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Men and women think differently, but they do agree on one thing: finding the right person to marry is hard, exciting, scary, and a true desire. There are a lot of “chick flicks” and romance novels out there that attempt to describe true love and how to find it, but I know a lot of really terrific single women who are still wondering where their “knight in shining armor” is.

Messages for when it feels like social or spiritual progress is on pause

By Emily Linder

Editor's note: "This week from the pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.

Why one Latter-day Saint psychologist says uncertainty is an opportunity

Wendy Ulrich wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life until she read a single question in a book one day: What would you do if you were guaranteed success? And in that moment, she knew she wanted to be a psychologist. “I care enough about this that I’m afraid to fail at it,” she remembers thinking. “I’m afraid I’ll be bad at it . . . I don’t care as much about this other field that I’m considering, so it doesn’t feel as risky somehow to my whole identity as a human being.” She wasn’t guaranteed success, but she knew psychology is what she would pursue if she wasn’t afraid to fail. So despite the fear and the uncertainty, she went for it.

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9 Ways Heavenly Father Teaches Us How to Run an Effective Church Council

By M. Russell Ballard

Recently, the Church announced that in 2018 "Teaching of the Prophets" manuals will no longer be used in Relief Society or priesthood meetings. Instead, ward leaders will be able to choose general conference talks and gospel topics to prepare lessons tailored to their ward's needs. Among these changes, the Church also announced that once a month a council will be held during Relief Society and priesthood meeting, a change designed to help bring wards closer together and make members more aware of each person's needs.

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4 Myths Latter-day Saints Often Tell Themselves About Virtue

By LDS Living Staff

There’s a word within the Church that we use frequently—one I think too often goes misunderstood: virtue.

This week from the pulpit: Finding togetherness during times of distance

By Emily Linder

Editor's note: "This week from the pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.

From the Church

Questions about the new Handbook updates? Check out this FAQ page from the Church

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The following questions and answers come directly from the Church’s website to help clarify the latest “General Handbook” updates.

Single Saints: Making the Leap to the Home Ward

By Kristen M. Oaks

The following is an excerpt from A Single Voice, a book about being single in the Church by Kristen M. Oaks, who remained single into her fifties before marrying Elder Dallin H. Oaks.

Senior women talking in community garden

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‘My Jesus’: 1 simple way to feel closer to Him (that’s hinted at all over the scriptures)

By John Hilton III

In our efforts to not say His name too frequently, have we not said His name frequently enough?