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Cancer at Christmas: Philadelphia Paper Highlights LDS Woman's Reflections on Gratitude and Hope
It’s a quiet day in the hospital. My footsteps echo down the cold, clean corridor. I pass the gift shop and notice red and green tinsel decorations signifying the season of celebration and light. As a chaplain, I witness people grieve, love, heal, and die. How to wrestle with the reality of the body’s fragility – of the body’s inevitable date with death – at a time when so much of the world celebrates a joyful birth? The juxtaposition between the lights of communal cheer and each individual patient’s pain weighs heavy.
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10 Apps That Make It Easier to Live the Gospel
By LDS Living
Would you like to read the sealed portion of the plates? Or know the body temperature of translated beings? How about find a GPS tracker for all of the Three Nephites? At the rate technology is advancing, you might not have to wait much longer for an app that will answer all of these burning questions. As we become a smartphone species, people create apps for seemingly everything under the sun—including church. In addition to the Church-sponsored apps like Gospel Library, here is a sampling of digital programs that could best be described as “in the App Store but not of the App Store.”
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50 Ways to Show Your Husband You Love Him
By LDS Living
1. TELL HIM you love him.
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Church Shares Gorgeous Music Video of "O Holy Night" with Tiffany Alvord & the Piano Gal
As a gift to members of the Church and others worldwide, the Church and famous LDS artists and influencers with a large following on YouTube have collaborated to create a "12 Days of Social" countdown to Christmas to share the message that "A Savior Is Born."
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9 Amazing Photos of Prophets Meeting US Presidents
By LDS Living Staff
The relationship between U.S. presidents and the Church hasn't always been friendly. In the early days of the Church, presidents were often viewed more like antagonists than allies to the Church and its cause. However, as the Church has grown and its members more involved in politics, so has its relationship with these important government leaders.
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"People" Features Mormon Mom Diagnosed with Deadly Brain Cancer Days After Giving Birth
Kristin Sombolt has been diagnosed with cancer--twice. The second time was just days after giving birth to her first child: "We went home and enjoyed our baby – he is such a delight and happiness in my life," Kristin said after she learned her diagnosis.
Calls. Texts. Facebook. Dropping off treats. Everything short of hiding in the bushes of the women we visit teach, and we’ve probably tried it. So what should you do when your visiting teachee avoids you? And how can you keep from getting discouraged?
Latter-day Saint Life
What to Do When Your Visiting Teachee Keeps Dodging You
By Jenny Spencer Hunt
I call, I text, I stop by, and I follow her on social media. But even when I feel my level of friendly “watch care” is teetering on the edge of stalking, I get nothing. Time and time again, I fail. Has the sister I visit teach dropped off the face of the planet? I’ve experienced this feeling frequently throughout my years of visiting teaching. At first, I thought it was me. But, in talking with friends, I realized this kind of reception is common among sisters. So, what’s a woman to do when she gets rejected time and time again?
Study Shows Utahans Eats More Candy Than Any Other State--Coincidence? I Think Not.
A push by Hershey Co. to gather data on the nation’s candy-eating habits has uncovered the sweet-tooth capital of America: Utah.
Latter-day Saint Life
Is Your Fear of 'Missing Out' Keeping You From Real Happiness?
As someone who loves social media, I surprised myself when I decided to take a break from it for a while. I started to notice that I was so hyper-focused on the achievements of those around me, that my own life started to seem dull and unimportant. I was focusing so much on the happiness of others, and less on the blessings that I was receiving daily from Heavenly Father. I had read articles about how we only show the best part of our lives on social media and how we can’t compare ourselves to others because of what they post.
The death of the family road trip, and why it needs to make a comeback
The traditional family road trip is on the decline. During the 1960s and '70s, the Golden Age of the family road trip, parents loaded kids in the station wagon, rolled down the windows and set off across America. They would be gone for weeks at a time camping, exploring national parks and getting righteously sunburned. Sometimes they spent an entire summer lakeside.