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New Zealand Mormons respond to children’s needs in Fiji

As a young girl growing up in rural Fiji, Ledua Kollinisau had few books at her school. Today, she said, children's reading books are still scarce in the remote parts of Fiji. “Because my village is on a remote island, the supply ships that bring essential educational materials arrive very infrequently,” Kollinisau said.

Then and Now: General Women’s Meetings

On Nov. 1, 2013, the First Presidency announced that a general women’s meeting would be held the Saturday before each general conference for all women, young women and girls 8 and older.

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"People" Mag: Blind LDS Attorney Adopts Blind Triplets—"Our Dad Saved Our Lives" (+Video)

Six years ago, an LDS attorney in D.C. adopted three 10-year-old triplets. What makes this story even more remarkable is that the man and three boys were all born blind. The man, Ollie Cantos, first began mentoring the boys, who soon helped him find greater purpose to his life. Their story has recently been told by People magazine and captured in this short video shared by Now This on Facebook.

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Church Announces 4 New Religion Classes

At the November CES broadcast, Elder Paul V. Johnson of the Seventy made a few significant announcements. He first announced that, beginning in January 2015, the basic format of CES Devotionals will be changing. First, they will no longer be called CES Devotionals, but instead will be referred to as "Worldwide Devotionals for Young Adults." In addition, the number of broadcasts will be reduced to only three times a year--January, May, and September--in order to emphasize the importance of each devotional.

Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 17: "Preserve and Protect the Family"

By Kelly Merrill

“The family is the most important unit in time and in eternity and, as such, transcends every other interest in life.” The family is more important than you or me as individuals. The family is the engine of social and spiritual growth. There is nothing we can accomplish in mortality that can equal the power for good a family can provide. There is also nothing we can accomplish in mortality that a family cannot effect for far longer. The effects of a good family can reach down through many generations, affecting the lives of countless thousands. The cumulative effect of one good family after another in a family line is incalculable.

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Learning the Value of a Testimony

The word “testimony” looms large in the vocabulary of Latter-Day-Saints. We are frequently reminded by our leaders that having, and maintaining a vibrant testimony is essential to our salvation. The importance of a testimony is highlighted by the fact that each month, one Sunday meeting is set apart for the “bearing” of testimonies.

Who Said It: Beatles or Brigham?

The Beatles and Brigham Young.

8 Tips for Being Patient Throughout Parenthood

As a mother of five, Watts knows from experience that "those precious fruits of mothering take a long time to mature, and what's more, they all ripen at different rates."

General Authority's Story Shows Why It's Important Our Church Is So Repetitive

Though we may have heard a story, phrase, or quote a dozen times at Church, this story shows how these repetitive teachings all take on different meanings depending on when we hear them in our lives.

3 LDS Churches That Have Been Converted into Gorgeous Homes

By Katie Lambert

A man's home is his castle—or in some cases a former church.