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The Two Questions to Ask About Your Church Calling

Welcome to a new department on the Mormon Nerd blog called “Sixty-second Sermons”. Brevity can be a virtue. It’s just not a virtue I generally possess. When I write about something I want to be thorough and complete. Why use one example to make a point when you can use an example, a scripture, a quote, and a story!

{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, September 15-21

By LDS Living

You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've put together our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For September 15 through 21, 2012, these are LDS Living’s top hits:

Dave Says: Paying Old Debts

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

LDS Special Needs Boy Bridges Basketball Rivalry

Rivalries don’t get much stronger than Prairie Grove vs Farmington. It’s a feud that has seen a fair share of bitterness.

Mormon organist shares talents with Catholic church

Ben Crandall gently lifted the hand-carved top off the cherry-wood organ and laid it to the side. He reached in and pulled two flutelike tubes from the 165 wood and metal pipes inside. He took out another smaller pipe and used a knife to gently scrape antimonial lead off the bottom. He was tuning his creation. "You have to be gentle. Too much, and you change the sound," he said.

Latter-day Saint Life

Beloved Missionary Movie Upgraded in Time for Anniversary

Practically a Mormon cinema staple, it seemed The Other Side of Heaven couldn't get any better—until now.

Thanksgiving Drama!

Who will end up feeling like a turkey this Thanksgiving? Even though most people look forward to eating a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with family, there are a few who get a little anxious when they think about seeing people they haven’t talked to for a while or people they don’t feel like they get along with. I think most people have experienced some anxiety at some point in their lives while anticipating a family dinner or event.

Latter-day Saint Life

7 Everyday Miracles You May Be Overlooking

Every day, billions of people wake up in the morning and go about their busy days. For some, the busyness of the day does not allow for time to reflect, while for others, the mundane routine offers little to look forward to, or to be grateful for.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Everyone Loves This LDS Dad's Perfect Response to 6-Year-Old Daughter's Accident

By Katie Lambert

Few things are as mortifying as having an accident at school, as Ben Sowards's 6-year-old daughter had the misfortune of finding out.

BYU Football: Jake Heaps transfers, Cougars couldn't make it work

Two scenes tell the tale of the Jake Heaps saga in Provo. There might be many other key anecdotes in the short career of the nation's No. 1 quarterback recruit of 2010, but the following will suffice in wake of his announcement Monday that he'll transfer from BYU effective Dec. 17.