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June 2015 Visiting Teaching Message: "Virtue"

“Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven” (D&C 121:45).

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FHE: Pray Always

By Carly M. Springer

Download 52 weeks of FHE lessons plus receive weekly lesson plans, activities and reminders on our new facebook Weekly FHE facebook page.

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Looking for a fun, free summer activity in downtown Salt Lake? Check out these Concerts in the Park

By Sarah Griffin

If you’re itching to get outside and enjoy the delightful evening summer air, Concerts in the Park is just the thing for you.

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"Medium": Are Latter-day Saints Having a Public Conversation Everyone Else Should Be Having?

"By putting this piece out there, Mormons are demonstrating a willingness to have an open, uncomfortable conversation that some churches in America’s Christian community have been meticulously avoiding," Matthew Faraci writes about the new film Jane and Emma, which focuses on the relationship between Emma Smith and one of the first black converts to the Church, Jane Elizabeth Manning James.

“All Africa Service Project” by LDS church

The 2011 “All Africa Service Project” of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) brought several Church members together to be part of clean-up exercises in various communities throughout the country and Africa at large. In Accra, among some of the places and communities where these exercises took place included the Korle-Bu Polyclinic, Mamprobi Polyclinic, and Usher Clinic at James Town, Tesano Total Filling Station to the Abeka Market, Alajo, Mamobi Polyclinic and the New Horizon School at Cantonments.

Ground Broken for Meridian Idaho Temple

Officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with community leaders in Meridian, Idaho, on Saturday, 23 August 2014, to break ground for a new temple.

Summer Travel Series: Mormon Battalion Historic Site

Tucked into a corner of Old Town San Diego is a place where people of all ages can step back in time and discover some unsung heroes. At the Mormon Battalion Historic Site, visitors learn about the only religion-specific military unit in American historyand what motivated their 19th-century trek from Iowa to California. The recently remodeled site offers a fun, interactive experience for the whole family.

Historic Ky. LDS chapel 'Haley's Mill Mormon Cemetery' celebrates 100 years

James Wells Robins did not want to go on a mission, but his mother intervened and arranged for him to receive a mission call when he returned home from herding cattle. Once out in the mission field, he disliked asking people for food and a place to sleep and ultimately decided to go home. His small leather suitcase in hand, he walked along the dusty road toward his mission-free future. But first, he decided to take his decision to God.

Mormon Missionaries Shine Shoes, Teach the Gospel in Harlem

It was a simple act of service that Elder James Pickard, from Lindon, Utah, and Elder Jeffrey Kerr, from Mesa, Ariz., had planned, and it turned out to be a success not only in Harlem, N.Y., but also across social media channels. "We knew this time of year would bring a lot of opportunities to serve," Elder Pickard said. "We decided to get together and set up a few shoe-shining booths and a hot chocolate stand so that we could not only serve people of Harlem, but that we might also have a few minutes to teach people about Jesus Christ and the spirit of Christmas."

Genesis members, others respond to LDS racism statement

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