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Brad Wilcox, Jenny Oaks Baker & More Share Tips on Preparing for Conference

We don't know about you, but we are really looking forward to general conference this weekend and gathering together to hear counsel and teachings from our leaders.

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Discovered: Emma Smith's 1841 Engraved Copy of Book of Mormon

What a treasure! This copy, signed by Joseph Smith himself, is even older and more valuable than the 1842 edition that appeared on the History Channel's "Pawn Stars"show last year!

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LDS Church, NAACP to Launch Education, Employment Initiative

"This is the very same training our church has used for years for our own members with good results," Elder Gerard said about a historic initiative that will be based on the Church's global reliance program. "We will work in harmony and learn from each other to significantly increase opportunity among our brothers and sisters whom we identify and invite together at the local level."

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LDS Church and Other Faith Leaders Call for "Compassion and Civility" Amid Controversy Over Homelessness

After the Church recently released statement on homelessness,Bishop Gérald Caussé, presiding bishop of the Church, recently joined with eight other faith leaders to release a joint statement.

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My Parents Abandoned Us: One Phrase That Helped 4 Orphaned Siblings Survive

After our parents abandoned us, we learned that Jesus Christ never would.

LDS Senator Joins Jewish Rabbis in Seeking Return of Sacred Texts Held by Russia

When we focus on our commonalities with other religions and how we can help and lift others, we can find ways to share Christ's love.

'Madman' comic book artist reflects on 20 years, LDS faith

You’ve been quite open about your Mormon faith — you’ve even drawn an adaptation of The Book of Mormon. Had you always been part of the faith, or did you arrive at it later as part of that existential search for meaning that you mentioned? Do your beliefs inform Frank? MA: That also was subconscious. My parents got divorced, which is extremely rare in the Mormon Church. I think there’s like a five-percent divorce rate for couples that have been married in the Mormon Temple —

Photo Gallery: Remembering the 170th Anniversary of Joseph and Hyrum Smith Martyrdom

Even the coldest heart is moved by the events that took place in the Carthage Jail on Thursday, June 27, 1844—170 years ago today. Joseph died not only as a Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, but as a Mayor of one of the largest cities in America, General of the Nauvoo Legion (the largest city militia in the western United States), a declared candidate for President of the United States, and more tenderly, as a husband to Emma Hale Smith and father of eleven children (six then deceased, one yet unborn). Joseph died, as the Prophets of old, as a witness of the Savior of mankind. The following accounts are given to paint a picture of some of the feelings that surround that fateful day in June of 1844. I have added the photographs so you may journey with the Prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum to Carthage.

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How This General Authority Found the Gospel After His Mother Tried to Keep Him from Learning About It

Learn how newly called General Authority Seventy Elder Rubén V. Alliaud found the gospel as a teenager and later found his wife after receiving revelation through a dream.

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Former BYU Football Player Ryan Folsom Dies in Head-On Collision

Our hearts go out to to the Folsom family. “If you talk about someone full of grit, integrity and high character, Ryan was every bit of that and more,” said former BYU defensive back Preston Hadley. “Heartbroken for his family after this tragic accident. RIP Brother.”