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3 Things No One Tells You About Serving a Mission

So you’ve decided to serve a mission? Fabulous! I hope your mission prep classes are helpful and that you’ve scheduled time to go out on splits with local elders or sisters. Your bishop has probably given you some great advice on how to prepare, and hopefully you’ll read a good mission prep book or two.

By The Numbers: Questions in the Book of Mormon

By LDS Living

"A good question ... is like an alarm clock," wrote Elder Tad R. Callister. "It awakens us out of our mental doldrums [and] jump-starts our mental engines."

New steeple placed on Joplin, Mo., LDS chapel as part of anniversary events

A steeple was placed on a chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Joplin, Mo., on May 22 as part of the Unity Walk marking the first anniversary of a deadly tornado.

8-year-old Boy Reflects on Shaking President Monson's Hand at General Conference

Stockton Cram may have been the most popular little boy among the LDS community after the Saturday afternoon session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 5, 2013. It was the night after 8-year-old Stockton had the opportunity to shake the hand of president of the LDS Church, Thomas S. Monson, that he asked his mom, Cristy Cram, this very question.

'Missions can become addictive'

For LDS seniors, missions can become addictive. In part, this is due to the reality that there is a vast range of service opportunities that can be molded to the needs and talents of most senior members of the Church.

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 9: "The Only True and Living Church"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Close behind the organization of the Church in the meridian of time came the apostasy, accompanied by a diversification of beliefs that would lead ultimately to thousands of different Christian denominations. Every doctrinal disagreement seemed to be a cause for reorganization: perhaps the only cause. In any religious organization where doctrine does not matter, or where there is unity of opinion about the doctrine, splinter groups are not likely to break off from the main body. But thousands had broken off and now, on the 6th of April of 1830, the time had finally come for the Lord to put things right and to restore “the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth . . .” (D&C 1:30).

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New Bible Video: Parable of the Sower

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Elder Christofferson Answers 4 Questions About Prayer

How can I make daily prayer more meaningful? It’s a good question, and it’s one that applies to all of us. President Hinckley used to say that sometimes when we pray it’s like we’re picking up a phone, ordering groceries, and then we hang up the phone—we put in our order, and we don’t think any more about it than that. But if we take a few minutes just to think about our particular need in a given moment, then prayer becomes more meaningful.

Latter-day Saint Life

4 Children of the Brethren Share What It's Like to Grow Up With an Apostle as Your Dad

Family preparation for General Conference is a little different when “Dad” is also “President.”

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Amazing Marriage Tips from LDS Church Leaders

Getting married to the love of your life is exciting and wonderful! As you begin to merge your two lives together, you’ll learn, grow, and experience life in a whole new way. During this process, you’ll discover immense joys and many difficulties. Striving to mix your lives together, understanding your differences, and learning to communicate can be hard, but well worth the effort. To help you along this journey, we’ve found several tips from LDS Church leaders that will help strengthen your marriage.