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NPR: How Mormon Polygamy Fueled Women's Activism in the 19th Century

Recently, an NPR podcast cleared up common misconceptions people both inside and outside the Church have about the Mormon practice of polygamy in the 1800s, sharing how the practice actually empowered women in complex ways. The podcast featured Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Harvard professor who recently published the book A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism.

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“Come, Follow Me” May 13–19: “What Lack I Yet?”

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This week’s readings: Matthew 19–20; Mark 10; Luke 18

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Musician Calee Reed Shares her Best Advice and Most Memorable Performance

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1. What is a hobby most people don’t know you have?

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Ask a Latter-day Saint therapist: My husband doesn’t even try to provide for us

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

“My husband has been unemployed for several years, and I don’t see him making any efforts to provide for us. How can I overcome my resentment?”

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5 Tips for LDS Mid-Singles: How to Find a Love That Lasts

By Amy Stevens Seal

As a professional matchmaker, I have been privileged to hear thousands of heartbreaking, beautiful, and amazing dating stories from singles in the 31–45 age range, otherwise known as mid-singles. Some are divorced, others widowed, and many have not yet been married.

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Why Does God Allow Suffering? Insights I Learned After a Young Father's Funeral

What a beautiful quote from this piece: When doors of grief close our minds, the doors of heaven can open our hearts. President Howard W. Hunter explained, “Our detours and disappointments are the straight and narrow path to Him.”