‘The decision to receive the endowment is personal’: Read these temple-specific updates to the Church General Handbook
by Emily Abel | January 12, 2021
Choosing when to receive the endowment is an important and personal decision in the lives of Latter-day Sai...
The doors we walk through (A reflection on 2020)
by Emily Abel | January 11, 2021 | Makes You Think
We saw a lot of doors close in 2020—the doors to our homes, our churches, our schools. And as the mon...
Her ancestors experienced a miracle during the Spanish flu pandemic, and finding their story was her miracle
by Emily Abel | January 6, 2021 | Makes You Think
Many Latter-day Saints attend the temple to find reprieve from the fear and anxiety life can sometimes brin...
4 Hebrew translations that help us see the Savior more clearly in the Book of Mormon
by Emily Abel, adapted from the "Sunday on Monday" Study Group | December 9, 2020 | Lesson Helps
This article originally ran in the November/December 2020 issue of LDS Living magazine. She is known ...
10 profound blessings Latter-day Saints have been promised if they will forgive
by Emily Abel | October 27, 2020 | Makes You Think Lesson Helps
This story originally ran on LDS Living in July 2019. The principle of forgiveness can be...
How a gospel podcast changed my perspective on dating during 2020
by Emily Abel | August 25, 2020
When I tuned in to an episode of the Sunday on Monday podcast, the last thing I was expecting to hear was d...
A love beyond borders: The touching story of how a Latter-day Saint Australian ballet dancer fell in love and then proposed on national TV
by Emily Abel | August 22, 2020 | Fun
Kirstie Stevens of Queensland, Australia, had perhaps the best surprise of her life when her boyfriend, Jak...
‘Together we will overcome this difficult time’: President Nelson and other Church leaders reflect on the past to find hope for the future
by Emily Abel | August 21, 2020 | Makes You Think
Editor's note: " This week from the pulpit " highlights recent messages by General Authoritie...
'We didn't think we'd ever see them again': After 15 years, missionaries and mission presidents reconnect in miraculous Zoom reunion
by Emily Abel | August 20, 2020 | Makes You Think
Walking away from my mission president in the Richmond, Virginia, airport was a tearful experience. I had c...
5 quotes from 'Jesus the Christ' every Latter-day Saint should know
by Emily Abel | August 19, 2020 | Makes You Think
This article originally ran on LDS Living in August 2019. Jesus the Christ is one of the...