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School Bombing Survivor Converted after Priesthood Blessing

Amy Bagaso Williams with her husband and four children

When general conference was canceled + other conference firsts

Did you know that general conference was once held outside the US, and April 2020 was not the first time the public was not invited to attend?

Latter-day Saint Life

What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do with Lehi’s Dream?

By Book of Mormon Central

This article is republished with permission from Book of Mormon Central. For more inspiring and instructive content on the Book of Mormon visit Book of Mormon Central, subscribe to our mailing list, see our YouTube videos, and follow us on Facebook.

{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, Mar. 3-9

By LDS Living

We all love a good story. And what better way to find out the best of the best than seeing what people found most interesting? For the week of March 3 to 9, 2012, these are LDS Living’s top online stories:

{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, May 5-11

By LDS Living

We all love a good story. And what better way to find out the best of the best than seeing what people found most interesting? For the week of May 5 through May 11, 2012, these are LDS Living’s top online stories:

From the Church

Missionary handbook updated to include clarification and FAQs

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Changes to the missionary handbook address commonly asked questions clarify existing standards for missionaries, prospective missionaries, mission leaders, and families.

McKay Coppins: A Latter-day Saint Biographer and a Latter-day Saint Politician

McKay Coppins began covering Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential race and because the two shared a common faith as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, other reporters often looked to McKay, a very young journalist at the time, as a source on Romney’s religion. Over a decade later, Coppins’ new biography profiles the Latter-day Saints’ life and career in the public sphere. In anticipation of the book’s release, we talk with Coppins on today’s episode about the faith that is deeply embedded into both he and Romney’s lives.

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Will our pets be in heaven? Can they receive priesthood blessings? Exploring gospel questions about animals

By Jake Frandsen

We don’t have lots of answers about the eternal destiny of our furry friends, but we can infer some things from scriptural and prophetic statements.

Taufa family shows faith in wake of LDS missionary's death

President Elini Kinikini of the Tongan North Stake and Bishop Siosaia Tu’itupou of the Riverside 2nd Ward were invited to the living room where they somberly and directly shared the tragic news that their second child and second missionary son, Elder Siosiua Andrew Taufa, had lost his life in Guatemala earlier that evening. Sulieti let out a cry that brought their daughters running into the room, but Ivan remained stoic and steadied himself by bracing the armrest of the couch. With the help of their priesthood leaders, he calmed his family’s tears and their anguish.

Latter-day Saint Life

First Missionaries from Brussels Attack Return to the United States

We are so excited to hear these Elders are back home safe!