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Tan France of "Queer Eye" Praises Latter-day Saints, Cites President Hinckley

Tan France, fashion expert for the wildly popular Netflix series Queer Eye, spoke to a sold-out audience in Salt Lake City on June 12. The purpose of the event was to discuss his New York Times best-selling memoir, Naturally Tan, but he also took the opportunity to encourage love and tolerance between the religious and LGBTQ communities.

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4 Times Promptings Saved Missionaries from Natural Disasters No One Saw Coming

By Katie Lambert

Missions are rarely predictable. Every day brings new challenges and blessings, new people and new experiences.

Chad Ford: Conflict—Something to Fear or Embrace?

As human beings we tend to view conflict as something to fear or avoid, but what if we viewed conflict as an opportunity to love? Chad Ford has devoted a large portion of his life to what he calls his “true passion”: peace building and conflict resolution. On this week’s episode, Ford teaches us how our approach to conflict—specifically our willingness to “turn first”—can make all the difference.

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (May 3-9)

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Apostles Uchtdorf, Holland, Eyring, and Others Join Twitter

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Jan 24-30)

By LDS Living

On Tuesday, the Church held a special news conference on Temple Square about "Religious Intolerance and Discrimination." Speakers at the conference included Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Sister Neill F. Marriott, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. Each took a few minutes to share some of the churches thoughts on the increasing concern over the place of religious freedom in our society.

"All In" Podcast: Are Rainbows a Sign of the Second Coming? Gerald Lund Answers

By LDS Living

Elder Gerald Lund, emeritus General Authority Seventy, began writing his book The Coming of the Lord nearly 50 years ago. In the years since his book was published in 1971, Elder Lund has learned many more things about the Second Coming and has even seen some of the prophesied signs of the Savior’s Second Coming fulfilled. In this week’s episode of All In, Elder Lund sits down with host Morgan Jones to answer questions from Twitter users on the topic that he has studied for nearly half a century.

Not sure what’s really happening in the Doctrine and Covenants? This resource can help you put the revelations in context

By Danielle Christensen

This week’s Come, Follow Me begins with Doctrine and Covenants 49, a revelation given through Joseph Smith to Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, and Leman Copley. While many Latter-day Saints are likely familiar with most of these names, Leman Copley is perhaps less frequently heard.

Sister Dalton shares her reaction to changes in Young Women program

By Danielle Christensen

The Young Women’s program has undergone many changes in recent years. In this week’s Latter-day Saint Women podcast, Sister Elaine S. Dalton, Young Women General President from 2008–2013, shared her thoughts with hosts Karlie Guymon and Shalyn Back about the some of those changes.

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President Hinckley on Muslims, Terrorism, and How to Find Peace Despite Attacks, Fear, and Death

By LDS Living Staff

When Gordon B. Hinckley approached the pulpit at general conference in October 2001, the heinous attacks on September 11 were fresh in the minds of everyone listening around the world.

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President Uchtdorf Meets with German Ambassador, Both Talk Refugee Crisis

The German ambassador to the United States met with the second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City this week, and the two men learned they have more in common than their native German language.