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3 touching Thanksgiving stories from President Monson to share with your family

Over the years, President Thomas S. Monson shared several Thanksgiving tales that help us remember gratitude, charity, and the hand of God on our lives.

Latter-day Saint Life

A Bridge to Hope and Healing: What We Need to Understand About Healing from Sexual Abuse

LDS Family Services Counseling Manager Nanon Talley shares 18 years' worth of powerful insights about the process of healing from sexual abuse.

Church asks Mormons: Which websites, writers do you read?

The LDS Church is surveying its members about their readership of key websites and Mormon writers, a move that reflects the faith’s growing interest in managing its public image as two Mormon candidates make headlines pursuing the White House. Church officials confirmed this week that the survey on a range of social, political and doctrinal matters — including the trustworthiness of specific journalists — is partly intended to gauge how and where Latter-day Saints get their information on LDS-related issues.

Church Releases Statement Following Manchester Arena Bombing

By LDS Living

The Church released a statement following a devastating bombing at the Manchester Arena in Manchester.

Gallup: Provo-Orem, Utah most optimistic US city

While the vast majority of Americans express satisfaction about the community or area where they live, residents of some metro areas are highly optimistic about where their community is headed, whereas residents of other communities are largely discouraged. Across 190 U.S. metro areas, residents of Provo-Orem, Utah, are the most likely nationwide to say their city or area is getting better as a place to live (76%), while residents of Binghamton, N.Y., are the least likely to say this (27.8%).

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LDS 'Guitar Dad' Has New Take on Hymns

Six months ago the Howington family celebrated the five year anniversary of their daughter’s life. Lila, who developed brain cancer when she was only three months old, went into remission five years ago and has been cancer-free ever since. Ben Howington, who arranges hymns for the guitar on his website mormonguitar.com, marked the occasion by releasing a special video tribute to his daughter with an original arrangement of “Families Can Be Together Forever.” At the time, Howington was amazed and humbled by the response from viewers. One comment from stranger who related to the song because of losing his own young daughter to cancer, sticks out particularly to Howington: “Thank you for the song and your experience, it touched more than just you and your families life.”

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Photo: Salt Lake Temple Snow Sculpture

The Facebook page Only in Utah recently posted this incredible photo. Some people build snowmen, and others apparently build the temple! What other creative LDS snow sculptures have you seen this winter?

The Meal Planning System that Saved My Sanity

Out of sheer necessity I created a meal planning system when my first child was a baby, and, with a little fine-tuning, I’ve used this same basic system pretty much every week for the past eight years. It has helped me kick things up a notch when things are going well and has kept everyone fed through survival seasons. Of all the systems that have come and gone in my years as a parent, this one has been the most helpful and effective.

Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Lesson 12: Seek the Spirit in All You Do

By Kelly Merrill

Strive for Constant Companionship

Latter-day Saint Life

How to Keep a Journal for Your Missionary

By Nick Jones, founder of JRNL (Sponsored)

Keeping a journal is important at every stage of life, but during the intense and transformative period of an LDS mission, missionaries have hundreds of powerful experiences, learn countless vital life-lessons, and make more new friendships than they ever thought possible. With all of this crammed into the span of 18 months or two years, it’s even more necessary than at any other time of life to keep track of all the details that will be so treasured for years to come.