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"People" Mag: Blind LDS Attorney Adopts Blind Triplets—"Our Dad Saved Our Lives" (+Video)

Six years ago, an LDS attorney in D.C. adopted three 10-year-old triplets. What makes this story even more remarkable is that the man and three boys were all born blind. The man, Ollie Cantos, first began mentoring the boys, who soon helped him find greater purpose to his life. Their story has recently been told by People magazine and captured in this short video shared by Now This on Facebook.

32: "Stand Ye in Holy Places" (Doctrine and Covenants 85–87)

The parable of the wheat and the tares is pretty well known, and odds are you've sat through multiple lessons and talks that expound on it. But let's be real here while learning about this subject have you ever wondered whether you are a wheat or a tare? As we study this week's lesson in Doctrine and Covenants 85–87, we'll dig into the many applications of this parable that you might not have thought of before and what it has to do with members of the Church today.

50: “We Believe” (The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 and 2)

If you’re thinking, “Wait, didn’t we just finish the Doctrine and Covenants? Why are there more lessons this year?” Well, yes, we did technically finish the sections, but did you know there are three very important documents included at the end of the Doctrine and Covenants? And so this week, we’re going to study those three documents: Official Declarations 1 and 2 and the Articles of Faith. But we also have a little something extra for you that is going to set up the discussion so well for these documents and we can’t wait to share it with you. So friends, grab your scriptures and let’s dig in.

58: Act Well Thy Part

Stories in this episode: Brothers Charlie and Sam start a trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro only to find that the steepest trail ahead lies in their conversations along the way; An important spiritual lesson on-stage leads Broadway performer Sandra to the surprising truth about her most challenging role off-stage.

46: Lost and Found

Stories in this episode: Laric breezes through sleep deprivation games on the Netflix show "Awake," but the final results leave him wondering if God cares about what matters most to him; A lost set of scriptures devastates Mark, but how they come back to him years later is nothing short of a miracle; David struggles to adjust to his mission in the Philippines until losing a contact lens in the mud helps him gain a new perspective.

Lesson Helps

Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 8: "The Restoration of the Priesthood"

By Ted L. Gibbons

It would be a mistake to over-simplify the restoration and purposes of the priesthood, but perhaps an analogy will help us understand what is happening.

Neighbors Take Issue With Proposed Idaho Temple

Meridian, Idaho - A Mormon temple is a source of controversy in neighborhoods near its proposed Linder Road location. Neighbors take issue with how large the temple would be and how close it would be to their properties.

It's official: The Provo City Center Temple

A little more than a month ago, an LDS Church spokesman made a passing reference to the "new Provo City Center Temple" in a story about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints acquiring additional property for its new temple in downtown Provo. Evidently, that was an announcement.

Dave Says: The Importance of Being Kind in Business

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

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