those of others.  While this can be frustrating, Elder Renlund shared on Facebook ways we can disagree without being disagreeable and how we can learn to embrace differences. Check out this amazing counsel from an apostle of the Lord: This past Sunday, I participated in a satellite broadcast for stakes in the North America Northwest and...

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Tabernacle Choir Holding Unprecedented Easter Concert + How You Can See It

Newsroom - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir asked last week for fans to record themselves singing Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus and upload it to YouTube to help with an exciting project: creating the  world’s largest virtual Hallelujah choir. These performances will be released in an Easter video on March 13 with the campaign "Follow Him." The culmination of all of these events will end with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's live performance of Handel's "Messiah" on March 24 and 25. Using a live stream, people from all over the world and from various church groups can join their voices with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as they sing...

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LDS Woman Given Secretary of State Award for Work in Turkmenistan

Deseret News - From living in Bosnia, Serbia, and Japan to helping improve writing skills and the lives of the disabled in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Allison Stimmler has seen much and changed much in the world we live in today. Allison “Sunny” Stimmler has lived in Japan, Bosnia, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Bulgaria, but she has been “going home” to Utah her entire life. In November 2015, former Utah resident Stimmler received the Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad, which recognizes volunteer efforts of U.S. government employees, spouses and family members overseas. The SOSA was created by then-Secretary of State James Baker and his...

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Jimmy Fallon Shares His Love for Donny & Marie, Reveals Unexpected Childhood Memory

LDS Living - What does Jimmy Fallon think about the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and how deep does his love for Donny and Marie Osmond go? In an interview with Mike Headrick's for KSL 5, Jimmy Fallon was asked if he was given the option of choosing one out of three groups to appear on his next show, who would he choose. All the groups--Imagine Dragons, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and Donny and Marie Osmond--had obvious Mormon ties. Check out Fallon's great response which reveals something unexpected from Fallon's childhood: Here's something you probably didn't know about Jimmy Fallon. (But then again, who doesn't love...

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Young LDS Model Refuses to Bend Standards, Finds Unexpected & Exciting New Work

KSL - After working as a model in New York then in Tokyo, Rosemary Card found that people were constantly pushing for her to do things and dress in a way that didn't match her standards. In trying to discover her next step, she received an unexpected answer in the temple. One Utah woman is making a name for herself with an unusual product. Thumbing through a rack of dresses, Rosemary Card points out some of her favorites. "These are a bunch of samples. This is the Marilyn dress." She never dreamed that one day she would actually be designing, of all things,...

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Car Crash Victim Survives After Receiving Priesthood Blessing on Freeway, Story Goes Viral

Fox 13 News - After rolling six times on the freeway, Jessica Bingham lay at the side of the freeway in her demolished car. Within moments of the crash, Danny Paniagua quickly administered a priesthood blessing to Bingham, who is not a member of the Church, sharing this touching testimony and the remarkable story on his Facebook page: I cant believe this happened.....Approaching this horrible accident seconds after it happened, I felt prompted by the... Posted by Danny Paniagua on  Monday, February 15, 2016 A priesthood blessing was given to a woman on the side of Interstate 15 moments after she was ejected from her...

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Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 7: "Continuous Revelation through Living Prophets"

Kelly Merrill - One of the main points I have taken away from this lesson is the privilege that is ours to have living prophets. As you look at some of the quotes from the lesson, try to see your life and what it would be like without a living prophet available in it to make a difference. Where would we really be without continuous revelation? What is a Prophet? The definition of what makes a prophet is not cut and dried. For example, all of us should be prophets of a sort. That doesn’t make us THE prophet, but that also doesn’t change...

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15 LDS Apps That Help Kids Love Gospel Learning

Kaitlyn Rowbotham - Looking for a way to use your device for more good? Check out some of these great LDS-themed apps, perfect to keep you or your children engaged in the gospel no matter where you are! 1. LDS Word Search Weekly A good brain teaser for children and adults alike, the LDS Word Search Weekly app provides new LDS-themed word searches every week. Search for words from the scriptures, discover the names of prophets, or memorize the Articles of Faith. Available now on iTunes and Google Play . 2. LDS Kids Videos This easy-to-use, kid-friendly app was designed by an LDS couple...

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Discovering Your Divine Destiny in 4 Steps

David Olsen, Author of "The Yearning Soul" - In 1988, an earthquake devastated an Armenian city. After the shaking stopped, a father ran breathlessly to his son’s school, now a pile of rubble, and began to frantically yet carefully remove the broken pieces of the building. When others told him to stop because there were no signs of life and it was hopeless, he replied that he had made a promise that he would always be there for his son. He removed rubble for 38 hours. Other parents cried and wailed, but did not help. Then the voice came. “Dad! It's me Armand! I told the other kids not...