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Mormons, Muslims, & Others Build Prosthetic Hands for Victims of Landmines

At an LDS church, a prayer room was set apart for Muslims and other religions were invited to participate in a four-hour service event. A Muslim participant, Shaymaa Mahmud, said of the event, “It really needs to happen more often, these opportunities to discover our similarities and make connections. The service project highlighted the types of things that young people can be doing to help others. In my faith every act of goodness is a form of charity and a form of worship.”

Mandie Sherman and Natalie Moss: Sisters Outliving a Life Expectancy

When Mandie Sherman was born in 1989 with Cystic Fibrosis, she was expected to live just 18 years. Three years later, her little sister Natalie was also born with the same disease. As they have battled their condition, the two sisters have endured painful challenges and daily treatments together. And yet, they are determined to take every opportunity and live life to its fullest.

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.

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.

DVD questioning LDS faith being distributed in Arizona

By Tuesday, 5,000 Gilbert residents who live close to the site of the new Mormon temple will receive a DVD from a group called Concerned Christians.

David Morgan: Practical Tips for Developing Emotional Resilience

If you haven’t needed emotional resilience over the last two years, we would like to officially dub you a superhero. If, however, you are a mere mortal, this week’s episode is here to save the day. David Morgan has devoted a great deal of time to understanding practical ways we can develop emotional resilience in times of adversity and stress. Whether you are currently feeling overwhelmed or not, these are great skills to have in your arsenal.

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.

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Bednar Shares 3 Keys to Receiving Answers to Our Prayers

By David A. Bednar

The principle of prayerful inquiry and the pattern of asking, seeking, and knocking suggest three basic imperatives for each of us as latter-day learners.

Paige Kelly

Grown from the good grounds, Paige celebrates differences among culture, faith, and people. In between story times and adventures with her children she speaks, teaches, and presents on themes radiating from the intersection of the humanities and deity and has addressed thousands on the glory of diversity, the exquisite beauty of individuality, and the fulfillment of creation.

Latter-day Saint Life

3 Powerful Messages I Learned from Analyzing All of President Monson's Conference Talks

By Zack Oates

What will be President Thomas S. Monson’s legacy?