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The Impacts of Colorism (with Dr. David-James Gonzales)

What does sunshine have to do with family history? Well, besides helping our plants and vegetables grow, sunshine has a profound effect on our bodies. One of those effects is melanin production. Melanin is a dark pigment in our hair, skin, and iris of the eye that protects us from the sun’s radiation. Tragically, throughout history some have used melanin to create caste systems that determine social status, ultimately affecting our family history. In this episode, Dr. David-James Gonzales discusses how these caste systems and resulting colorism began and the impact they still have on us as we seek to learn more about ourselves and our ancestors.

Mike Maughan: Joining the Welcoming Committee for Christ

Mike Maughan was serving in a YSA bishopric when he heard Blake Roney, now the president of the Provo City Center Temple say, “We are not the gatekeepers, we are the welcoming committee.” That single statement changed the way Mike has lived in the years since and it changed the culture of the YSA ward in which he was serving. On this week’s episode, Mike discusses the transformative nature of that experience.

Sharon Eubank: Becoming the Hands of Christ at Christmas

What if the greatest gift of Christmas isn’t something we buy, but something we become? Sharon Eubank, global humanitarian director for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shares what she’s learned about meaningful giving—and how each of us can better serve and lift others this holiday season.

Author Spencer Hyde Discusses Battle with OCD, How to Support Someone Struggling with Mental Illness

By LDS Living

Last Wednesday, the LDS Living Book Club and Deseret Book hosted a fireside and Q&A with BYU English professor and author Spencer Hyde. Spencer has lived with severe OCD his entire life and based the book Waiting for Fitzroughly on his own experiences.

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The 3-Stage Model to Dealing with Uncertainty and Questions in the Gospel

By Bruce C. Hafen

We first met as students in a BYU religion class called “Your Religious Problems.” We both solved our biggest “religious problem” when our friendship from that class blossomed into our marriage. For each class, a student would pick a religious question, do research on it, then lead a discussion. We each wrote a short paper on how we would resolve the problem.

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11 unexpected and unforgettable stories told in general conference

By LDS Living Staff

Over the years, the pulpit in the Conference Center has been graced with many surprising, charming, touching, and humorous stories.

Countdown to conference: 'Ponder the New Proclamation' with this free daily study guide

By Lindsey Williams

One of the many ways April general conference was "unforgettable" was the introduction of “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World.”

Feature Stories

Nathan Pacheco talks mental health, covenant living, and singing for Pres. Nelson

By Emily Linder

Nathan Pacheco strives to lift his listeners to a place where believing everything will be OK becomes possible, even natural. After all, that’s what music has done for him—provide relief from darkness by inviting in God’s warm light.

Latter-day Saint Life

9 things no one tells you about marriage

By Miranda Richards

There are several realities no one ever tells you about before you get married, and some of them have a tendency to blindside you. Here are a few truths I wish I had known before I was married.

Lesson Helps

New Testament Lesson 9: Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

By Ted L. Gibbons

Matthew 6 & 7