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Heidi Swapp: 9 Easy Things Every Parent Can Do To Begin Preventing Suicide Now

Seven years ago, Heidi Swapp lost her 16-year-old son, Cory, to suicide. In the wake of Cory’s passing, Heidi endured devastating thoughts of her perceived failures as a mother. But instead of focusing on what she couldn’t change, Heidi determined to learn as much as she could and then share the things she wished she’d known with as many parents as would listen. One of the most important things she's learned is that suicide prevention begins long before we are ever concerned about someone we love. So on today's episode, she shares nine principles that she believes have the ability to make a critical difference.

Ed and Wanda Willis: From Black Panthers to Latter-day Saints

Ed Willis’s life began in a place literally called “The Lower Bottom.” Drugs, Alcohol, Prostitution—you name it, and it could be found in the lower bottom. Ed was always searching for something. It was this searching that led him to become a Black Panther. Ultimately, Ed can now see that the dignity he was seeking all along could be found in understanding that he is a child of God. On this week’s episode, Ed and his wife, Wanda, share how their membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed their lives.

Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith Lesson 5: Faith and Repentance

Get the full lesson "Faith and Repentance" from the Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith at LDS.org.

Latter-day Saint Life

Can I be both faithful and a little fearful? What the scriptures say

By Whitney Owens Hemsath

I had feelings of guilt for being worried, stressed, and afraid. But then the Spirit reminded me of two things.

Chris Schoebinger: The Heroes in Our Stories

For over three decades, Chris Schoebinger has been involved with book publishing. During his career, he's worked with authors like Brandon Mull on Fablehaven and Jason F. Wright on Christmas Jars. But as he brings these stories to life at work, he has also been living one of his own at home. And while that story has been full of unexpected twists and turns, it has also been full of the types of heroes he loves to read about on the written page—people like his gay son or the birth mother of his adopted child. So on this week’s episode, we talk with Chris about what makes a powerful story and why he is grateful for the way God has guided his.

Famous Latter-day Saints

LDS Kansas City Football Coach Andy Reid Shares Faith

Fresh off an 11-5 record in his first season with the Chiefs, it’s safe to say coach Andy Reid and his wife, Tammy, have put their 14 years in Philadelphia behind them and are happy in Kansas City.

Famous Latter-day Saints

‘Forrest Gump,’ ‘Rain Man’ + 13 more movies based on Latter-day Saints

Editor's Note: Some of the films referenced in this article contain strong language and adult content. LDS Living is reporting on true stories from the lives of Latter-day Saints, not suggesting that you should watch all of the movies on this list.

Latter-day Saint Life

15 powerful books and talks by our prophet and apostles

Get to know the current members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve with these books and talks authored by our beloved leaders.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Latter-day Saints and Hollywood: 40 Fascinating Facts

By Jamie Armstrong

The history of Latter-day Saints and Hollywood is more exciting and far-reaching than most people realize. Check out these 40 ways Church members have left their mark in television and on the silver screen.

How love and faith can grow, even when one spouse stops believing

For years, Matt Duff was an über-Mormon. At 17, he ran away from home and moved in with the only black LDS family in his New England town. Two weeks shy of his 18th birthday, he joined the Utah-based church. By 19, he was on a Mormon mission in Denver, and two years later he enrolled at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he met his future wife, Kylee, a multigenerational Mormon with a winning smile and a guileless faith. The two married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.