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This past Saturday, May 19th, the 174th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s arrival at the very same site, my family and I visited what our atlas refers to as a “Mormon shrine.”This was our third visit in five years, and this time in particular we found the space unusually inhospitable. As we attempted to orchestrate a family picnic, our efforts were thwarted by the unrelenting 50mph gusts blowing up off of the windspun valley. We were also stung by bees and bitten by chiggers. We ended up eating in the car, walking around for 15 minutes or so, and then driving back to our Kansas City hotel.

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LDS Couple Killed in Plane Crash

By LDS Living

An LDS husband and wife, William and Michelle Patterson, were killed in a small plane crash near Evanston, Wyoming, on Sunday.

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President Nelson: "The Gospel of Jesus Christ Has Only One Purpose"

By Danielle B. Wagner

During his world tour, President Russell M. Nelson shared many inspiring messages with Latter-day Saints. While in Bengaluru, India, President Nelson shared with KSL the purpose of the gospel and his reason for traveling the world over: "The gospel of Jesus Christ has only one purpose, really, bottom line, and that's to make life better for people. And that's what we are going to do."

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The Look of Mormon: 5 Unique Photos of the Philadelphia Temple's Angel Moroni

Check out these five unique and stunning photos of the angel Moroni atop the soon-to-be completed Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple.

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See recent pictures of temples under construction around the world

By Lindsey Williams

Editor's note: This article was updated on April 5, 2021, to include the 20 temples announced in April 2021 general conference.

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11 Times Apostles Spoke to Latter-day Saints in Their Native Languages

By Lindsey Miller

President Russell M. Nelson is currently touring South America speaking to saints in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chile. As our prophet has traveled the world this year, we have seen how much he cares for God’s children and for the gospel of Jesus Christ. President Nelson has also been able to address the Latter-day Saints in South America in Spanish, which has been a huge blessing for them.

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25 Ways to Power Your Life with Conference All Year Long

By Debra Sansing Woods

Every six months, we have the opportunity to tune in to new sessions of general conference where we can receive powerful inspiration and counsel from our church leaders. As amazing as that opportunity is, we sometimes neglect to revisit conference talks after the weekend is over, never taking full advantage of all they have to offer. When we do this, we are missing out. Here are 25 suggestions for making the most of general conference, allowing it to power our lives every month, week, and even day, of the year:

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Videos: Marie Osmond, David Archuleta, Alex Boye & Nashville Tribute Band Sing, Share Faith Together

Marie Osmond, David Archuleta, Alex Boye, and The Nashville Tribute Band all on one stage sharing their testimonies together through music—can you think of anything more powerful?

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The 10 People You'll Meet on Trek

By Daedan Olander

While no two treks are ever the same, most Church members who have been on one will recognize these 10 people amongst their trek families.

Washington Post: Why I won’t be seeing the Book of Mormon musical

Reviews of “The Book of Mormon” musical have been all over the entertainment media in the past few weeks. According to the reviews, the play sketches the journey of two Mormon missionaries from their sheltered life in Salt Lake City to Uganda, where their training and life experience proves wholly inadequate to the realities of a continent plagued by poverty, AIDS, genital mutilation and other horrors. While extolling the musical for its originality, most reviewers also make reference to the play’s over-the-top blasphemous and offensive language.