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Directing The Tabernacle Choir with Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy

What would you ask the directors of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square if you could sit with them in the basement of the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle? We put a call out on Twitter for questions and Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy set out to answer them (and a few of our own) on this week’s episode of “All In.”

Michalyn Steele: "I Know that He Loveth His Children”

Michalyn Steele has devoted her life to civil rights work. On today’s episode, Michalyn shares her thoughts on how we can better “mourn with those that mourn” amidst current discussions surrounding racism. She resonates with a well-known scripture in 1 Nephi 11:17, stating that while she does not understand the meaning of all things, she knows God loves His children.

Paving the Path to Peace with Lisanne Murphy and Nassari Everett

President Nelson’s conference address, “Peacemakers Needed,” felt like a landmark talk and it resonated so much with our community. Here at Magnify, one of our driving goals is to come together to cultivate what we need to LIVE DIFFRERENTLY! President Nelson has just given us the game plan for just that. Over the next few months we want dig into PEACE! What is peace? How do we find it? How do we create it? How do we share it? How do we receive it? How do we feel it? And mostly, how can we get more of it?

It's Personal

Stories in this episode: Sarah and her brother decide to turn their father in to the police hoping he will find the help he needs to make necessary changes in his life; Chrislyn is deep in grief after learning about decisions her mother made and watching her be sentenced to life in prison. The Atonement of Jesus Christ and the power of forgiveness take on new meaning for both our storytellers, even if their lives haven’t yet reached a happy ending.

Taufa family shows faith in wake of LDS missionary's death

President Elini Kinikini of the Tongan North Stake and Bishop Siosaia Tu’itupou of the Riverside 2nd Ward were invited to the living room where they somberly and directly shared the tragic news that their second child and second missionary son, Elder Siosiua Andrew Taufa, had lost his life in Guatemala earlier that evening. Sulieti let out a cry that brought their daughters running into the room, but Ivan remained stoic and steadied himself by bracing the armrest of the couch. With the help of their priesthood leaders, he calmed his family’s tears and their anguish.

Lesson Helps

October 2014 Home Teaching Message: The Prayer of Faith

By LDS Living

Prayer is more than words we speak to God. It is a two-way communication between God and His children.

Latter-day Saint Life

How Elder Perry Helped Atomic Bomb Victims Rebuild Their Life & Faith During WWII

MR says: As a marine in WWII, Elder L. Tom Perry arrived at Nagasaki weeks after the atomic bomb hit. Read his memories of the carnage and how he helped the Japanese people.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why One LDS Couple Has Stood by Their Gay Son and Their Faith

"You continue on as a family and you just love each other, you just trust in God’s plan. You follow the Savior, who has shown us so perfectly how to love and be kind," Becky Mackintosh says.

Finding Truth in the World with Aaron Franklin

Perhaps as curious believers in the gospel of Jesus Christ, we may have all had this question: what is truth? It's a wrestle that many of us have felt, and it's one that is soul-deep as we're seeking to grow closer to Jesus Christ. How do we navigate the quiet and simple truth that comes from God against the noisy onslaught of “untruth” that comes from the world?

Zandra Vranes

Zandra Vranes is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. Most recently she was a producer on the film, My Name is Green Flake, winner of the Los Angeles Film Award and the London Independent Film Awards. Zandra is the co-author of the book, Can I Get an Amen: Celebrating the Lord in Everyday Life and co-founder of Sistas in Zion, a multimedia platform that creates content that inspires faith, hope, charity, and hilarity. True to her sign, Zandra is a Pisces that loves the water, so when she's not creating content you can find her paddleboarding with her boo and their adventurous chihuahua.