On the day of Kevin and Lindsey Rolfe’s sealing, due to the ovarian cancer Lindsey was battling, she was very nauseous and very fatigued until she was wheeled into the sealing room.

The calamity of September 11th, 2001 has cast a long shadow. Ten years later, many of us are still haunted by its terrible tragedy of lost lives and broken hearts. It is an episode of anguish that has become a defining moment in the history of the American nation and the world. This week, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, along with Tom Brokaw, will pay its own homage to the unforgettable events of September 11, 2001. There was, as many have noted, a remarkable surge of faith following the tragedy. People across the United States rediscovered the need for God and turned to Him for solace and understanding. Comfortable times were shattered. We felt the great unsteadiness of life and reached for the great steadiness of our Father in Heaven. And, as ever, we found it. Americans of all faiths came together in a remarkable way.

Mexico's dutiful Latter-day Saints would be recognizable to fellow members across the globe. They are diligent, temple-going people who worship, serve and raise their families in faith despite the troubles sometimes found just outside the doors of their homes. Yes, they have worries — but they also live purposeful lives fueled by optimism and gospel principles. That was the observation made by a trio of General Authorities who recently spent several days touring Mexico. Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve, along with Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy, traveled to Mexico to conduct an annual review of the Mexico Area and also meet with thousands of local priesthood leaders, members, missionaries and Church employees in a variety of gatherings and training sessions across the country. At times the three were together, but they also split up to visit members in several different Mexican cities.

Taysom Hill knows a thing or two about adversity.

It’s the last place some people would expect to feel spiritual, but sitting in a circle at an LDS Family Services Addiction Recovery Program meeting and listening to the ups and downs of overcoming addiction, there is a feeling in the room that is difficult to describe, yet difficult to ignore. “People often say there is a spirit here they’ve never felt before,” said Gary Evans, spokesman for the program in Southern Utah. “It’s the atonement (of Jesus Christ) in action.”

In a new video shared on social media, President Jeffrey R. Holland bore witness to the “one thing” that gave him a firm testimony.

I don’t know about you, but I had a “plan A” for my life. (Surely I am not the only girl who attempted to plan out her life.) I remember sitting around with some of my girlfriends one day when we were all in college. We were discussing my “plan A,” and that led to “plan B” ... which led me to think about “plan C.” I sort of wrote out my life plans and realized that I was already on “plan K.” (And this was a problem because I hadn’t even served a mission yet. By the time I went on my mission, I was beyond “plan K.”)

With the Church encouraging members to share their faith online, faithful Latter-day Saints everywhere have risen to the challenge. But along with sharing uplifting quotes from prophets and filling out Mormon.org profiles, members on Twitter have also started an online Mormon community dubbed #TwitterStake. It’s most entertaining legacy? A conversation hash tag: #MormonProbs.

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