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President Monson announces five new temples

During the opening session of the 181st Semiannual General Conference this morning President Thomas S. Monson announced plans to build five new temples, ranging from Utah and Wyoming to Africa and South America. "The building of temples continues uninterrupted, brothers and sisters. Today it is my privilege to announce several new temples," President Monson said.

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Elder Stevenson Visits Missionaries, Members in Chile After the Worst Fires in the Country's History Leave Many Without Homes

After more than 90 wildfires, the worst in Chile's history, swept through the country leaving a scorched landscape about the size of Delaware, Elder Gary E. Stevenson addressed the many members and missionaries working to rebuild their communities after such widespread devastation.

Get Smart About Saving For Retirement

By Mountain America Credit Union, advertiser

The start of a new year provides a great opportunity to look at your retirement accounts, whether you want to increase your contributions or simply begin to build your savings.

Day 9: Have a Sunday Advent Devotional: Love

By LDS Living

Focus on the true spirit of Christmas this year by celebrating Advent, a celebration that uses the four Sundays prior to Christmas as a time to contemplate Christ’s birth.

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Were the Gold Plates Actually Made of Pure Gold?

The following is an excerpt from a New Era article, "What Did the Plates Look Like?"

Wife of Alex Boye Shares Trials, Triumphs of Boye's Viral 'Let it Go' Cover

I’d never seen anything like it: Ten 5-year-old kids belting at the top of their lungs, “The cold never bothered me anyway!” and “Let the storm rage on!” — in a dance class, of all things. It may as well have been a kindergarten chorus performance.

Plans moving ahead for LDS temples in Conn, Colo, Idaho

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is preparing to break ground for its new Hartford Connecticut Temple this weekend. The Courant reports that demolition was underway July 30 to clear the 11-acre property of five houses and an office building prior to the groundbreaking Aug. 17. Check out the paper's photo gallery of the demolition here.

Scouts, LDS Church to Celebrate 100-year Association with Special Broadcast

As part of the ongoing centennial celebrations of the partnership between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America, a special stage production about the history and values of Scouting, "A Century of Honor" will be broadcast live to thousands of meetinghouses across the United States and streamed at scouts100.lds.org where it will also be available for later viewing. The production will feature multiple choirs, historical reenactments, dynamic set design and multiple special effects, drawing upon the skills and outdoor experiences that are hallmarks of Scouting.

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Elder Oaks Urges All Church Members to Defend Religious Freedom

A known advocate of religious freedom, Elder Dallin H. Oaks and other Church leaders urged members to advocate for religious freedom while refraining from angry and hurtful rhetoric.

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 16: "Thou Shalt Offer Up Thy Sacraments Upon My Holy Day"

By Ted L. Gibbons

A friend once commented that whoever said the Sabbath was a day of rest was not a Mormon. His tongue was firmly in his cheek when he said it, but he was not wide of the mark by very much. We who have the placed the Gospel of Christ at the center of our lives know that completing Sabbath assignments and duties can be labor—work—of the most demanding kind. But when the Lord set apart a day of the week as a day of rest, he seems to have done so with the intent that we should rest from all our weekly labors (D&C 59:10), and from the work that demands our attention on the non-Sabbath days.