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Latter-day Saint and BYU alum involved in creation of 988 suicide lifeline shares hopes for crisis line

Ryan Leavitt is now a practicing attorney but during his time working under Senator Orrin G. Hatch as a senate staffer, Leavitt helped create the bill that led to the creation fof the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline.

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NBA executive Danny Ainge discusses how Church callings have brought balance into his life

Despite a demanding career, Danny Ainge says he is still a believer in balance and credits church callings as being one thing that keeps his life on track.

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Former ‘Martha Stewart Living’ senior food editor talks being a Latter-day Saint in the NYC food industry

Tara Bench, perhaps best known as Tara Teaspoon, was still a student at Utah State University when she flew out to New York City for a cooking interview with Martha Stewart Living. The interview didn’t go great and as Tara recalls she “messed up a lot.” But at the end of the day she assured those interviewing her that she was a fast learner. She got the internship and started at the bottom of the barrel in the Martha Stewart test kitchen running errands and going to the grocery store for last minute ingredients but when her internship was over, they offered her a position as “recipe developer.”

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4 ways to teach children to love true stillness in a distracting world

By Paige Sommer

A child sitting in front of the television may seem still and calm. However, we all know, from watching TV ourselves, that this kind of physical inactivity isn’t the same as what Elder David A. Bednar said is “a higher and holier dimension of stillness.”

Stories of Faith

One couple’s sweet story of falling in love through the gospel of Jesus Christ

By Emily Linder

“I met my future wife, Deborah, on my baptism day. … Spending time with her deepened my understanding of Jesus Christ.”

Corrine and Neil Stokoe: Finding Healing From Pornography Addiction

Mint Arrow is a well-known fashion deals blog and brand. Husband and wife duo, Neil and Corrine Stokoe, are the power couple behind the operation. But in a social media world that frequently presents the ideal as day-to-day reality, the couple recently opened up about an underlying struggle that couldn’t be seen in their smiling faces: a battle against pornography addiction.

Thomas Wirthlin McConkie: How Meditation And Being Still Helps Us Know God

Despite being born into a family with strong Latter-day Saint roots, Thomas McConkie stopped attending church at the age of 13. However, a spiritual journey, which spanned nearly two decades and included becoming proficient in Buddhist meditation, brought him back to an unlikely destination: The faith of his youth.

Ken Alford: Dreams As Revelation

Do our dreams carry spiritual significance? And if so, how do we know? Ken Alford, a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, looks back at the Bible, the Book of Mormon and the history of the Church to explore the idea of dreams as revelation.

Emily Snyder: Choosing Deliberate Amidst the Unexpected Life

Magnolia Chief of Staff Emily Snyder never imagined her life would include working for well known, influential people or getting an MBA from an Ivy League School. In fact, all she ever dreamed of becoming was a mother but when her life began to look very different than her dreams, she decided she couldn’t let it stop her from taking full advantage of her “one precious life.”

Steven Collis: Freedom To Live Our Beliefs

The first time Steven Collis needed the protection of religious liberty came when he was a teenage boy with questions about God and the purpose of life. His thirst for truth as a youth led to deep convictions as an adult. Since joining the Church, Collis has devoted his professional life to protecting the rights of others to also find and live what they believe.