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What are the 2 main theories surrounding Joseph Smith’s translation of the Book of Abraham?

In his new book, Let’s Talk About the Book of Abraham, Dr. Kerry Muhlestein addresses questions surrounding the origin of the Book of Abraham in the Pearl of Great Price and how Joseph Smith may have translated it.

Podcasts

Why one Latter-day Saint family with young triplets and toddler twins decided to have another baby

Julie and her husband Dave once thought they would never be able to have children because of fertility issues.

Podcasts

7,000 temple ordinances later, Utah tech CEO explains why she turned to family history amid cancer treatments

When Carine Clark was diagnosed with cancer, she grew worried about getting lost after passing to the other side. Her solution to those fears? Family history and temple work.

Latter-day Saint Life

Neon Trees' Elaine Bradley on why living the gospel isn't convenient—but it's worth it anyway

By LDS Living

Elaine Bradley is best known as the drummer of the rock band Neon Trees. Latter-day Saints may also remember her from her “I'm a Mormon” video, which has received millions of views since its release in 2014. In this week’s All In podcast, Bradley explains how a life of actively following Christ is not a life of ease, but a life of peace for which “there is no counterfeit.”

Feature Stories

This may be one of the best talks you’ve never heard: Elder Corbridge asks, Will we be faithful when things don’t go well?

By Emily Linder

Editor's note: This article is part of a new LDS Living series, “This may be one of the best talks you've never heard,” highlighting talks you may have missed through the years.

"All In" Podcast: Brooke Romney Shares Why Sometimes Trying Really Is Enough

Yoda famously said, “Do or do not, there is not try.” However, as a mother of four sons, Brooke Romney revealed on this week’s episode of All In that at times she feels discouraged. Romney used two examples of lessons learned along the road of motherhood to illustrate how she has found that often simply trying is enough. “God recognizes effort,” she says.

Lesson Helps

Lesson 4: Invite Diligent Learning, Part 2

By Kelly Merrill

This article is intended to help readers better utilize the new Teaching in the Savior's Way manual that was recently released.

From the Church

6 Big Changes in the Church Announced This Conference Weekend

By LDS Living

This general conference has been historic in many ways. And with so many exciting, new changes, you might have missed a few. Here's a roundup of all the changes that were announced during this conference weekend.

Latter-day Saint Life

What happened to Joseph and Emma Smith’s children?

By Jannalee Sandau

Find out what happened to each of the Smith children and where the surviving ones ended up in their adult years.

Is Conversation Surrounding Women’s Access to Priesthood Power a Recent Development? + Why We Shouldn’t Answer Questions When We Don’t Have Answers

It may seem to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that discussion surrounding women and the priesthood has increased in recent years. While that could be true across Church membership, Barbara Morgan Gardner, an associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, says that the doctrine of the priesthood and women’s access to it has not changed. Additionally, she says that in studying the words of previous Church leaders, she has found that talk of women’s access to priesthood power is “blaringly there.”