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Church Creates 6 New Stakes, Calls 42 New Stake Presidents in December 2016

From the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Marshall Islands and Alaska to Fiji, the Church recently announced the creation of six new stakes and the organization of 36 others in December 2016.

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Elder Nelson: 'There Is No Conflict Between Science and Religion'

“There is no conflict between science and religion. Conflict only arises from an incomplete knowledge of either science or religion, or both,” Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said during the dedication of the new Life Sciences Building at Brigham Young University on April 9.

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10 Languages You Didn't Know the Book of Mormon Was Translated Into

By Katie Lambert

In March 1830, after months of working six days a week and 11–12 hours a day, pressmen finally finished the first 5,000 English copies of the Book of Mormon.

{Food Dish} Cliché Mormon Bridal Shower Menu

By Ashley Evanson

Wedding season is upon us (already?!) and it’s time to start planning the showers. Mormons only have to attend a few hundred of these every summer, but at least there’s food, right? However, over my years of attendance, I’ve noticed the same types of food are served and I’d like to see things mixed up a bit.

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4 Programs that Help LDS Youth Stand Out

I've had the opportunity to work with youth inside and outside the LDS church in a number of different capacities throughout my life. During those times, I've often been approached by other leaders/counselors who have said things like “there’s something different about LDS youth” or “your youth are just so good.” While I absolutely do not claim that LDS youth have a monopoly on goodness, I think there is something to my friends’ observations. What is it that makes LDS youth stand out? In the end, I believe it stems from a firm knowledge of God’s plan for them and a strong conviction to live the principles of the restored gospel. Although the basis for most of this learning starts in the home, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a number of programs that support parents and help LDS youth put those principles into practice.

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LDS Dad & Daughter Killed by Drunk Driver While Coming Home from Thanksgiving Dinner

While most were celebrating the beginning of the Christmas season, one LDS family suffered a tragic loss in Caledonia, Wisconsin. While returning home from a Thanksgiving dinner with family on Friday, Kevin Dalley's car was hit by a drunk driver. Kevin and his 9-year-old daughter, Emily, were killed while the Dalley's 6-year-old daughter was left injured.

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Elder Oaks: What to Do When Civil Laws Conflict with Divine Laws

Understanding and civility are indispensable ingredients to bring an end to the culture wars that trouble our pluralistic nation. So said Elder Dallin H. Oaks Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Claremont Graduate School's conference, "Religious Freedom in the 21st Century."

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Church Campaign Shares an Unexpected Way to Show Love by Embracing Difference

The Church is in the midst of their 14-Day Love Challenge--a campaign that has people looking beyond the typical heart-shaped box this season to show love in unexpected and unconventional ways.

After Her Son Committed Suicide: The Unforgettable Lesson One LDS Mom Learned

By Katie Lambert

Stories are a huge part of Kathryn Jenkins Gordon's life. As an author of more than 100 books and the managing editor of Covenant Communications, she knows how to tell a good story—including her own.

"Son of man" or "Son of God": Two Crucial Names for Christ We Keep Misunderstanding

By Taylor Halverson

In October 2017 general conference, Elder Christofferson gave a talk entitled “The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven" where he discusses how Jesus’s disciples were perplexed when He taught. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6:53-54).