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New York Times Best-Selling Author Greg Mckeown Explains "Essentialism" from a Gospel Perspective

This article originally appeared in the Deseret News on June 12, 2017. It has been edited to remain current and is republished here with permission. Greg is featured on the most recent episode of the All In podcast; listen by clicking here or in the player below.

Latter-day Saint Life

What newspapers in the 1800s said about the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum

By Jannalee Sandau

Joseph and Hyrum’s martyrdom made headlines all across the country—with most sources condemned the act as murder and a scandal.

Famous Latter-day Saints

The 9 Funniest Mormon Moments of 2016

By LDS Living Staff

The year 2016 has seen many exciting changes in the Church—from the dedication of the 150th temple to changes in missionary dress standards and the First Presidency commenting on the presidential election to major changes in temple and family history work.

From the Church

The 10 Biggest Church Announcements from 2014

By LDS Living

In October, the Church released a transparent video explaining the sacred nature of temple garments by comparing them to religious clothing worn by people of other religions. The video generated a lot of public interest, drawing the attention of major news outlets such as the Washington Post and USA Today and becoming explosive on social media where it generated a lot of positive feedback.

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Just Asking: Brad Wilcox

By LDS Living

What has been the most valuable lesson you’ve learned from the youth of the Church?

Latter-day Saint Life

3 powerful lessons having a mission companion with depression taught me about God’s love

By Lucy Stevenson

Throughout my service as a full-time missionary, I was blessed to serve closely with many people who touched my life in unique ways. Many of these individuals faced emotional struggles, like anxiety and depression. One of them was my own companion.

Fun

Latter-day Saint Philosopher Adam Miller Shares His Best Advice, Gospel Insights

By LDS Living

Adam S. Miller is a professor of philosophy, prolific writer, and father of three. Throughout his career and authorship of several books, including Letters to a Young Mormon and An Early Resurrection: Life in Christ before You Die, Miller has interwoven philosophy with faith. We recently had the chance to ask him for some insights.

Latter-day Saint Life

8 Latter-day Saint Marriage Proposals You Have to See to Believe

By Alexandra Mortenson

Latter-day Saints are known for marrying young, having brief courtships and engagements, and of course, for over-the-top marriage proposals. Although no stereotype fits every Latter-day Saint love story, here are a few engagement stories that show just how far some will go to ask for the hand of the one they love.

New BYU Basketball Coach and His Wife, David Letterman’s Former Assistant, on What It Means to Be "All In" the Gospel

By Morgan Pearson

At the end of April, I interviewed Sheri Dew for All In. After our interview, Sheri was helping me brainstorm possible guests for future episodes, and she highly recommended new BYU basketball coach Mark Pope. The following week, I was covering BYU Women’s Conference for work and, because I love sports, I wanted to attend Lee Anne Pope’s talk. I didn’t even notice until right before her talk that it was about being “all in.”

Chore Charts for Kids

By How Does She?

Learn how to make and implement a chore chart for multiple children from the ladies at the popular blog How Does She?.