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New Study Reveals How Stay-at-Home Moms Really Feel About "Staying Home"

"Staying at home: It's the most important thing a woman can do—or a cop-out. It's a job description—or a recipe for mind-numbing boredom. Stay-at-home mothers are equally lauded and adored, pitied and derided. . . . And our culture still thinks it's fine to ask mothers this frustrating and patronizing question: So what do you do all day?"

Latter-day Saint Life

How a Piece of Trash Led to My Conversion in Prison

By Kevin Carey

While in prison, I did a lot of soul searching. But it wasn't until I stumbled upon a piece of trash that I began to find the answers I was looking for.

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What Is Chiasmus and Why Is It So Important in the Book of Mormon?

By Book of Mormon Central

The discovery of chiasmus in the Book of Mormon is one of the most significant scholarly contributions to understanding and appreciating the Nephite record. John W. Welch discovered the presence of chiasmus on August 16, 1967 while on his mission in Germany, a steady stream of publications since that time has thrown much light on this matter.

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FHE: Building a Home

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk:

Lesson Helps

March 2011 Sharing Time—Prophets Now and Then

By Shauna Gibby

Preparation: Familiarize yourself with the prophets in this sharing time. Obtain pictures of each of them (Noah, Lehi, Daniel, Abinadi, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Lorenzo Snow, and Thomas S. Monson.) Divide the board at the front of the room in half by drawing a line down the middle. On one side write “Scriptures” on the other side write “Latter-day.”

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For the First Time in the School's 129 Years, BYU-I Has Member of Another Faith Give Devotional Address

By Leo Beus

Last month Arizona State University President Michael Crow became the first non-Mormon to give a devotional address in Brigham Young University-Idaho’s 129-year history.

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3 LDS Athletes Who Turned Down $1 Mill or $.5 Mill to Serve Missions

By LDS Living Staff

Did you know that three Mormons turned down six-figure signing bonuses or more to serve a mission? And in doing so, they made history in a unique way.

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LDS "The Amazing Race" Contestant Chooses Faith Over Better Shot at $1 Million

By Katie Lambert

Before April Gould competed on The Amazing Race, she was warned that situations may come up where she would have to choose between her faith and a chance at the $1 million prize.

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How One LDS Man's Mission Sparked Humanitarian Aid to Thousands

By Katie Lambert

Ryan King Ogden was preparing to return home from an LDS mission in 2008 when a question changed his life forever: