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My 3-Word Formula to Choose Your Love—And Love Your Choice

“Choose your love and love your choice.” When Thomas S. Monson made that statement, I thought I understood what he was saying.

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Mar. 15-21)

By LDS Living

My New Husband: "I Was Never Attracted To You"

Out of the Best Books

Deseret Book’s Out of the Best Books podcast connects listeners with the newest and most compelling Latter-day Saint thought-leaders in a personal way. Listen weekly for un-stuffy interviews digging into the topics behind the books, and curated audiobook snippets often read by the authors themselves. We are amplifying voices to help find solutions to life’s challenges, gain gospel insights, be inspired, and be entertained on Out of the Best Books.

Latter-day Saint Life

4 simple ways to help ‘Come, Follow Me’ feel special (and fun)

By Abby Larkins

This list of creative ideas will breathe new life into your gospel study.

Becoming a Transitional Character (with Dr. Christopher Jones)

Have you ever heard of Marie Kondo? She’s a Japanese professional organizer known for her method of only keeping what “sparks joy” in her life. We can follow her example by becoming a transitional character—someone who breaks cycles of negativity and embraces joyful practices. In this episode, we talk with BYU professor Christopher Jones about what it means to be a transitional character, and how we can spark joy in our own family histories.

Kristen Walker Smith

Kristen Walker Smith is a co-host of the One Minute Scripture Study podcast, a Deseret Book masterclass teacher, BYU Education Week speaker, EFY teacher, and bestselling author. Kristen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University where she met her darling husband of almost 20 years; they are the parents of three wonderful, rascally children. When Kristen isn’t teaching the gospel you can usually find her rock climbing, listening to Elder Holland talks, or eating peanut butter—frequently all at the same time.

From the Church

Church Announces Change to Sunday Meeting Schedule, Focuses on Home Gospel Study

By LDS Living Staff

During the Saturday morning session of the 188th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Church announced changes to weekly Church meetings, including that church meetings will now be two hours instead of three.

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"This Is the Sports Story of the Year": How One Latter-day Saint Teen Is Inspiring Thousands

By LDS Living

Sports radio broadcaster Hans Olsen recently tweeted about high school student, who will don a football jersey for the first and last play of his high school career this Friday night. "In my opinion, this is the sports story of the year," Olsen writes.

From the Church

Mormons Around the World | 11 July

Pacific: Latter-day Saint Family Promotes Literacy

Why a possible Mitt Romney presidency thrills many Mormons

Today’s column diverges from the family topics we usually cover, but we thought it appropriate to share our experience this week on a topic of interest around the country — the perspective of Mormons on Mitt Romney’s candidacy for president. A political reporter with the New York Times was in Salt Lake City last week doing a story on what he saw as the over-the-top enthusiasm of many Mormons about the possibility of having a Mormon president. We agreed to be interviewed for the piece and shared a pleasant afternoon with the reporter. Here are some of the things we talked about.