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Hank Smith Shares the Biggest Thing He's Learned from the Youth of the Church + More

Youth love LDS speaker and author Hank Smith—and it's no wonder with his charming humor and sincere testimony. We recently sat down with him to learn more about why he loves what he does.

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Why Is Jesus the "Beloved" If We Are All Children of God?

By Taylor Halverson

One of the titles for Jesus is “Beloved Son.”

New York Times: Black Mormons and the politics of identity

When Marguerite Driessen, a professor here, entered Brigham Young University in the early 1980s, she was the first black person many Mormon students had ever met, and she spent a good bit of her college time debunking stereotypes about African-Americans. Then she converted to Mormonism herself, and went on to spend a good deal of her adult life correcting assumptions about Mormons.So the matchup in this year’s presidential election comes as a watershed moment for her, symbolizing the hard-won acceptance of racial and religious minorities.

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A New Way to Look at the Sacrament That Will Deepen Your Understanding of Covenants and Atonement

By John S. Tanner, president of BYU-Hawaii

With the announcement of the new meeting schedule, it is more important than ever that the sacrament become a pivotal point in our weekly devotion. I share this Pondering in the hope of deepening our sacrament worship. It is based on notes for a talk I gave in a sacrament meeting a couple months ago in Mongolia.

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LDS Church Meetings Held Every Day of the Week in Hong Kong

Where are LDS Church meetings held most frequently in the world?

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Watch: Grandmas Discover the Top Toys for Christmas This Year, and Their Reactions Are Hilarious

By LDS Living

Although most toy companies don't make toys for adults, some grandmas are still young at heart. We recently sat down with LDS grandmas to see which top toys this Christmas season pass "The Mormon Grandma Test." Watch as these three grandmas try out the new Christmas toys in the hilarious video below!

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LDS Man Shares Miracles, Christlike Service Experienced During the Devasting Fort McMurray Wildfire

By Jannalee Sandau

With 80-90,000 people displaced, 2,400 homes and businesses destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of acres of land burned, it's hard to imagine much good coming from the devastating fires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

'Jesus stomping' incident raises freedom of conscience and speech issues for both sides of debate

Ryan Rotela isn't talking any more about how he won an apology from Florida Atlantic University after he first faced discipline for complaining that a class exercise offended his religious beliefs. But the controversy has a lot of other people talking about the wisdom of desecrating religious symbols to provoke classroom discussion. It's also prompted dialogue about the abuse of speech codes on college campuses to prevent students or faculty from saying something the administration doesn't like.

December Sharing Time: Names of Christ

By Shauna Gibby

Preparation: Print out a picture of each item suggested below (in parenthesis). Write the name of Christ (in bold) that goes along with that picture on the paper.

How to Make an Easter Bouquet

By Heidi at Honeybear Lane

Hello! I'm Heidi from the creative blog Honeybear Lane. Today I'm sharing with you a very easy Easter gift idea. Easter seems like the time when all of the kids get Easter baskets full of goodies, but what about the rest of us? There is always a reason to give a little something extra to the loved ones in your life, or even as a way of saying "thank you" to anyone at all who has helped you out or lifted you up. Plus it's cute!