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Best of: LDS Living Stories of the Week, August 24-30

You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've put together our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For August 24 through August 30, 2013, these are LDS Living’s top hits.

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First Presidency Calls 8 New Mission Presidents to Serve in Peru, Fiji, Australia, and More

From the United States to Australia and Peru to Fiji, learn more about the mission presidents called by the First Presidency to serve in these areas.

Jenny Oaks Baker: Grammy nominee and mother extraordinaire

Few would dispute that motherhood is a demanding job, and Jenny Oaks Baker is among its best practitioners. She also happens to be one of the most accomplished violinists in America.

Huff Post: The Problem with Being Too Mormon and Not Mormon Enough

All of us, at one point or another, have felt isolated from our friends because of our religion or isolated from the Church because of disagreements, judgments, or mistakes. At those times, we should remember Elder M. Russell Ballard's reassurance that, no matter where we are or what we are struggling with, "You belong here! You and your talents, strengths, and contributions are needed urgently in the Church."

Dave Says: Cash the Bonds and Invest!

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

Latter-day Saint Life

A Simple Analogy That Will Make You Think of Heaven and Hell in a Completely New Way

LDS.org recently shared this touching quote and simple tale, illustrating to us what heaven truly means and how we can achieve it in this life.

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The Uncomfortable Prompting That Helped Me Become a Ministering Angel

By Anne Maxson

Shortly after my husband and I moved into a new ward, I had a prompting that I should ask one of the ladies in the ward if she would like me to type up her memoir/journal/whatever-you-call-it. She had somewhat severe arthritis so it wasn’t totally unjustified, but still, I thought, “That is a ‘beyond-the-boundaries question.” (Seriously . . . if someone asked me that, I would be a bit concerned—especially if it was someone I didn’t know very well.)

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3 Things Every Church Member Can't Afford to Misunderstand

It seems as if every returned missionary has the phrase “GIVE ME ADVICE” posted on their foreheads. This is fine until we start receiving conflicting counsel, or we’re given guidance that we don’t necessarily want. I mean, sometimes we’re given suggestions that are legitimately crazy.

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4 Ways to Know God Loves You

With all the challenges that come with living in the latter-days, it can sometimes be difficult to recognize the love that God has for us. In her recent BYU Women's Conference address, sister Carol F. McConkie, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency, shared four ways for us to know God loves us.

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This man’s brutally honest insights might change how you respond to those struggling with pornography

By Nate Bagley

"The way you choose to respond to someone who looks at pornography will have a huge impact on your relationship with them, and their relationship with themselves."