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After Rehab, Son’s Death, How One LDS Mom Learned Why It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

Stefani Seeley still remembers vividly the day her boys asked her a question about life after death that she, a Mormon, could not answer concretely.

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The woman who faced a mob alone to help Parley P. Pratt escape from jail

By Brittany Chapman Nash and Richard E. Turley Jr.

New convert Laura Clark Phelps gave birth to her third child in a borrowed tent outside Independence, Missouri. But that was just the beginning of Laura’s incredible courage and resolve.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Unexpected Way God Answered This Teen's Prayer to Find Love for Her Future Adopted Brother

By L.T. Elliot

I was seventeen years old when my parents took us to meet Anthony.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Scriptures Sometimes Contradict Each Other and What to Do When That Happens

By Terryl Givens

How do we react when someone uses the scriptures as a weapon? And how do we overcome the contradictions we find in the scriptures? Read on for powerful insights from LDS scholars Fiona and Terryl Givens.

9: “The Worth of Souls Is Great” (Doctrine and Covenants 18–19)

If you happen to be in a place in your life where you feel the need to repent—this lesson is for you. If you happen to be in a place in your life where you feel like you don’t need to repent—then this lesson is definitely for you. And if that feels like doom and gloom for you, don’t worry, it’s not. This week’s lesson, Doctrine and Covenants 18–19, is filled with hope and messages from the Savior meant to bring us closer to Him and help us see the immeasurable value Heavenly Father has for all His children.

1: "This Is My Work and My Glory" (Moses 1; Abraham 3)

We made it to the Old Testament year for Come, Follow Me! But before we begin with the book of Genesis, we need to make an important stop in the Pearl of Great Price. Moses 1 and Abraham 3 contain what we like to call a “love letter” from our heavenly parents to us because these words give us a greater understanding of our divine potential. So grab your scriptures, and let's dig into the Pearl of Great Price.

37: “God Is My Salvation” (Isaiah 1–12)

What do you delight in? What really makes you happy? Our goal over the next five weeks is for your answer to be the same as Nephi’s when he said “...that his soul delighteth in the words of Isaiah” (2 Nephi 25:5) And right after that he talked to us saying the words of Isaiah are of great worth and that they are particularly of great worth to those in the last days. Isaiah chapters 1-12 have plenty to delight in and it starts with the message that God is our salvation.

Language Loss and Diaspora Grief (with Dr. Joel Selway)

Here’s an interesting question: How many generations ago were your ancestors speaking a different language than you are now? When Dr. Joel Selway lost his mother when he was 12 years old, he also lost a tie to his Thai ancestry. But shortly before his mission he came across an old book about learning Thai, and something sparked inside of him. Little did he know then that he would embark on a decades-long journey to learn the Thai language and, in turn, discover more about his family history than he could have ever anticipated.

Latter-day Saint Life

9/11 Messages from Prophets We Need Today More Than Ever

By LDS Living Staff

The messages and stories Church leaders shared in the wake of the devastation on 9/11 are ones we can apply in times of division, darkness, and even in times of prosperity. They are messages to live by that remind us what is most important in a world filled with death, destruction, hate, and also love.

Melissa Inouye: Why Loving One Another is More Than Bringing Casseroles

Identity, creating understanding, covenants, a worldwide Church, faith crises, change in the Church—these are topics Melissa Inouye, a scholar, addresses in an effort to explain how she has “found the fruits of this life (the life of a Latter-day Saint) to be worthwhile—costly, to be sure, but also rich and nourishing, a source of deep joy.”