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Latter-day Saints and Hollywood: 40 Fascinating Facts

The history of Latter-day Saints and Hollywood is more exciting and far-reaching than most people realize. Check out these 40 ways Church members have left their mark in television and on the silver screen.

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5 Harmful Body Image Myths to Stop Believing

By Jaci Wightman

Call me crazy, but I believe we can be at peace with our physical bodies. That we really can feel comfortable in our own skin. I know I’m taking a huge leap by making that statement. After all, body image statistics reveal that most of us aren’t very thrilled with the way we look. It almost seems like hating your body (or at least various parts of it) goes hand in hand with being human.

3 Spiritual Lessons from an Air Force Thunderbird Crash

By Brock Booher

When Captain Chris R. Stricklin got up the morning of September 14, 2003, ejecting from his airplane was the furthest thing from his mind. The sky over Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho was royal blue, without even a wisp of a cloud—a perfect day for an airshow. His aircraft, the F-16 Fighting Falcon sat fueled, polished, and ready to fly. He was a member of the elite United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron—the Thunderbirds—and he was about to give the gathering crowd a show they would never forget.

How 1 Latter-day Saint Couple Who Tested Positive with Coronavirus Maintained a Positive Perspective during Quarantine

By Danielle Christensen

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Elder Ballard's Miraculous Trip to Ethiopia & the Beginning of Latter-day Saint Charities

By Jamie Armstrong

In 1985, a special fast for the famine victims of Ethiopia sparked a flood of donations that far exceeded the Church’s expectations. This act of generosity by Latter-day Saints marked the beginning of what would become Latter-day Saint Charities—the Church’s humanitarian organization—which has been spreading hope and healing throughout the world ever since.

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Lola Ogunbote: Racism and the human race against time

By Lola Ogunbote

Let’s seek to be less passive and more aggressive in this fight against racism. And more importantly, let us look up to Him who created us perfectly in His image.

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Cecil B. DeMille and David O. McKay: A Surprising Friendship

By Fred E. Woods

In some ways, the two men were polar opposites. DeMille was an icon in the 20th-century film industry who directed 70 motion pictures in a career that spanned four decades. Living in Los Angeles, he was referred to as “Mr. Hollywood.”1 President McKay, on the other hand, was dedicated to building Zion as prophet, seer, and revelator.

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New Testament Sunday School Lesson 30: "God Is No Respecter of Persons"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Acts 10-14; 15:1-35

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New Testament Lesson 30: God Is No Respecter of Persons

By Ted L. Gibbons

Acts 10-14; 15:1-35