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When You Feel Like You Don't Belong at Church

Mostly because I didn’t want to go alone, I called my friend Sarah and begged a ride to our ward Relief Society Party. “I don’t think so,” she replied, “my family is in such an uproar right now it will make me feel guilty. Those parties are for happy, shiny people.”

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"We Are Each Made from God's Light and Power": David Archuleta Shares Unforgettable Message About the Divinity in Everyone, Despite Differences

By LDS Living

In today's society, social media, and news coverage, all we tend to see and focus on is divisions, arguments, controversies, disagreements, and comparisons. With so much noise directed at all our differences, the world becomes something overwhelming, where fear dictates our actions and responses, not love.

3 Questions to Ask Yourself When You're Feeling Overwhelmed

By Kari Monet

I love that ministry in the Church helps me get to know people I never would have been able to otherwise—especially sisters who have experience and wisdom to share with me. Seven years ago, my visiting teacher Betty Owen sat and listened to me cry in frustration. There was just too much work to do and not enough of me. My four kids were running riot. My pregnancy made me slow and hot and tired. I had projects piling up, and my anxiety and depression were getting out of control.

Free Genealogy Tools for LDS Members

Not long ago the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that it had formed a partnership with three large genealogy companies to provide its members access to their services. By December, most members of the Church should receive an invitation to open free accounts at MyHeritage, FindMyPast, and Ancestry.com.

The Eclipse in a New Light: Epic and Funny Social Posts from Mormons

By LDS Living

Mormons across the nation enjoyed the eclipse that spanned the United States on August 21. Here are some of their best photos, comments, and reactions:

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9 Callings We Overlook

By Danielle B. Wagner

There is a quote I love from Lord of the Rings: “Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere.”

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5 Unorthodox Church Lessons That Have Stuck With Me

By Kelsey Berteaux

One of the beautiful things about weekly Church lessons is that they repeat the same messages over and over. This repetition, Elder David A. Bednar said in a recent devotional, “is a vehicle through which the Holy Ghost can enlighten our minds, influence our hearts, and enlarge our understanding.” After all, who can forget the lessons learned from a story about a pint of cream or the arch and the keystone?

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Spiritual Abuse: How to Recognize and Stop One of the Most Common Forms of Abuse Within the Church

By Darla Isackson

What is spiritual abuse and what are some subtle ways it might be creeping into the way we treat ourselves and others?

LDS BYU Student Kate Hansen Makes Olympic Luge Team

Only two spots were formally clinched before Friday. Barring any appeals or protests, only two spots on the 10-person team were left unclaimed by the end of the day, with Kate Hansen and Britcher locking up women’s berths to join Erin Hamlin on that squad, and the doubles team of Matt Mortensen and Preston Griffall also punching their ticket, USA Luge said.

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Watch: LDS Dad and Daughter Perform Epic "Mary Poppins" Lip-Sync You Have to See

By LDS Living

From now on, if you commit to lip-syncing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" in the car, you better commit like LDS author Jason F. Wright and his daughter.