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7 Fun Facts about BYU's New President, Kevin J Worthen

1. He is an Area Seventy.

Sponsored: The Utah Shakespeare Festival enjoys its 61st Season

Welcome to the 2022 Season of the Utah Shakespeare Festival! The Festival’s 61st season has begun in beautiful Cedar City and runs through October 8. Guests can enjoy plays, musicals, comedies, and dramas, plus Greenshows and other Festival experiences.

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Kristin Chenoweth returns to Salt Lake City to sign new children’s book

This Friday, Kristin Chenoweth returns to Salt Lake City, but she won’t be be performing on Temple Square—instead, she’ll be signing copies of her new children’s book, “What Will I Do With My Love Today?”

My Personal Energy Crisis

By Robert Jones

Emily consulted me for what she called her “personal energy crisis.” She was 39 years old, and she felt that with each passing year she was getting more tired. Some days she said she just wanted to stay in bed, but she has little ones, so she has to get up.

BYU Father-Daughter Basketball Camp Could Be Coming This Year, Says Mark Pope

By Danielle Christensen

Brigham Young University Men’s Basketball head coach Mark Pope says to keep an eye out for a new summer camp in 2020.

Melissa Inouye: Why Loving One Another is More Than Bringing Casseroles

Identity, creating understanding, covenants, a worldwide Church, faith crises, change in the Church—these are topics Melissa Inouye, a scholar, addresses in an effort to explain how she has “found the fruits of this life (the life of a Latter-day Saint) to be worthwhile—costly, to be sure, but also rich and nourishing, a source of deep joy.”

Are desires to lead in the Church a bad thing? Former bishop weighs in after a decade of study

After being called as a bishop at just 28 years old and with a desire to learn how to better lead and serve, Kurt Francom has interviewed hundreds of people over the past decade about their service within the Church. In this week’s episode of All In, Kurt talks about what he has learned from Church leaders serving in various callings all over the world, including how to recognize the needs of those you serve and the difference between motivation and ability when it comes to serving in leadership positions.

How Members of the Church Behind the Iron Curtain Shared the Gospel Through Yoga

Olga Campora was a young college student living in Czechoslovakia behind the Iron Curtain when she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was introduced to the Church by a man named Otakar Vojkuvka, who opened her heart to religion by first teaching her principles of yoga. After joining the Church, Olga felt a desire to share the joy she found with others, and for a decade, she joined Vojkuvka in sharing the gospel through yoga.

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Five lesser-known women from throughout Latter-day Saint history you’ll wish you knew

By Jennifer Reeder

“I have loved researching and writing about my ladies—Lucy Mack Smith, Emma Smith, Eliza R. Snow, Zina D. H. Young, and Emmeline B. Wells. But these women are just five of so many more. I invite you to learn about some whose names you may have never heard. They are worth it—you want these ladies on your team.”

How “Spending Time” With Joseph Smith Allowed This "Saints" Writer to Appreciate Him Even More

By Greyson Gurley

While reading about historical figures, do we ever perceive them as perhaps larger than life? For many Latter-day Saints, it might be hard to humanize Church historical figures or recognize their “human moments.”