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‘One step at a time’: What 1 woman’s escape from the 99th floor of the South Tower on 9/11 can teach the next generation

By Emily Linder

Editor’s note: This article first appeared as the cover story in the September/October 2021 issue of LDS Living magazine.

LDS Events Calendar

By LDS Living

*This version is edited to reflect the Tuesday, October 16 event at the Washington D.C. Visitors' Center is not a fireside with Mike Reid as previously listed, but is a musical fireside. Mike Reid will visit the Visitors' Center on Sunday, October 21.

LDS Events Calendar

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Lunch and Learn Series with Deseret Book Artists and Authors

LDS Events Calendar

By LDS Living

Lunch and Learn Series with Deseret Book Artists and Authors

5 Ways Fathers Influence Their Daughters

By Jamie Armstrong

We’ve all seen them—the sitcoms and movies, even television commercials that portray fathers as inept creatures bumbling through family life. In a culture where dads are often portrayed as the dunces of the family, researchers are only beginning to scratch the surface of just how important their role in the family truly is.

Podcasts

First Black missionary to serve after 1978 revelation on priesthood explains why attempts at explaining ban do more harm than good

Marcus Martins is a former mission president who served as the first Black missionary following the 1978 revelation on the priesthood. In a 2021 “All In” episode, he discusses how misguided attempts at explaining the priesthood ban hold lessons for all of us regarding racism of all kinds.

Latter-day Saint Life

What newspapers in the 1800s said about the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum

By Jannalee Sandau

Joseph and Hyrum’s martyrdom made headlines all across the country—with most sources condemned the act as murder and a scandal.

‘Where are the Brown angels, Dad?’ How 1 child’s question sparked the idea for a new children’s book

By Sample Author

At ages 4 and 7, siblings Ari and Geo Bonner notice who is depicted in the images around them. They are excited to see their favorite superheroes and princesses. They are proud to point out people they recognize in books and movies. And, sometimes, they are confused when they don’t see people who look like them.

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Feature Stories

How a Coca-Cola font and ancient Roman column helped inspire the Church logo

By Jake Frandsen

A Coca Cola font, the Trajan Column in Rome, and other inspirations have helped create the Church logo.

Lesson Helps

Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 30: "The Prisoners Shall Go Free"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Joseph Smith, speaking of the work of redemption for the dead called that work the “. . . most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel . . .” (D&C 128:17). Why? What is there about this work that would cause the prophet to place its importance above any other subject belonging to the restoration of the gospel?