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Unnamed Women of the Book of Mormon: Mothers of the Stripling Warriors

Helaman went to battle with 2,000 young men and they needed every single one of them. They needed to be ready and they were prepared physically and spiritually by incredibly faithful mothers. What did it take to raise a stripling warrior and what can we learn from them?

Loren D. Marks

Dr. Marks' interests cover religion and families, racial minority families, family finance, and qualitative research. He is co-director, with Dr. David Dollahite, of the American Families of Faith project through which they have interviewed 200 American couples and families of various Abrahamic faiths (including 80 adolescents). Information about the project can be found at http://AmericanFamiliesofFaith.byu.edu

31: A Worthwhile Pursuit

Stories in this episode: Vai Sikahema was a small boy in Tonga when his family sold everything they had to go to the temple in New Zealand to be sealed—and decades later, that experience helps him be the right person at the right time in a meeting that could very well decide the fate of another temple. When Keala Sikahema decides to put the temple at the center of her family life, she sees its power emanating in ways she didn't expect.

Tshoper Kabambi: A Filmmaker's Dream

Carrying a television with a VHS player to school every day became second nature for Tshoper Kabambi. He and his classmates studied film by watching movies on that little TV, discussing everything from lighting to plot. Kabambi believed that if he could learn to tell a story through film, he could finally tell the story of the Congo through the eyes of someone who has lived it.

CHAPTERS: The Rock of Our Redeemer

In this episode, we're sharing audio from chapter two of Elder David A. Bednar’s book The Rock of Our Redeemer: Facing the Future with Faith, Hope, and Power.

Feature Stories

Latter-day Saint composer Rob Gardner reflects on inspiration behind Easter oratorio ‘Lamb of God’

By Morgan Pearson

Rob Gardner knew he wanted to compose an oratorio about the last week of the Savior’s life, and he knew that if he could involve the London Symphony Orchestra—one of the best in the world—he could create the work he envisioned.

Podcasts

The true story behind this painting based on the Book of Mormon’s ‘Flaxen Cords’ scripture

Kate Lee spent nine months working on a painting at the invitation of her stake president, and this particular piece took longer than most of Kate’s paintings. Here’s why:

Latter-day Saint Life

11 years ago I watched general conference for the first time. Here’s why it was life-changing

By Valerie Russell

I searched every corner of the internet to find what religion I identified with. But I had completely missed the gold mine that is general conference.

Group of multiracial teenage college students ready to go back to school standing against blue background wall.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 scriptures to ease back-to-school anxiety

By Haley Lundberg

A new school year can bring some big feelings with it, and sometimes, that includes some back-to-school anxieties.

Bonus: Temple Symbols and Their Meanings with Donald Parry

Right about now, we're probably all missing the temple. Never before has the need for the instant peace that comes from stepping into these sacred spaces been more keenly felt by so many members. But we can do more during this time than eagerly await the day when we can finally return to full temple worship. In this week’s bonus episode, we invite religious scholar Donald W. Parry to help us dig into the meaning behind temple symbols so that we can be ready to enter the Lord’s house with new perspective and greater understanding.

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