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Maual 3; Supplement from "Love and Law" by Elder Dallin H. Oaks

Church Worried Hate Crimes Bill Could Upset Balance of Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights

The Church recently expressed concerns that new Utah legislation could upset the balance between religious liberty and LGBT rights in Utah.

Teachings of George Albert Smith Lesson 8: Temple Blessings for Ourselves and Our Ancestors

Excerpt from "Generations Linked in Love," by Russell M. Nelson

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Missionary in Terrorist Attack Had 2 Other Brushes with Terrorism, Talks to Family for First Time in Touching Video

By LDS Living Staff

Chad and Kymberly Wells had a very emotional and touching phone conversation when they talked to their son, Elder Mason Wells, 19, for the first time after he was injured in a terrorist attack in Belgium.

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Sister Eubank's Letter to Those Who Are Longing to Belong

I receive hundreds of letters in my office, and many of them describe the heartache that results from the categories we sometimes create for each other. Below is a letter describing the pain of being single in a Church focused on family:

Cathy Burningham: Giving All To Give Birth

Cathy Burningham and her husband, Kirk, just celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary. Upon getting married, the couple knew they wanted to have children as soon as possible. Now, a decade later, the couple has gone through four rounds of intrauterine insemination (IUI) and four rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF). On this week’s episode, Cathy shares how she and her husband have sought to find joy amid infertility, and why she has come to find that motherhood is not limited to those who have given birth.

President Spencer W. Kimball Explains What We Know About Life on Other Worlds

By President Spencer W. Kimball

An article by a German astronomer reports that radio astronomers today discuss as a distinct possibility inter-planetary conversation between earth-bound men and creatures on other planets; he "demonstrates" with intricate mathematical logic that planets suitable for life may be fairly common among the stars, and that there are "perhaps ten civilized communities within 1,000 light years of the earth," and "there may well be creatures intelligent enough on some of those planets to transmit radio messages across the enormous distances of interstellar space."

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5 Big Changes in Relief Society During Linda K. Burton's Presidency

By Danielle B. Wagner

Sister Linda K. Burton became the 16th Relief Society General President on March 31, 2012. Over the past five years, Sister Burton and her counselors—Sister Carole M. Stephens, first counselor, and Sister Linda S. Reeves, second counselor—have served during many significant changes in the Relief Society. Here are just a few significant moments:

How the Lord Inspired One Mother and BYU Professor to Continue to Pursue Her Education

Eva Witesman is best-known for her 2017 BYU Devotional address entitled: "Women and Education: 'A Future Only God Could See for You.'" In the address, Eva challenges the idea that there is only one path for Latter-day Saint women and that we each have spiritual gifts that only need to be accessed. Witesman was prompted to trust the Holy Ghost in her decision-making process, when she received an unexpected message while being set apart for a calling. Witesman put her faith in the message and set on her own path, even if it was very different from those around her. In this week's episode, All In host Morgan Jones talks with Witesman about how to access these spiritual gifts, what might be holding you back, and using the spirit to discover your own path.

"I Was Able to Witness God’s Love": How a Children’s Hospital Sacrament Service Spiritually Heals Patients, Families, and Staff

By Alicia Soto

Walk into a small auditorium on a Sunday morning at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital and many things will likely feel familiar to you as a Latter-day Saint. Worship services begin with a hymn, a Church member opens the meeting with a prayer, and the congregation partakes of the sacrament.