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Video: Why the Christus statue is ‘one of the greatest sculptures of Christianity’

In a video on Y Magazine’s YouTube channel, John W. Welch discusses the significance of Bertel Thorvaldsen’s Christus statue in Copenhagen’s Church of Our Lady.

Latter-day Saint Life

President Russell M. Nelson: 3 ways to find peace in Christ

By Russell M. Nelson

Peace can come to all who earnestly seek the Prince of Peace. His is the sweet and saving message our missionaries take throughout the world.

Latter-day Saint Life

Changes in the Church: Are We Missing Blessings by Focusing on the "What" Instead of the "Why"?

By Ashli Kristine Hansen

With so many changes in the Church happening on what feels like a weekly basis, it’s easy to get caught up in the announcements themselves.

What major changes happened in the Church in 2021? Take a look back at these announcements

By Danielle Christensen

If the past year feels like it’s been a whirlwind, you’re not alone—here’s a refresher of Church announcements and other events from this past year.

From the Church

First Presidency Announces Dedication Dates for 3 Temples

By LDS Living

The First Presidency recently announced the dedication dates for three LDS temples in the United States: the Tucson Arizona, Meridian Idaho, and Cedar City Utah Temples.

From the Church

Open House and Rededication Dates Announced for the Atlanta Georgia Temple

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced open house and rededication dates for the recently renovated Atlanta Georgia Temple. The temple was closed 1 July 2009 for renovation. Among the changes was the addition of large windows in the celestial room, adding more natural light, and art glass windows in other parts of the temple.

Lesson Helps

Making the Most of Church Curriculum

We’re almost at the end of January–the first month of a new curriculum year in the Church. It’s a good time to ask ourselves if we’re making the most of our study of the Book of Mormon. Many years ago, at the beginning of a curriculum year, Elder Carlos E. Asay wrote about the purposes of Church curriculum and the blessings of gospel study. (Carlos E. Asay, “For the Perfecting of the Saints: A Look at Church Curriculum“, Ensign, Jan. 1986, 14). He explained five ways we can take advantage of the Church’s instructional program. I summarize them below:

Latter-day Saint Life

How 'Thieves and Robbers' Point to the Divine Origin of the Book of Mormon

In the Book of Mormon, we find the terms thieves and robbers. To modern Americans, the words are interchangeable (which is what we find in the King James Bible). Under ancient Near Eastern law, however, there is a significant difference between the two types of criminals and how the law should punish them. Without exception, the Book of Mormon uses the terms thieves and robbers correctly.

Opinion: Rejecting the living prophets by following future prophets

One of the key doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is that we have living prophets and apostles today who are authorized by God to receive revelations for the church and for the world. The scriptures are full of stories of how the people of the church rejected the messages of the living prophets, often justifying themselves by appealing to the words of previous prophets. Even Jesus was rejected by appealing to Moses or Abraham.

From the Church

A new California temple has been redesigned. Here’s the new rendering

By Haley Lundberg

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Yorba Linda California Temple is scheduled for June 18, 2022, but the temple will look different than originally anticipated.