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How a Life-Threatening Emergency Helped One Woman Understand Heartbreak and Healing

I’m normally the one who jokes around and finds the humor during difficult situations. But recently I experienced a challenge in which I did very little laughing and a whole lot of weeping. I was hospitalized twice in one month with a systemic staph infection. The staph lodged itself in my backside, which prevented me from moving much. Man, talk about pain in the bum!

12 Days of Christmas to Christ

By Erin Jones

Four calling birds? A partridge in a pear tree? No one is sure exactly what the twelve gifts in the “The Twelve Days of Christmas” represent, but there have been several theories. One interesting claim is that the song was written to help young Catholics learn their faith. In this interpretation, each Christmas gift represents something connected to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Looking at the song this way helps families focus on the true meaning of Christmas. We've taken this tradition and added a little bit of an LDS spin to it.

Latter-day Saint Life

What President Packer Had to Say About Profanity

By Boyd K. Packer

A number of years ago I went with a brother to tow in a wrecked car. It was a single-car accident, and the car was demolished; the driver, though unhurt, had been taken to the hospital for treatment of shock and for examination.

From the Church

Flooding in Laie, Hawaii, impacts BYU–Hawaii and Polynesian Cultural Center

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Torrential rainfall moved through the state of Hawaii on March 8–9, 2021, causing flooding across much of Windward and North Shore Oahu, including the town of Laie, home to the Polynesian Cultural Center, Brigham Young University–Hawaii and the Laie Hawaii Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

12 resources to boost your family's peace and inspiration at home

We recognize that your back-to-school situation might look a little different this year, and there are always challenges that come with schedule disruptions. Maybe your students are going back to school and parents are going back into the office, or maybe you’re gearing up for more distance learning and remote work. Whatever your family’s situation, there’s no reason your home can’t still be a heaven on earth, and here are a few tools to help with that righteous endeavor:

Latter-day Saint Life

The Unexpected Blessings of Rejection (and Facing It Head-On)

By Nate Bagley

“No.”

Deseret Book Stories That Won Hearts and Awards This Year from The Association for Mormon Letters

The Association for Mormon Letters (AML) Awards were presented online on Saturday, May 2. The AML is a nonprofit that promotes fellowship among scholars and writers of Latter-day Saint literature. Check out a few of the winners and finalists of this year's awards that are available at Deseret Book!

A powerful quote from each April 2020 general conference talk

By Kensie Smith

Editor's note: This story was originally published by LDS Living in April 2020 and is being shared again in anticipation of October 2020 general conference. Here's how you can watch.

Fun

18 famous people who starred in Latter-day Saint movies and TV shows

By Danielle B. Wagner

Did you know many Academy Award–winning actors and Hollywood stars have appeared in Latter-day Saint–themed movies? Check out this fun list to find out more about the actors and the roles they played.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Amazing Elder Holland Talks You’ve Never Heard

By Nate Sharp

Lead photo courtesy of Flickr.