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'That's a wrap': LDS Church's Bible Videos series leaves legacy of history and faith

Scott Smiley leans against a 3-year-old wall that looks positively ancient, created by skilled craftsmen in Central Utah to have the look and feel of old Jerusalem. “My favorite thing,” he says, glancing around the unique movie set over which he has presided for most of the past two years, “is to walk around here and say, ‘That’s where the angel Gabriel spoke to Mary.' ‘Here’s where Jesus cleansed the temple.’ ‘This is where Peter preached.’

A nail in the heart drives home a lesson on faith and prayer

It’s a step up from catching your first pop fly. For a 12-year-old, mowing the lawn for the first time is just another stepping-stone toward your first shave. And so it was for Abe Tullis, who had seen has dad mow the lawn many times before and had visions of opening up his own lawn mowing business with one of his neighborhood buddies.

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LDS Couple Relies on Faith to Raise 17 Adopted, Disabled Children

This is the story of a man and a woman who couldn’t have children of their own, so they adopted them — and kept on adopting. Seventeen in all, and that doesn’t count the four they took in temporarily.

CNN: A look at Mitt Romney's faith journey

A cop arrived at the roadside wreckage of a June 1968 head-on collision in southern France, took one quick look at the Citroën’s unresponsive driver and, according to one of the driver’s friends, scrawled into the young man’s American passport, “Il est mort” - “He is dead.”

Why our belief in ‘a fortunate Fall’ can help us when questions of faith arise

William T. Bruner represented most religions’ take on the fall of Adam and Eve when he wrote, “There was nothing fortunate about the fall of man. It was a total tragedy for God and man.” However, as Latter-day Saints, our doctrinal beliefs surrounding the fall are quite different. Daniel K. Judd outlined that difference in his piece, “The Fortunate Fall of Adam and Eve”:

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LDS Woman in Coma Unexpectedly Helps Others Around the World Find Faith & Hope

MR says: What began as a social media campaign to find hope and secure prayers for an LDS woman in a coma has actually awakened the faith and hope of others. People from all over the world have begun posting on the Pray4MadFacebook page, with comments like, "Just wanted to let you know that although I'm not a particularly religious person, there was a heartfelt tearful prayer sent up for Maddi from Scotland."And just Friday morning, another woman posted: "Thank you for letting her sleep, so the rest of us could wake up."

5: "The Lord Called His People Zion" (Moses 7)

What is something you are super dedicated to? Maybe you love exercising every day or practicing a musical instrument. Or maybe there is a good cause you feel strongly about and want to spread awareness of. Whatever it is you’re dedicated to, we all know that those feelings of commitment don’t just come out of the blue; there is a reason for them. This week we'll dig into Moses chapter 7 to learn all about what it means to be dedicated to the Lord, and how that dedication can support us—no matter what trials come our way.

Faith sustains LDS following tornado

After a devastating tornado swept away most of Joplin, Mo., resident members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are finding things to be grateful for.

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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?

The One Thing That Prevents the Lord from Helping Us Change

By Robert Reynolds

This excerpt originally ran on LDS Living in July 2016.