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LDS Church Officials Respond to Recent Missionary Deaths (+Video)

The death of a missionary is felt by every Church member in a deep and personal way, Elder David F. Evans, Executive Director of the Church’s Missionary Department, said today. He was commenting on the fact that ten young missionaries serving around the world have died from accident or illness over the course of this year. The latest serious accident occurred in Idaho yesterday – a road accident which left a young missionary hospitalized and on life support.

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How President Johnson and President McKay's Close Friendship Fulfilled a 100-Year-Old Prophecy

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President Lyndon B. Johnson and President David O. McKay had one of the closest relationships between a Church president and U.S. president. They spoke fondly of each other and President Johnson visited Salt Lake City numerous times, even before Johnson was elected.

President Monson's 30 directives from general conference

After every General Conference, my family tries to study the prophet’s talks to see what he wants us to work on, and we make a list of those priorities. We usually summarize them in our own words, but this list is mostly copied and pasted directly from his text. You might find more or less than these, but we saw 30 things he directly instructs Latter-day Saints to do:

LDS Living's Top 10 for 2011: No. 6

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This year has been quite the "Mormon moment" with politicians, musicals, ad campaigns, athletes – you name it – and many of LDS Living's stories have followed these people and topics.

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President Uchtdorf Sends a Personal, Hand-Written Note to Members of the Church

At the start of the conference weekend, President Uchtdorf posted a note to his Facebook page that seems to be hand-written on personalized stationery, counseling the Saints to embrace and trust in faith.

Mormon-Centric Utah Epicenter for Food Storage

Towering grain silos overlook the main highway in Salt Lake City at the Mormon church's Welfare Square. At grocery stores, there's a whole section with large plastic tubs with labels that read, "Deluxe survivor 700." Radio ads hawk long-term supplies of food with 25-year shelf lives.And houses are equipped with special shelving for cans of beans, rice and wheat.

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Have the Heavens Been Closed for Six Months?

As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we believe that God still speaks to prophets. 15 men have been called of God to serve as “prophets, seers, and revelators,” to teach us, warn us, guide us, and bless us. One is called to serve as THE prophet, seer and revelator – currently it is President Thomas S. Monson. That is one of the single most important theological concepts in our Church.

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6 Lies Early Returned Missionaries Tell Themselves

These are things that I have told myself so I know they are real. These are pertaining to missionaries who were honorably released before their 18 or 24 months were up. If you feel like there are more, feel free to add them.

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Elder Ballard Addresses 235 Stakes in One of the Most Religious Areas of the U.S.

“In greeting you, I will paraphrase Paul's words: ‘Unto the Church of God in the Utah South Area, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be Saints, grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ,’” said Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.