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3: “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers” (Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65; Doctrine and Covenants 2)

When you were young, did you ever get so excited when someone knocked on your door completely out of the blue? And wasn’t it even better when this unexpected guest brought something for you? In this week’s lesson, we’ll be studying in Doctrine and Covenants 2 and Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65 and what happened when Joseph Smith received an unexpected guest and the special message this visitor had for the future prophet.

Mormon Media Observer: Media's focus on contention affects children

My 8-year-old came home from the election a couple weeks ago, thrilled that Barack Obama won. Seeing as I am a fairly conservative guy and a Latter-day Saint, it's no surprise I voted for Mitt Romney. I mean, my doctoral dissertation was on his candidacy four years ago, so a win by the governor meant I might have something to talk about for a few years at least. I even had self-interested reasons to vote for him.

TIME: Is BYU's honor code good for college sports?

These days, bad behavior among college athletes is a fact of campus life. Beat up a freshman in a barroom one night and you can be back on the court three days later. Just this week, a Sports Illustrated and CBS News investigation found that more than 200 players on the rosters of 25 major college football teams have run afoul of the law. Nearly a quarter of scholarship athletes on the University of Pittsburgh squad have criminal records.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Sacrament: Why Do We Take the Bread Before the Water?

By Alicia Soto

The sacrament is an ordinance that we, as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, can partake of every week. We take the bread and the water to remember our Savior and to renew the covenants we made with God at baptism. While the doctrine may be clear as to why we take it, does the order of partaking of the sacrament bread and water really matter?

Best of: LDS Living Stories of the Week, May 25-31

By LDS Living

You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've put together our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For May 25 through May 31, these are LDS Living’s top hits.

Best of: LDS Living Stories of the Week, June 21-28

By LDS Living

You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've put together our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For June 21 through through June 28, these are LDS Living’s top hits.

{LDSL Blog} Best of: Stories of the Week, December 22-28

By LDS Living

You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've put together our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For December 22 through December 28, 2012, these are LDS Living’s top hits:

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (June 13 - 19)

By LDS Living

In a recently released leadership training video, members of the Seventy and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles discussed the importance of keeping the Sabbath day holy and making sacrament meeting more meaningful. A shortened version of that meeting was then sent out to stake leaders to share with individual ward councils.

Famous Latter-day Saints

60 Second Lyric Video Will Help You Love Your Life Even More (+Sneak Peek of Hilary Weeks' New Album)

By LDS Living

Here's the first sneak peek into Hilary Weeks' newest album, Love Your Life,that shares the message to treasure each day and the miracles that constantly surround you.

Latter-day Saint Life

Questioning if you’re good enough for your calling? What a 26-year-old bishop realized about God’s perspective

By Emily Linder

I am beginning to see that whether or not I am good enough wasn’t a question God was ever asking.