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7 facts about the Church in Canada that might surprise you

July 1st is Canada Day—a celebration of the Constitution act and Canada’s equivalent to America’s Independence Day. To celebrate, here are a few facts you might not have known about this important country in Church history.

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Podcasts

6 podcasts to strengthen your faith and brighten your commute

By Sarah Griffin

Wading through thousands of podcast options can be overwhelming. That’s why we’re diving into six different LDS Living podcasts to help you find your next favorite listen!

Latter-day Saint Life

One of LA’s top vocal directors says he has been ‘changed’ by the faith of early Black Saints

By Mauli Bonner

‘I have been overwhelmed with a sense of belonging. I have been inspired, humbled, and changed.’

Lesson Helps

Old Testament Lesson 16: "I Cannot Go Beyond the Word of the Lord"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: I am going to include an article written by Elder McConkie here as an introduction. I recommend that you read it along with these materials. It is wonderful. Some of the concepts will be repeated in the lesson I have written, but the “second witness” will be

What 21 Famous People Have Said About Mormons

By Danielle B. Wagner

People have a lot to say about the Mormons these days, what with The Book of Mormon musical still going strong not to mention how Mormons are impacting the current presidential election. And there’s no short supply of topics or opinions.

Fun

5 Miraculous Stories of Temples Surviving Natural Disasters

By Chad S. Hawkins

Through the years, temples have had direct or close encounters with brush fires, sand storms, tsunamis, blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes/typhoons, flooding, and lightning strikes.

Latter-day Saint Life

When Studying History Causes You to Abandon Your Faith

By Daryl Austin

The Church History Department has been working incredibly hard to publish as much information as possible about the early history of our church and church leaders. Perhaps there is no other religion today trying to be as transparent with their past as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or as encouraging to its members to study their own personal ancestry and history.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why We Will Still Need a Government During the Millennium + What It Will Be Like

By Matthew B. Brown

The delegation of power to rule in the earthly kingdom of Jesus Christ will be necessary during the Millennium because He will not always be physically present on the earth. “Christ and the resurrected Saints will reign over the earth, but not dwell on the earth,” said Joseph Smith. They will rather “visit it when they please or when [it is] necessary to govern it.”1 Likewise, the Prophet taught the following: “That Jesus will be a resident on the earth a thousand [years] with the Saints is not the case. But [He] will reign over the Saints and come down and instruct [them] as He did the five hundred brethren [after His resurrection (see 1 Cor. 15:6)]. And those of the first resurrection will also reign with Him over the Saints.”2

Meet Your Favorite LDS Artists This Holiday Season

By LDS Living

Meet and chat with these talented LDS artists at the City Creek Deseret Book store in Salt Lake City every Friday from 1:00-3:00 pm!

The Only Bishop to Share a Stage with Ozzy Osbourne and How He Shares His Faith

By LDS Living Staff

CEO of a multinational billion-dollar corporation by day, rock star by night—it sounds like the plot of a sitcom or Hollywood movie, but for Latter-day Saint Kevin Guest, it's his reality.