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Annie Schmidt's Mom Shares How Annie United Others, Even Through Her Death

After weeks of searching for Annie Schmidt, daughter of Piano Guys musician Jon Schmidt, who went missing while on a hike in Oregon, her remains were discovered on Nov. 11.

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Watch: Jon Schmidt Dedicates New Song to Annie and Those Missing Loved Ones This Christmas

By LDS Living

After losing his daughter Annie last year, Jon Schmidt speaks of the pain he experienced facing the first Christmas without her. But then, he stumbled across a song that captured his feelings, and he decided to share it with those who are also missing a loved one this holiday season in a new Piano Guys video featuring Craig Aven.

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Kendra George

Kendra grew up in Salt Lake City, and after a semester at Ricks College, she volunteered to teach English in Russia through a program called ILP. After serving a mission in Utica, NY, an experience that deepened her love for service and teaching, she married her best friend and supported him in his military service while raising 5 children. Driven to continue her education, she completed her bachelor’s degree through Pathways during the challenges of COVID, embodying her belief in lifelong learning and resilience.

Directing The Tabernacle Choir with Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy

What would you ask the directors of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square if you could sit with them in the basement of the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle? We put a call out on Twitter for questions and Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy set out to answer them (and a few of our own) on this week’s episode of “All In.”

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Paul Cardall Becomes First Latter-day Saint Nominated for Dove Award

By Alicia Soto

Latter-day Saint internationally renowned pianist Paul Cardall doesn't just bring beloved classical hymns to the Latter-day Saint population but to the rest of the Christian world, too. Just recently he was nominated by the Gospel Music Association for the 50th Annual Dove Awards’ Instrumental Album of the Yearfor his album Christmas. The Dove Awards, which celebrate Christian and gospel music, will be held this year on October 15 in Nashville, Tennessee. The album released last year and hit no. 1 for New Age Album and no. 4 for Classical Album on the Billboard charts.

70: Enduring and Eternal Love

Ashley’s life was in full bloom as a talented teenager when a tragic car accident leaves her grieving the loss of her father and her ability to play the piano. Her mother, Michelle, forges ahead to keep her family afloat without her husband when she receives an insistent prompting from the Spirit that will only make sense in the months to follow. In the end, that prompting is the key to Ashley’s healing and a reminder to both that love and family endure beyond the doors of death.

Sherrie Mills Johnson

Sherrie is a mother of nine daughters and one son and yes, he is the tenth child. She taught in the Ancient Scripture department at BYU for 15 years where she learned so much from her peers and students! Then she served a CES mission in Christchurch, New Zealand, and a Church History mission in Salt Lake City. A highlight of her life was being in the Hill Cumorah Pageant for two years. Since Sherrie was five years old, she's been writing books and has published 18 to date. She also enjoys riding a yellow e-trike, reading, and playing the piano.

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FHE: Practicing for Heaven

By Janessa Armstrong

Conference Talks: Linda K. Burton, “Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts?” Ensign, November 2012

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Mom Shares Exquisite Rendition of "Come Thou Fount" and "I Need Thee Every Hour"

In a recent music video, LDS pianist Monica Scott recently showed how the power of righteous music can calm our anger and troubles with this stunning mashup of "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing," "Lead Kindly Light," and "I Need Thee Every Hour."