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Quake, Rattle and Roll: How to Prepare for an Earthquake

Earthquakes can occur at any time of the year, and assistance from local fire and police departments may not be available immediately following an earthquake because the disaster affects the entire region. Advance planning can reduce your family’s chance of death, serious injury, and property damage. Anything you can do to prepare now will help you during and after the earthquake.

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The Absolute Test of Your Life (and It's Not About Church Service)

Acting according to the Spirit is not always easy, and often requires significant sacrifice and, at times, deep obedience against the purely rational mind.

When

By FUN FOR LESS

Years ago a man by the name of Eric Berne wrote a book titled the When Script. The essence of the message was that life will begin “When I get my driver’s license…, When I graduate from high school…, When I graduate from College…, When I get a job…, When I get married…, When we get a home…, When the kids are on their own…, or When I retire….” I’ll take that trip that I have always wanted to take “When…and you can fill in the blank?”

3 Tips for Preparing Your Children for Baptism

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

As the aunt of 10 nieces and nephews, I love to watch my brother and sisters raise their kids. Among the grandchildren in my family, we’ve got two daredevils, two wild-childs, one bossy pants, and the sweetest autistic boy you’ll ever meet. Needless to say, wrangling—I mean, parenting—these kids is never the same for my brother and sisters. So when the children near the age of eight, how do they—and parents everywhere—decide on the best way to teach their child about the importance of baptism? And how much does the child actually understand?

5 Things to Know Before Getting a Patriarchal Blessing

A patriarchal blessing is available to every worthy, baptized member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This blessing includes personal counsel from the Lord and declaration of a person’s lineage in the house of Israel.

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11 Common Questions Mormons Get Asked (and The Answers)

Do you ever feel unprepared when people ask you questions about the Church? Here are some suggestions for how you might answer a few frequently asked questions.

(More) Pornography Prevention and Healing Resources

When we first started posting materials and resources for those affected by pornography addiction (directly or indirectly), there weren’t many stories or easily-found resources. Over the course of the last three+ years there has been an explosion of work done on behalf of those struggling with pornography / sexual addiction and their loved ones. There are also more and more opportunities for people to volunteer and get involved in helping educate about the harms of pornography addiction.

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Finding Relief in Times of Weakness and Trials

Towards the end of 2013, John Bytheway and I flew together to Temecula, CA and both spoke at a Mid Single's Conference. He told me a story that I will never forget, and by 'never forget' I mean, I mostly forgot the story, but not the message, haha (My apologies to John for butchering your story).

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15 Quotes To Increase Your Happiness from President Uchtdorf

This past September, I had an opportunity to visit my mission in New England. While I was there, I attended stake conference where we had Elder Anthony D. Perkins of the Quorum on the Seventy address us.

Fun

72-Year-Old LDS Artist Still Creating Impressive, Non-Traditional Work

Wayne Kimball, a retired BYU professor, is a master of a dying art form known as lithography. His work has been exhibited in all 50 states and throughout Europe.