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The Amazing True Love Story of How a Mormon Channel Instagram Post Brought a Single Mom and BYU Student Together

Deseret News - What a sweet story of how true love can be found in the most unexpected ways and how God blesses all of us with second chances. Paige Thunell sat beside the tub in her Alpine, Utah, home after a long day at work, watching her 3-year-old son play with his bath toys. Feeling overwhelmed, Thunell remembered the  Mormon Channel's #WhereIAm campaign . She snapped a picture of her son's wrinkled feet and posted the image on Instagram: "Single mother, struggling to find peace amidst chaos, balance between responsibilities. #WhereIAm." Single mother, struggling to find peace amidst chaos, balance between responsibilities. #WhereIAm A...

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Church Reports 10 Members Died in Ecuador Earthquake, Thousands More Left Homeless

LDS Church News - Ten Latter-day Saints were counted among the hundreds killed in the earthquake that rocked the Ecuadorian coastline on Saturday, April 16. Thousands more were injured or left homeless by what is being called Ecuador's largest temblor in decades. The Portoviejo Ecuador Stake was severely affected by the disaster. Five members of the stake died, including a branch president, his wife, and their daughter. Their names have not been released. A dozen Mormon meetinghouses were also damaged during the magnitude-7.8 quake. As of Tuesday, it remained uncertain the degree of damage at the buildings or if they can be repaired. The Church...

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Teenager Shot in Stomach at LDS Church Parking Lot

LDS Living - A 19-year-old man was shot in the stomach at an LDS church parking lot in Gilbert, Arizona, according to Gilbert police. Three men arrived at the parking lot late on Monday, April 19 to exchange some type of goods with two other men, which may be drug related, according to CBS 5  News. During the transaction, there was some commotion resulting in one of the men getting shot in the stomach. Three of the suspects fled before firefighters arrived at 9:30 p.m. The injured teenager was taken to the hospital to receive treatment while police are working on releasing a descriptions...

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Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 10: "The Scriptures—The Most Profitable of All Study"

Kelly Merrill - Everyone feels pressured and is busy. No one likes to waste their time or at least feel like their time has been wasted. So why not put our time to the best use possible? This is a rhetorical question that puts most of us to shame. Either we believe there is nothing more important to learn than the word of God or we don’t. If we do believe it, why aren’t we spending more time studying His word and less time online in social media, in gaming, or with other fun activities? What Makes the Scriptures So Important? What makes the...

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Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 9: "The Law of Tithing"

Kelly Merrill - I would like to start this lesson’s article by saying that everything in here is a commentary on what President Hunter says in the lesson manual. The difference this week is that I am not filling the article with direct quotes from the lesson, though the sentiments are all there. Tithing is generally considered to be one of the most basic of commandments. Yet it is also one of the most difficult to obey for many. Anytime you start asking people to empty their purse for something, defensive walls are thrown up and people become very protective. It is this very...

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Book of Mormon Lesson 29: “Give Ear to My Words"

Ted L. Gibbons - Quote of the Week: We need missionaries to match our message. We need missionaries who really know and love the Book of Mormon, who have a burning testimony of its divinity, and who by the Spirit can challenge their investigators to read and ponder its pages, knowing with complete assurance that the Lord will manifest the truth of the Book of Mormon to them by the power of the Holy Ghost. ( Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson , p.204) NOTE #1: This lesson provides an excellent opportunity to study and ponder the 1995 Proclamation to the World about the family. Review...

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7 Mouth-Watering Lion House Recipes

LDS Living Staff - Whether you’re looking for a tasty new appetizer, salad, or entrée, The Lion House has you covered! Find over 500 favorite recipes in their new book, The Lion House Cookbook . Check out just a few of our top picks below, and maybe give them a try at your next family dinner! Hot Creamed Chicken in a Puff Pastry · 2 tablespoons butter · 1 cup finely diced onion · 2 cloves garlic, minced · 8 cups diced chicken breast · 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme · 4 cups chicken stock · 2 cups heavy cream · Salt and pepper to...

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Book Of Mormon Lesson 28: “The Word Is In Christ Unto Salvation”

Ted L. Gibbons - Quote of the Week: "[I mean only to] say what so many have said before: that if Joseph Smith or anyone else, for that matter created the Book of Mormon out of whole cloth, that to me is a far greater miracle than the proposition that he translated the book from ancient records with an endowment of divine power to do so. Has anyone here ever tried to write anything? Have you ever, with your degrees and libraries and computers and research assistants, ever tried to write anything anyone could stand to read? Even if you have my guess is you...

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Jenny Oaks Baker Joins Millennial Choirs & Orchestras for Amazing Grace Concert Series

LDS Living - Millennial Choirs & Orchestras and Jenny Oaks Baker, America's Violinist, kicked off their electrifying new concert series Amazing Grace last weekend in Dallas, Texas, igniting three separate standing ovations over the course of the evening. The audience was riveted by Baker's flashy tribute to Aaron Copland; spellbound by her rendition of Saint-Saëns's "Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso;" and then lifted out of their seats by the choir and orchestra's fresh interpretations of "Amazing Grace"and "How Great Thou Art. " "I was so touched by the music," Jenny Oaks Baker remarked. "I feel like these concerts are some of the most spiritually and...

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Sister Missionary in Belgium Attack Released from Hospital, Elder Wells Undergoes Surgery

Deseret News - Despite a blood infection that slowed her recovery, Sister Fanny Clain was released from the hospital and still plans to serve her mission later this summer. Sister Fanny Clain, the 20-year-old French woman who was one of four Mormon missionaries wounded in the March 22 Brussels airport terrorist bombing, has been released from a Belgian hospital. There also was news Tuesday about the two missionaries who remain hospitalized because of the injuries they suffered in the attack. Mason Wells, 19, one of the other three injured missionaries, underwent skin graft surgery on Monday and is recovering well at University Hospital in...