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How are we really raising our boys and girls? Do we enforce the same rules and teach the same principles? Maybe it's time for a closer look. Read on for some personal stories about some ways that boys and girls are sometimes treated differently--and not always when they should be.

It's simple: boys and girls are different. In some cases, treating a daughter differently than a son makes sense; gender is a divinely appointed part of personal identity and our differences are important to remember and plan for. But in in the cases of modesty, Church awards programs, and technology, it might be best to consider parenting policies that don't favor one gender over another, as we've learned:

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Tech Tools to Help You Engage in Scripture Study

When asked to read the scriptures, what do you do? In this and future columns, I’ll highlight different tools and strategies that may help you find new learning opportunities when reading the scriptures.

Young Men Lesson 16: Charity

Manual 1; Excerpt from "Charity Never Faileth," by President Thomas S. Monson

Lesson Helps

Old Testament Lesson 14: "Ye Shall Be a Peculiar Treasure Unto Me"

By Ted L. Gibbons

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This lesson will not follow precisely the format of the lesson in the manual for Gospel Doctrine. I want to provide some insights and background to the excellent material contained in the Church’s publication. Please do not teach this lesson at the expense of that one. The manual provided by the Church is your main and most important non-scriptural resource. This lesson is clearly of lesser value and inspiration, but I hope it will help you in understanding what happened to Israel in the wilderness and at Mount Sinai.

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21 Places to Find the Church on Social Media Networks

In a devotional address at Brigham Young University's Education Week on Aug. 19, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles encouraged members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to use social media to share gospel messages.

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Pres. Monson in New Youth Video: Your Rudder Will Not Fail

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5 Exciting Family History Tools Even Teenagers Will Love

Let’s face it — historically, family history has been for old people. But not anymore.

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No, You’re Not Perfect but That's How It's Meant to Be: Insights from a Convert

What beautiful thoughts from this post:

Dave Says: How to Pick a Tenant

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

Opinion: Thoughts on Mormon praise for Martin Luther, a 'vicious anti-Semite'

I am indebted to one of my regular Mormon readers for providing the inspiration for today’s post. He is welcome to identify himself in the comments section below, but will remain anonymous in this essay. Our friend objected to a Sunday School teacher’s praise of Martin Luther last week, and took the extraordinary step of emailing a church department in Salt Lake City to urge them to rethink their positive views of a vicious anti-Semite. Although I had nothing to do with the letter, he copied me on it. This is not the first time that I have encountered anti-Luther sentiment in the LDS community (though it pales when compared to anti-Mormon sentiment among some Lutherans), and I think that a brief public discussion of this topic would be useful.