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25+ Dresses at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes to Inspire Your Modest Fashion

As Latter-day Saints, we understand that modesty encompasses much more than what we wear. It is a way of being. It is a way of understanding our potential as children of Heavenly Parents in everyday moments. It is about taking care of the divine and heavenly gifts we receive. It is a way of life.

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President Nelson Gives 13 Challenges to Help Church Members Unlock the Secrets and Mysteries of God

By LDS Living Staff

During his first talk as prophet speaking to all Church members in general conference, President Russell M. Nelson bore a powerful witness of our Savior, Jesus Christ: "Without our Redeemer’s infinite Atonement, not one of us would have hope of ever returning to our Heavenly Father. Without His Resurrection, death would be the end. Our Savior’s Atonement made eternal life a possibility and immortality a reality for all."

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Daniel Peterson: How Recent Findings on Beekeeping in Ancient America Relate to the Book of Mormon

By Daniel Peterson

The Book of Mormon mentions bees or beekeeping but only twice. The first reference, in 2 Nephi 17:18, occurs in a quotation from the Old World prophet Isaiah. The second, however, concerns the Book of Mormon’s own early Jaredites: "And they did also carry with them deseret, which, by interpretation, is a honey bee; and thus they did carry with them swarms of bees” (Ether 2:3).

5 Reasons It's Important to Recognize the Book of Mormon as History, Not Just a Story

By Stephen O. Smoot

The introduction to the Book of Mormon states, “It is a record of God’s dealings with ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel.” Millions of Latter-day Saints worldwide believe that it is an ancient record translated by Joseph Smith by the gift and power of God.

Eating Smart When Eating Out

By Sarah M. McConkie

After a hectic day, dining out can be just what everyone (especially Mom) needs. Yet the choices that restaurants offer to kids are often loaded with calories and fat. A cheeseburger kid’s meal (a kiddie-sized burger, shake, and order of fries) looks fairly innocuous, yet even this downsized version of an adult combo meal can easily contain a startling 990 calories and 38 grams of fat. That’s 70 percent of the recommended daily caloric intake for an 8-year-old!

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Latter-day Saint Therapist: Don't Treat Your Spouse “Like You Want to Be Treated.” Do This Instead.

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

For daily, gospel-based relationship insights, join Jonathan’s Facebook group. To submit a question for Jonathan, click here. The following has been re-published with permission from yourfamilyexpert.com.

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Watch: 3 Insights into Perfection That Will Transform How You View Yourself and Your Relationship to Christ

By LDS Living

In a recent LDS Living "5-Minute Fireside," Michelle Wilson tackled the topic of toxic perfectionism balanced against Jesus Christ's commandment "be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."

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How Jesus Christ's Teachings to "Judge Not" Can Be Misunderstood

"Our own sins and lack of perfect understanding disqualify us from being able to pass final judgments on anyone, including ourselves. We must, however, make constant intermediate judgments," writes Tyler J. Griffin, an Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. This article originally appeared in the February 2019 Ensign. Read the full article here.

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Mormon Entrepreneurs Who Braved the Shark Tank

By Carly M. Springer

abc.go.com On Tuesday, Jason F. Wright, the author of The Wednesday Letters, wrote about how he was well on his way to pitching a Wednesday Letters movie to the investors on ABC's Shark Tank (read the story here).