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Kendra George

Kendra grew up in Salt Lake City, and after a semester at Ricks College, she volunteered to teach English in Russia through a program called ILP. After serving a mission in Utica, NY, an experience that deepened her love for service and teaching, she married her best friend and supported him in his military service while raising 5 children. Driven to continue her education, she completed her bachelor’s degree through Pathways during the challenges of COVID, embodying her belief in lifelong learning and resilience.

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Watch: Touching Music Video Features Missionaries' Messages to Their Families at Christmas

By LDS Living

"This is a special time of year, a time where no matter where you are, it can feel like Christmas at home," a Christmas message posted by Landon Van Wagoner on Facebook says. This beautiful music video features inspiring piano music along with touching messages missionaries shared with their families at Christmas.

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Watch: Jon Schmidt and His Wife Share the Blessings of Mourning with Those Who Mourn in #LightTheWorld Video

By LDS Living

"I had never felt that kind of distress before," says Jon Schmidt, a member of the Piano Guys, in the Day 12 #LightTheWorld video. "It's a weight that would crush you."

5 New Christmas Must-haves

By Jannalee Sandau

Looking for a way to focus your family more on Christ this Christmas? How about some new music or an uplifting video to get you in a joyful mood? You’ll find those and more in the LDS Living Staff’s top five must-have holiday items from Deseret Book this year:

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Howard W. Hunter: 5 Adorable Facts from His Childhood (+ Journal Entries and Photos)

By Danielle B. Wagner

As we have been learning about President Howard W. Hunter this year in Priesthood and Relief Society, we have mostly gotten to know about him as an adult—a leader of the Church with profound ideas and a strong testimony. But what was he like as a child? The journal he left as a 10-year-old gives some fun, unique insights into the boy who became a prophet. Here are just a few:

Directing The Tabernacle Choir with Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy

What would you ask the directors of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square if you could sit with them in the basement of the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle? We put a call out on Twitter for questions and Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy set out to answer them (and a few of our own) on this week’s episode of “All In.”

Piano Guys: Kung Fu Piano

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70: Enduring and Eternal Love

Ashley’s life was in full bloom as a talented teenager when a tragic car accident leaves her grieving the loss of her father and her ability to play the piano. Her mother, Michelle, forges ahead to keep her family afloat without her husband when she receives an insistent prompting from the Spirit that will only make sense in the months to follow. In the end, that prompting is the key to Ashley’s healing and a reminder to both that love and family endure beyond the doors of death.