In order to change the Mormon dating game, we need to be willing to change ourselves.

AT 7 P.M. this evening in Rome (1 P.M. EST), Hollis professor of divinity Karen L. King revealed to a conference of Coptic scholars the existence of a newly discovered Christian gospel. In the fragmentary text, Jesus refers unmistakably to “my wife.” Written on a piece of papyrus now reduced to just four centimeters high and eight wide, the fragment addresses issues of family and discipleship. “This is the only extant ancient text which explicitly portrays Jesus as referring to a wife,” King writes in her scholarly paper on the “The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife,” which she presented at the Tenth International Congress of Coptic Studies. The session took place across the street from the Vatican at the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, a research center within the faculty of theology at the Pontifical Lateran University (known as the Pope’s University).

“Trunkiness” is something that many missionaries encounter. So how can they avoid it and how can you help them focus on the work?

Ask any typical Latter-day Saint, “Would you like more revelation in your life?” and the immediate answer will probably be “Yes!”

It was a difficult and often dangerous life for a child growing up in Columbus, Ga. Drug dealers, burglaries and violence were commonplace, and after witnessing it all firsthand, young Corby Eason decided that he didn’t want to live that way. Corby’s mother, Teresa, also wanted a better future for her son. A strict parent, she established a strong religious foundation for her family in the Southern Baptist faith. Teresa was a secretary in the Southern Baptist Church and made sure her son was involved with the religion seven days a week.

Utah Senator Orrin Hatch took a moment to pay tribute to Melissa and Kurt Cochran, victims of the recent terrorist attack in London, before he addressed President Trump on the Senate floor Thursday.

At BYU Education Week in August, Elder David A. Bednar challenged us to flood the earth with gospel messages.

To celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, Utah couple Melissa and Kurt Cochran traveled through Europe, stopping in London to visit Melissa's parents who were serving a mission in the London temple. The day before they were to return home, they were caught in the middle of a deadly terrorist attack. Though heartbreaking, the family feels as though this tragedy has brought them closer together.

The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve are always busy traveling and visiting members around the world. And this year more than ever we've enjoyed seeing the photos of their travels they have shared with us on Facebook! Here are some of our favorites from the year:

Five trampoline dunkers from the Utah Jazz Dunk Team, Team Turbo Dunk, just set a new world record live on the Today show. Matt Griff, Nate Felt, Justin Leavitt, Mike Anderson, and Kregg Thomassen shattered the previous record of 28 dunks in one minute set by a Norwegian team in 2010. Check out how many dunks Team Turbo Dunk gets in just 60 seconds!