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Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 22: "Teaching the Gospel"

We are all called upon to be teachers, even if we are not teaching in an official capacity. In Doctrine and Covenants 88:122, the Lord puts it this way:

LDS Mom Shares with Thousands How You Can Make up to $15/hour by Couponing & Deal Surfing

In five and a half years, Freebies 2 Deals, a website that provides daily deals and money-saving tips on hundreds of products, has gone from a family blog with several deals a week to reaching hundreds of thousands of people each month.

New Indoor Pictures of Remodeled Ogden Utah Temple

The Ogden Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open for free public tours beginning Friday, 1 August, through Saturday, 6 September 2014, excluding Sundays. Reservations for the open house can be made by visiting the www.templeopenhouse.lds.org website (a maximum of 25 reservations can be made at a time) or by calling 1-855-537-2000. Larger group reservations may also be accommodated by calling this number.

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'My Story Matters' Reaches Out to Refugee Children in Unique Way

By LDS Living

Every story matters—that is the idea one Utah charity is trying to share with the world.

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How the Loss of a Loved One Guided Me in My Journaling

By Amy Veloz

Every journaler has their own reasons for how they journal, why the journal, and the way they keep their journal the way they do. To be honest, I didn’t start keeping a traditional journal until I started working for JRNL.com. I journaled in other, more non-traditional, ways: Facebook, writing a column for my father’s newspaper, and blogging, but I didn’t keep a true journal.

The daily routine of a Mormon prophet, George Albert Smith

Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Against the Odds: The Life of George Albert Smith," by Mary Jane Woodger and published by Covenant Communications. Though George Albert Smith entered the First Presidency in his eighth decade, he was insistent that his age not be a handicap. One of his favorite sayings was, “I would rather be 78 years young than 50 years old.”

Closure of LDS Church school 'an opportunity'

When leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the closure of its Benemerito de las Americas High School in Mexico City in preparation for converting the facility into a missionary training center last January, one education-based nonprofit organization realized drastic change was imminent. For the last 15 years, those associated with Foundation Escalera have gone to Mexico’s poorest villages in search of students and awarded them scholarships to attend Benemerito with the overall goal of helping to gradually change a cycle of poverty. Since 1998, Escalera has sent more than 1,200 students to the LDS Church-owned high school.

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Video: Missionary Surprised at MTC by the Brother She Thought She Wouldn't See for 3 Years

By Danielle B. Wagner

Sam Tams was already serving his mission when his sister Anna surprised her family with the news one fast Sunday that she wanted to serve a mission.

Mormon author shares journey through '31 Dates in 31 Days'

Once she decided to spend a month not worrying about finding Mr. Right, Tamara Duricka Johnson finally figured out dating and turned her experiences into an award-winning book. She also found a husband.

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The Unexpected Thing One Police Officer Did After Pulling Over a Woman for Speeding That Went Viral

By Danielle B. Wagner

Shortly after Gina Penny-Headen's father passed away, she was pulled over for going 65 mph in a 55 mph zone.