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Former “American Idol” Contestant Brooke White and “Napoleon Dynamite” Join Forces in New Music Video

Brooke White is best known for her appearance on American Idol season 7. Jon Heder is best known for his starring role in Napolean Dynamite. But what do the two have in common? They’re both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And now they’re also sharing the stage in the same comical music video, with Heder acting as every member of White’s band, including a cowbell player.

Latter-day Saint Life

Violence, Mass Protests in Bolivia Affect Missionaries and Latter-day Saints

Latter-day Saints and missionaries in Bolivia are taking precautions to stay safe during ongoing civil unrest following a violently-contested presidential election.

From the Church

See Inside the Arequipa Peru Temple

A public open house will begin this week for the Arequipa Peru Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is the country’s third temple. Peru has a Church membership of more than 605,000.

Latter-day Saint Life

What You Need to Know Before the Salt Lake Temple Closes in December

Earlier this year, President Russell M. Nelson announced that the Salt Lake Temple will close on December 29 and will remain closed for four years.

"All In" Podcast: How One Young Man's Decision to Put a Scripture from Doctrine and Covenants in a Yearbook Blurb Eventually Led His Classmate to the Gospel

By LDS Living

Bill Bennett is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is also the author of the new book, The Last Man at the Inn, which explores the unique perspective of the last man at the inn in Bethlehem before Mary and Joseph were turned away. It is a story of man's journey of continuous conversion to Christ. In this week's episode, All in host Morgan Jones talks with Bennett about his own conversion story and the many people that helped him along the way.

Latter-day Saint Life

App Allows You to Listen to Most Recent General Conference on Amazon Alexa Devices

By Alicia Soto

“Alexa, play general conference, please.” “Okay, playing general conference.”

Fun

A Company Accidentally Put the Salt Lake Temple and a Scripture on "Beauty and the Beast" Phone Cases, and the Internet Bought Them All

In addition to the lyric “Tale as old as time, Beauty and the Beast” written in script, a phone case depicting iconic Disney characters in front of the Church's most iconic temple contains lines from D&C 123:17.

Lesson Helps

How to Use Gospel Topics as a One-Stop Shop for Scriptures, Stories, Talks, and Videos

By Lindsey Williams

When it comes to personal study, lesson preparation, or writing talks on a given subject, the Gospel Topics section allows users to quickly access an abundance of resources on any given topic.

How Families Around the World Are Using "Come, Follow Me" Successfully

By Preston Lee and Kylie Burgener

It’s such a great concept—every member of the Church, no matter where we live, all has access to the same materials, so we can study the gospel in our own way and at our own pace.

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Holland’s insights on these 8 lesser-known names of Christ

By Jeffrey R. Holland

This excerpt originally ran on LDS Living in December 2019.