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Watch: Mormon Recreates Meridian LDS Temple Out of LEGOs (+ 4 Other Temple Masterpieces Built from LEGOs)

A LEGO model of the new Meridian Idaho Temple took Ryan Thompson, a Meridian local and software engineer, 80 hours to design and 20 hours to build, the Idaho Statesman reported. The model is a perfect replica of the new temple design, standing three feet tall, three feet wide, and three feet deep at 1/60th of the new temple's actual size.

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3 Habits That Could Make You Lose Your Testimony Without Realizing It

By Zack Oates

It was a blistering hot day in NYC.

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Huff Post: 6 Things You Shouldn't Say to Big Families

Mormons are known for their big families and getting stares for their "Mormon van" full of kidlets. In fact, we can boast some of the biggest families in the U.S. So it's pretty easy for those within our culture to sympathize with an article like this. Have you had similar experiences?

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How Making a Movie Is Like Motherhood

By Lisa Valentine Clark

See what producer, actor, and author Lisa Valentine Clark has to say about the similar difficulties--and rewards--between raising children and producing the new, heartwarming movie Once I Was a Beehive.

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President Uchtdorf Shares What Brings "Peace in This World & Eternal Life in the World to Come"

By LDS Living

We are so blessed to have 153 temples throughout the world that fill our lives with light and bring us near our Heavenly Father. After the dedication of the Fort Collins Colorado Temple, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Elder Dale G. Renlund shared beautiful insights about temples on Facebook.

Meet the New Provo City Center Temple President & Matron

Allen Carlsen Ostergar Jr., 73, Oak Hills 4th Ward, Provo Utah Oak Hills Stake, called as president of the new Provo City Center Temple. President Ostergar’s wife, Nancy Sigrid Farnsworth Ostergar, will serve as temple matron. He serves as a stake president. He has served as president of the Louisville Kentucky Mission, president of the Brazil Missionary Training Center, president of a Young Single Adult stake and bishop. Former administrative director of Missionary Training Centers, he was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Allen Carlsen and Martha Deon Gooch Ostergar Munson.

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Elder Bednar Shares the Tender Moment He Helped His Son Learn How to Give Priesthood Blessings

By David A. Bednar

One of our sons and I were assigned as home teaching companions. Together we taught a number of families, including a divorced sister with three young daughters. Over time we developed a close and trusting relationship with the woman and her children. We appreciated the opportunities we had to serve them spiritually and temporally.

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Mormons Join Muslims in Prayer, "Hug" Mosque After Shooting at Mosque in Quebec

Shortly after two gunmen killed six people and injured eight after opening fire at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, Mormons and other faiths gathered together to show their love and support for their Muslim neighbors.

{LDSL Blog} Filming 'Just Off the Square'

By Jamie Armstrong

One of my favorite things about working at LDS Living is meeting new people. I’ve learned that everyone has a fascinating story to tell, if given the opportunity. With that in mind, the LDS Living editorial staff decided to grab our video camera and hit the streets just off Temple Square to talk with some of the amazing Church members who were in town for general conference. We were not disappointed.

Members Draw Closer to the Temple as Temples Grow Closer to Members

When her father, a lifelong Mormon, returned to active participation in the church in south Florida in 1981, the closest LDS temple to little Eliza Gomez was in Washington, D.C., more than 1,000 miles away.