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3 Myths About Sister Missionaries We Need to Stop Believing Immediately

What are some of the harmful myths we unconsciously spread in the Church about sisters and serving a mission? Here are three for starters: 1) marriage is more important than a mission, 2) sisters aren't as essential or effective as elders, and 3) because sisters don't hold the priesthood, they don't have power. Read on to find out why these are completely untrue.

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15 Fascinating Facts About Joseph Smith

By Adapted from Wayne J Lewis, Jana Lee Cox & Lee Nelson in "500 Little-Known Facts about Joseph Smith"

Did you know Joseph Smith's famous leg surgery was the fourth in a series of surgeries? As we celebrate Joseph Smith's birthday, here's a list of 15 other interesting facts about Joseph Smith.

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (June 13 - 19)

By LDS Living

In a recently released leadership training video, members of the Seventy and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles discussed the importance of keeping the Sabbath day holy and making sacrament meeting more meaningful. A shortened version of that meeting was then sent out to stake leaders to share with individual ward councils.

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How to Answer Questions About the Church's Policy on Gay Families

Last fall when the LDS Church Handbook statements on gay couples and their children were leaked to the media without context or explanation, it created some division and misunderstanding across our community and within the church.

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8 Essential Tips for Approaching Early Returned Missionaries

I remember it vividly, as if it were yesterday. I felt like even though I gave everything I had, I failed. I was wasting everyone’s time and my parent’s money. I’d been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis 15 months earlier while serving in my first area in Scotland. It ravaged my health. A disease wasn’t something I’d planned to take home from my mission.

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5 Ways Mormons Can Take the Pressure and Fear Out of Dating

Let's be honest. As single Latter-day Saints, we can experience a lot of pressure and stress to get married and start an eternal family. But how can we enjoy dating and not feel weighed down by that pressure as we work toward some of those goals?

Just Asking: Lisa Valentine Clark

Q: You’re most well known for your work with the web comedy series Pretty Darn Funny. Why did you choose to become involved with that project?

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One Humiliating Christmas That Taught Me an Important Lesson About Service

By Zandra Vranes

I do not come from money. I come from whatever the opposite of money is. My siblings and I joke with our parents that we are in a first world country living a third world life. Coming from humble means has made me a lot of who I am today, and it makes me grateful for even the smallest of things. But when I was younger, I didn’t have such an appreciation for my family’s meagerness. We were blessed because a lot of people served us and showed kindness, but there are experiences I have had that make it hard for me to accept service. I had a love-hate relationship with the Christmas season when I was younger. I loved focusing on the birth of the Savior, seeing the lights and all the festivity, but Christmastime was always a reminder of how poor I was and of what would not be under my family’s tree.

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"Glee" and Broadway Stars to Headline for Mormon Tabernacle Choir Pioneer Day Concert

By Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Broadway stars Matthew Morrison and Laura Michelle Kelly will join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for “Music for a Summer Evening,” a concert held annually in conjunction with community-wide Pioneer Day celebrations. This special Broadway-themed concert will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21, at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center and will be conducted by Mack Wilberg, music director of the Choir, and Ryan Murphy, associate music director.

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The Powerful Answer to a Prayer That Saved My Wife's Life and Strengthened My Testimony

By Richard and Linda Eyre

Understand that we are mere mortal “babysitters” who can appeal directly to the real Parent. There is no more effectual and answer-deserving prayer than this: “Father, help me to understand and to do what is best for this, thy child.”