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'How I Lost and Regained My Faith': LDS Man Shares 18 Lessons He Learned

Yesterday the Mormon Channel released a new video describing the journey of Rich Millar, a returned missionary who learned through personal experience what it's like to lose your faith and the struggle to find it again. The video was originally inspired by a post Millar made on Facebook about the lessons he learned from his journey, which was re-posted on Deseret News. Visit the Deseret News article for inspiring insights and stories that go along with each point, or watch the video below.

Latter-day Saint Life

How a No-Sunday Soccer Club Is Helping and Inspiring Those of Many Faiths

After years of watching his sons on high-level soccer teams compete in tournaments on Friday and Saturday and then sit out the championship game on Sunday, Travis Breinholt said he felt strongly that something needed to be done.

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"It Is So Impressive": Jewish Leaders Tour Welfare Square and LDS Temple

“Just to see the way everything works out [at Welfare Square] and how the organizational aspect of it, the voluntary aspect of it — it is so impressive and something that I think every religious tradition — and not even faith communities, but everyone — should participate in, and we can learn a lot from the LDS community in this way," Saba Soomekh said after touring the Church's welfare operations and an LDS temple.

43: “I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy” (Jeremiah 30–52, Lamentations)

We all have experienced wounds of some sort. These can be physical wounds, like those that come from falling off a bike, or emotional wounds, like those that occur when your feelings are hurt. Jeremiah and his people saw many kinds of wounds in their day, and the prophet lamented over them in his writing. But these scriptures are about more than mourning—Jeremiah 30–52 and the book of Lamentations also express sympathy for those with wounds of their own while promising that all will be healed through Christ.

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The Major Role Religion Will Play at the 2016 Olympic Games

Should religion play a role in the Olympics? Well this year it is in a surprising way.

For Mitt Romney and other Mormons, missions are like a ‘refiner’s fire’

At age 19, Mitt Romney was a typical college student, schmoozing about politics, pulling pranks and sneaking away to see his girlfriend. Then he went on a 30-month Mormon mission in France. He returned to the U.S. in 1968 ready to start a family, steeped in his faith and eager for more responsibility in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Emily Snyder: Choosing Deliberate Amidst the Unexpected Life

Magnolia Chief of Staff Emily Snyder never imagined her life would include working for well known, influential people or getting an MBA from an Ivy League School. In fact, all she ever dreamed of becoming was a mother but when her life began to look very different than her dreams, she decided she couldn’t let it stop her from taking full advantage of her “one precious life.”

John Bytheway: Finding Joy This Holiday Season

A lot goes on in between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but in the midst of cooking and shopping, are we taking time to reflect on the cause for our celebrations or the source of joy that we feel? Do we stop to think about the Christ child who became the Savior of the world? On this week’s episode, John Bytheway explores the miracle of Jesus Christ and why that miracle can bring us joy regardless of our age—and even in the midst of a pandemic.

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13 Remarkable Responses to Elder Rasband's Question: How Has God Guided You?

Editor's note: These responses have been edited for length and clarity.

Larrie Christensen

Larrie Woolf Christensen was born in Idaho Falls Idaho but spent most of her growing up years in Salt Lake City Utah. Her family moved to Anaheim California when she graduated from high school and it was there that she met her late husband, O. Brent Christensen. They were married in 1964 in the Salt Lake Temple. She continues to mourn his loss and misses his steadying influence, his wonderful smile and his loyal and faithful companionship. They have four children and Larrie currently lives in Columbia Missouri near their two oldest daughters.