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The Joys and Pains of Gift Giving

I surprised an 84-year-old sister in our ward the other night when my little girl was singing with a group in the living room of her care facility. Her door was unlocked and I found her wrapped tightly in a blue fleece blanket — one that we had secretly given her the year before as a nightly surprise on the 12 days before Christmas.

From the Church

FamilySearch publishes complete 1930 Mexico census

People with ancestors from Mexico can now search the complete 1930 Mexico census for free on the familysearch.org website. With the names of nearly 13 million people, the census is a goldmine for anyone who wants to know more about their Mexican family history. “The 1930 census is the only national census available for Mexico,” FamilySearch project manager Lynn Turner said. “It complements our civil registration and Catholic Church record collections where most Mexican ancestry is done. Now researchers can find their ancestor in the census, and move over to the records that recorded the vital events of their ancestors' lives.”

Lesson Helps

Attention Gospel Doctrine Teachers! New OT Resource for 2014

What was temple worship like in Old and New Testament times? What ancient symbolism might be enlightening to us as we worship in Latter-day temples? The 2013 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium taking place this Saturday on the BYU Provo campus addresses these and many other aspects of "The Mountain of the Lord" in ancient times. And if you can't attend, the book containing nearly all of the presentations has just been published.

28 Tips for Every Mormon Couple: Marriage Advice, Encouragement from LDS Leaders

Marriage advice has rarely been hard to come by, and the wealth of relationship recommendations available online has made that increasingly true. Most recently, many have read and shared messages from bloggers who discuss their own marriage experiences and advice online. While some suggestions are simply viewed by family and friends, other posts have gone viral, receiving national and even global attention.

Little Girl Falls Asleep Watching General Conference

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5 Miraculous Stories of Temples Surviving Natural Disasters

By Chad S. Hawkins

Through the years, temples have had direct or close encounters with brush fires, sand storms, tsunamis, blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes/typhoons, flooding, and lightning strikes.

Mormons in the Paralympics: Snowboarder Takes 8th

Paralympian Nicole Roundy, of the Millstream YSA Ward, Bountiful Utah YSA Stake, took eighth in the Women’s Snowboard Cross, Standing division, at the Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Latter-day Saint Life

What You Knew in Premortal Life

MR says: You might think you don’t have a testimony, but in fact, you always have. Find out other important truths that you know from premortal life but may have forgotten along the way.

Going to church in a new ward can be stressful and intimidating--but I love it. Here's why.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Reasons to Love a New Ward

By Kelsey Berteaux

Moving is hard. I would know—on average, I’ve moved every two years since I was born. And not just down the street. I’ve moved thousands of miles away in one go. And it is stressful. Finding housing, changing schools, even starting a new job can all be part of the stress of moving. And for us Mormons, making new friends and finding your place in a new ward can be stressful, too.

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9 Signs You've Been at BYU too Long

Some things on BYU campus are simply timeless, or at least never going to change—like Heritage Halls. But are you starting to be one of them? Here's a quick test.