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Making the Scriptures a Spiritual Highlight with Kristen Walker Smith

Have you ever felt like reading and studying the scriptures is just another item to add to your to-do list instead of feeling like the spiritual highlight of your day? Well, perhaps you can find yourself an “SOS scripture.” This is a verse or set of verses from the scriptures that you can turn to whenever you might need a moment of peace or strength from the Lord. Perhaps it’s one you’ve memorized or stuck to your bathroom mirror.

Choosing Peace and the Prince of Peace with Brooke Casanovas

As we continue in our “pursuit of peace,” it’s helpful to understand how agency plays a role in being a peacemaker. Agency is the greatest gift we’ve been given, but do we always use our agency for good to create more love and peace in our lives? Choosing to be a peacemaker usually isn’t the loudest or most popular choice, but it is what God has asked of us. Choosing peace is rising above worldly influence to care more about our relationship with God and others than anything else.

16: “He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory” (Easter)

What do you know about the Jewish week-long celebration of Passover? If your answer is little to nothing, you are going to love this special episode of Sunday on Monday. We are going to discuss the rich symbolism of this Jewish holiday and how it’s linked to the Christian observance of Easter. We’ll also explore what the celebration of Passover has to do with the ordinance we participate in every week—the sacrament. So grab your scriptures, and let’s dig into this special episode of Sunday on Monday.

Latter-day Saint Life

7 ways to help introverts feel more comfortable at church

By Arianna Rees

I have a confession to make—sometimes being a member of the Church makes me feel very uncomfortable. When I stand to bear my testimony, I feel a bit embarrassed. When I’m scheduling appointments with my visiting teaching sisters, I sometimes secretly hope that they’ll cancel or postpone. Missionary experiences? I don’t often pray for them, and if I do, I pray that I’ll see them coming a few days ahead of time so I can prepare.

Latter-day Saint Life

President Eyring’s Counsel That Became the Foundation for the New Children and Youth Program

By Lindsey Williams

Editor's note: Our bi-weekly Friday column, “Found in the Footnotes,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Lesson Helps

Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 36: "The Desert Shall Rejoice and Blossom as the Rose"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Neighbors who lived near my home in a small Arizona town suffered the misfortune of having the foundation of their home crack. The displacement left three- and four-inch gaps between the bricks of the west and north walls. It was a preventable calamity. Everyone knew that the soil was sandy and that the foundation, in order to remain secure, had to rest on bedrock. But in an effort to cut costs and save time, the owner and contractor agreed to shortcuts which led to disaster.

Latter-day Saint Life

Tad Callister on What It Was Like to Grow Up the Grandson of an Apostle + What He Learned Writing About the Book of Mormon

By Trent Toone

Brother Tad R. Callister was released in April as Sunday School general president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ending more than a decade of service at Church headquarters.

17: “All That the Lord Hath Spoken We Will Do” (Exodus 18–20)

One son; two shoe; three tree; four door—these all sound like completely unrelated items, right? Well, you might be surprised to learn that they're actually a good way to remember the Ten Commandments in order. As we study this week’s lesson in Exodus 18–20, we’ll discuss why remembering the order of the commandments matter and how their meanings and applications reach deeper into our lives than we might have thought.

From the Church

3 new temple sites announced, 4 new temple renderings released

By Haley Lundberg

Updates include locations for three new temples in North and South America, and renderings for four new temples in Asia and the United States.

Latter-day Saint Life

The chilling account of early Latter-day Saints in a haunted farmhouse

By Jamie Armstrong

Editor's note: This article originally ran on LDSLiving.com in 2018.