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5 Ways to Help Youth See Modesty Differently

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that modesty is more than just clothing—it is a way of thought, action, and attitude, in addition to dress.

Lesson Helps

New Testament Lesson 3: "And the Child Grew, and Waxed Strong in Spirit"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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Latter-day Saint Life

Why Was a Stone Used as an Aid in Translating the Book of Mormon?

By Book of Mormon Central

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Top 10 Most-Downloaded "All In" Podcasts of 2019

“What does it mean to you to be ‘all in’ the gospel of Jesus Christ?” This year, we have asked over 50 people this same question and, amazingly enough, almost every answer has been different. Here is our countdown of the top 10 most-downloaded All In interviews in 2019 and what it meant to each guest to be “all in”:

Lesson Helps

New Testament Lesson 3: Unto You Is Born ... a Saviour

By Ted L. Gibbons

Luke 2; Matt 1; D&C 96:12-18; Matthew 3:24-26 JST

Feature Stories

What Church leaders and Church history teach about wearing and displaying the cross

By John Hilton III

Understanding the multifaceted meaning of the cross can help us honor those who find deep meaning in the symbol—and increase our own appreciation for the Savior.

Latter-day Saint Life

4 Prophetic and Beautiful Dreams from Joseph Smith's Parents

By Mary Jane Woodger, Ken Alford, and Craig Manscill

Dreams given to members of Joseph Smith’s family helped prepare them for the challenges and trials that they would face in coming years. An anticipation of the gospel was planted in their hearts by inspired dreams which made the Restoration that much more precious to them. When young Joseph shared his visions and revelations, his family members were ready to believe and sustain him.

Researching Family History: Gathering the genealogy records in Germany that survived World War II

Near the end of World War II in a salt mine near Strassfurt, Germany, Elder Rudolph K. Poecker, a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, put on a miner’s outfit. He accompanied the mine engineer all the way down to the floor some 1,312 feet or 400 meter, as is told in "Hearts Turned to the Fathers," Vol. 34, No. 2, by James B. Allen, Jessie L. Embrey and Kahlile B. Mehr and published by BYU Studies. There was a large cache of books containing genealogical records waiting for them, according to Kahlie Mehr's article in June 1981 Ensign article titled "The Langheinrich Legacy: Record-Gathering in Post-War Germany."

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Mormon FBI Agent was Part of Largest Espionage Case in American History

In early February 1940, Mormon FBI agent James Ellsworth left his home in Huntington Park, California, prepared for a normal day of work. Instead, he was met by a man with a message from John Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI in Washington, D.C., instructing him to take the next possible plane to New York City.

Why Mormon high school phenom Jabari Parker chose Duke

The anticipation is over. Jabari Parker, the top high school basketball player in the country, is headed to Duke. This afternoon he made it official in a nationally televised press conference held at Simeon Career Academy in Chicago, bringing an end to an unprecedented recruiting process that began over three years ago. BYU fans will no doubt be disappointed. So will the folks at Florida, Michigan State and Stanford. But nobody should be surprised. The top recruit wants to play for the top coach. Many consider Mike Krzyzewski to be second only to the late John Wooden on the short list of all-time greatest college coaches. Krzyzewski also coaches the U.S. Olympic team. Olympians LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have both said that if they had gone to college they would have gone to Duke. That says a lot.