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5 answers to difficult questions about Noah and the flood

Was the flood really the "baptism" of the earth? And how does the Joseph Smith Translation help us understand the flood?

Latter-day Saint Life

If I can’t fast, how can I approach fast Sunday?

By Celisa Young

The Lord cares about our physical health and understands our unique situations—so does an inability to skip meals necessarily equate to skipping out on the blessings of fasting?

How Serving in the Military Instead of on a Mission Led to President Eyring’s Unexpected Missionary Service

By Robert I. Eaton and Henry J. Eyring

The following is an excerpt from President Henry B. Eyring's biography, "I Will Lead You Along," written by Robert I. Eaton and Henry J. Eyring.

Latter-day Saint Life

3 Ways to Reduce Anxiety Using Gospel Principles

By Dr. David T. Morgan

I love a good nap. Though not always the most productive activity, it can be a nice rest from physical and mental stress. I remember almost weeping for joy when I read President Kimball’s counsel that naps could be an appropriate Sabbath day activity. Hard work deserves appropriate rest.

43: "O God, Where Art Thou?" (Doctrine and Covenants 121–123)"

"Prison temple." Now there are two words that don’t seem like they belong together. And while these words seem contradictory, they are exactly how Latter-day Saint historians have described the experience of Liberty Jail for Joseph Smith and his friends. As we study Doctrine and Covenants 121–123, we’ll see that while this experience was beyond harrowing, it also had moments of unspeakable sacredness. And we'll learn that we too can have sacred moments of comfort and peace during our most difficult trials.

Group of multiracial teenage college students ready to go back to school standing against blue background wall.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 scriptures to ease back-to-school anxiety

By Haley Lundberg

A new school year can bring some big feelings with it, and sometimes, that includes some back-to-school anxieties.

Latter-day Saint Life

11 years ago I watched general conference for the first time. Here’s why it was life-changing

By Valerie Russell

I searched every corner of the internet to find what religion I identified with. But I had completely missed the gold mine that is general conference.

Podcasts

The true story behind this painting based on the Book of Mormon’s ‘Flaxen Cords’ scripture

Kate Lee spent nine months working on a painting at the invitation of her stake president, and this particular piece took longer than most of Kate’s paintings. Here’s why:

Feature Stories

Latter-day Saint composer Rob Gardner reflects on inspiration behind Easter oratorio ‘Lamb of God’

By Morgan Pearson

Rob Gardner knew he wanted to compose an oratorio about the last week of the Savior’s life, and he knew that if he could involve the London Symphony Orchestra—one of the best in the world—he could create the work he envisioned.

3 Critical Ways to Strengthen Your Faith

Elder Wilford W. Andersen of the First Quorum of the Seventy spoke to BYU-Idaho students about applying faith and hope.