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5 tasty pumpkin recipes to help you savor the season

It's that time of year when the smell of pumpkin spice permeates every kitchen. But you don’t have to limit your fall cooking creativity to pie and bread! Try out some of these unique and tasty pumpkin dishes, great for dinner, dessert, or just a snack.

Famous Latter-day Saints

The Mormon FBI Agent Who Took Down John Dillinger and "Baby Face Nelson"

By Kathryn Jenkins Gordon

Recently, loved ones gathered for a memorial service of Sam Cowley, a former FBI agent and national hero. “[Cowley was] considered by Hoover as one of his most trustworthy — if not the most trustworthy — agent he had to lead the major investigation at that time," Calvin Chipman Clegg told KSL. "He meant a lot to the director, to the FBI, and he meant a lot to our family." In order to honor this man, we wanted to share his story:

Latter-day Saint Life

A marketing professional’s take on ‘abandoning attitudes and actions of prejudice’

Ronell Hugh has spent his career in marketing working for recognizable businesses like Adobe, HP, Microsoft, and Walmart, and recently spoke of approaching the prophet’s call to abandon attitude and actions of prejudice from the perspective of a marketer.

Famous Latter-day Saints

The Latter-day Saint FBI Agent Who Took Down "Baby Face Nelson"

By Kathryn Jenkins Gordon

Photo of Sam Cowley from keepapitchinin.org What do notorious gangsters John Dillinger and Lester Gillis (aka “Baby Face Nelson”) have to do with the LDS Church? Simple: they were tracked and ultimately killed thanks to the action of a Mormon government agent—an action that secured his billing as a national hero.

17 Insightful Latter-day Saint Books to Help You Better Understand Church History

By LDS Living

Take a step back in history and read the accounts of courageous men and women who contributed to the unfolding of the restoration of the gospel. Be inspired by the testimonies of living prophets and countless men and women who trusted in God and labored faithfully amidst trial and heartache.

1: "This Is My Work and My Glory" (Moses 1; Abraham 3)

We made it to the Old Testament year for Come, Follow Me! But before we begin with the book of Genesis, we need to make an important stop in the Pearl of Great Price. Moses 1 and Abraham 3 contain what we like to call a “love letter” from our heavenly parents to us because these words give us a greater understanding of our divine potential. So grab your scriptures, and let's dig into the Pearl of Great Price.

Charlie Bird: Coming Out and Coming Into God’s Light

In February 2019, Charlie Bird published an op-ed through the Deseret News that revealed two secrets: 1. He was the man underneath the Cosmo the Cougar suit that made national headlines and led NBC Sports to dub 2017–2018 the “Year of the Mascot.” 2. He is a gay member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Next month, Charlie will release a book called “Without the Mask,” and on today’s episode we talk with Charlie about what the gospel continues to teach him as he embraces a life that is very different than the one he planned for himself.

Garett Bolles: Light in Dark Moments

What could’ve been the darkest moment of his life turned into the moment that changed Garett Bolles’ life. It is a story that has been widely referred to as “Utah’s Blind Side” but Garett’s story was far from over when Greg and Emily Freeman took him in as a high school student. On this week’s episode, we talk to Garett about how God brought light into his life right when it seemed darkness was closing in and why he is now determined to bring that same light into the lives of others, including his son, Kingston, who was recently diagnosed with apraxia of speech.

Turning to God’s Light with Kate Lee

Does your world feel heavy and dark? We live in a world of commotion and noise, and sometimes we just need a reminder that there is more light than we think. We just have to turn to the Lord and see his light in the everyday moments.

From the Church

Despite Rumors, President Monson Remains Hospitalized Wednesday Afternoon

By LDS Living

On Wednesday afternoon, Church spokesman Eric Hawkins confirmed that President Thomas S. Monson is alive and continuing to rest and recover in the hospital, according to the Deseret News.