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28: "Plant This Word in Your Hearts" (July 13–19)

It's easy to think of "faith" as a super basic topic, but it can be much harder to figure out what it actually looks like IRL (in real life). In this week's study group, we're digging into some pretty well-known chapters on faith in Alma 32-35, and even if you think you know all the Sunday School answers, you might be surprised at all the different ways we can nourish and live our faith, especially during some of our darkest moments.

Anxiety and belief: Are you experiencing a faith crisis? Here’s what may actually be playing a role

By Debra Theobald McClendon, PhD

Concerns about faith can be very painful, at times rocking the core of one’s belief system. Anxiety can further complicate one’s emotional landscape and add panic and desperation to the faith journey, creating a “faith crisis.”

Why we fear Mormons

Mockery of Mormonism comes easily for many Americans. Commentators have offered many reasons, but even they have found it difficult to turn their gaze from Mormon peculiarities. As a result, they have missed a critical function of American anti-Mormonism: the faith has been oddly reassuring to Americans. As a recent example, the Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” lampoons the religion’s naïveté on racial issues, which is striking given that the most biting criticisms have focused on the show’s representations of Africans and blackness. As a Mormon and a scholar of religious history, I am unsurprised by the juxtaposition of Mormon mocking and racial insensitivity. Anti-Mormonism has long masked America’s contradictions and soothed American self-doubt.

Imagine Dragons Frontman Dan Reynolds Talks About His Mormon Faith in Honest, Raw Interview

By LDS Living

During an in-depth interview with the Deseret News,Imagine Dragons' lead singer Dan Reynolds opened up about his LDS faith, sharing why he still considers himself a Mormon.

Latter-day Saint Life

7 Things to Remember When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered

By Gene R. Cook

We all have times when answers come easily. We have times when answers come clearly and distinctly. And we all have times when we really pray about something and seemingly receive no answer. On some such occasions, we may feel that we've conscientiously followed the instructions in Doctrine and Covenants 9:7-9. We have studied the issue out in our minds, prayed about it (perhaps we even fasted), and asked the Lord if our decision or understanding is right. But after all that, we still do not feel we have received a burning in the bosom—or a stupor of thought—and thus it appears we are left to our own resources to try to solve the problem. Or we may be certain we have received an answer—but then things don't work out the way we thought they would.

Feature Stories

What we may be misunderstanding in the Savior's command to ‘Doubt not, fear not’

By Emily Linder

While flipping through my study journals from the past year, I realized I may have been looking at Doctrine and Covenants 6:36 all wrong. Previously, I saw it as a verse with three commandments: 1) Look unto me, 2) doubt not, and 3) fear not. But I now I see an even more hopeful message.

Help for Life Challenges

3 ways to help children at critical crossroads of faith

By John Hilton III

Alma's son Corianton pursued a harlot and had significant concerns about the gospel. What can we learn from what Alma chose to say to him?

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