INTRODUCTION: At least three commandments were given to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. We mentioned them last week. They were to 1) multiply and replenish the earth; 2) not eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil; and 3) stay together. Only one of those commandments has been reported to us in a conditional context. Of the forbidden fruit the Lord said,

For all those who use the Newsletter tool on lds.org for their wards or stakes, you might want to start saving important information you don't want to lose.

LDS Music is a new mobile app for music of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It lets you browse and search Hymns and the Children’s Songbook, read the words and sheet music, and listen to accompaniments. Now, you can access the words, music, and audio with your mobile device and not just on the web at music.lds.org.

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MR says: Check out the exciting work this BYU senior is doing building simulations for NASA!

In scripture, God tells His saints to “be of good cheer.”

What a great way some missionaries can share their mission experiences with their families.

"The whole time, it's been really peaceful," Lizzy Baird said. "The Lord has a plan, and this is his plan. … The whole journey, every step of the way, has been a miracle."

Can teaching Brazilians new languages turn Carlos Wizard Martins into a billionaire? The question asked two years ago by a Forbes article was answered today with the purchase of Grupo Multi by Pearson – a media and education company with 36,000 people in more than 70 countries – for $719.6 million in cash. Language learning is set to keep growing in Latin America’s largest country, mainly thanks to the World Cup and the Olympics coming, the growth of the middle class and of Brazil’s tourism sector. Consider that fewer than 3% of Brazil’s 200 million people are fluent in English and it is easy to realize why Pearson, owner of the Financial Times, has been investing so heavily in the Brazilian market. In 2010, Pearson acquired a Brazilian school system business for $372 million, Pearson’s largest-ever acquisition outside of the U.S. before today’s announcement. Founded in 1987, Wizard’s Multi Group is the market leader in Brazil’s booming language teaching industry, with over 2,600 franchised schools, generating over 20,000 jobs and more than 800,000 students.

"The Star Still Shines," written by Shawna Edwards and performed by David Osmond, reminds us of the miracles that are in our lives today and how all of those small miracles point to the greatest miracle that has ever been, the birth, life, atonement, and resurrection of our Savior.