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Photo Slideshow: A Day in the Life of a Mormon Missionary

While carrying out their mission, Mormon missionaries spend time studying, teaching and spreading their message door-to-door with strangers. See what an average day on a mission looks like for two women called to carry out their mission in Independence, Mo. Photos by Sally Morrow/Religion News Service.

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Counsel from Elder Holland Every Returned Missionary Needs to Hear

By Katharine Lyon

For many returned missionaries, coming home can be one of the hardest parts of serving a mission. After 18 months or 2 years of finding, teaching, and serving others full-time, it can be disorienting to return to a life filled with school, work, and dating.

Weekend Family Activity: Hot Chocolate Stand

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

If there’s one thing we love in the wintertime more than people shoveling our sidewalks, it’s people handing out hot chocolate.

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The Death Masks of Joseph & Hyrum Smith + 6 Other Things You Need to See at the Reopened Church History Museum

MR says: From the death masks of Joseph and Hyrum Smith to the Vision Theater and the Nauvoo Sun Stone, there are a lot of hidden treasures you won't want to miss at the reopening of the Church History Museum.

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President Monson Shares the One Label We Should All Be Proud to Have

By Thomas S. Monson

The following is an excerpt from A Prophet's Voice: Messages from Thomas S. Monson.

"Bohemian Rhapsody," "Hallelujah": 14 Perfect Responses on Songs the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Should Sing

By LDS Living

Editor's Note: The following responses have been edited for length and clarity.

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The Untold Story of Mormons in Missouri: How St. Louisans Defended Latter-Day Saints in the 1830s

When it comes to Latter-day Saints and Missouri in the 1830s, thoughts often go to the infamous 1838 extermination order issued by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. A less familiar but more redeeming story, however, is that Latter-day Saints had friends on the other side of the state. St. Louisans defended Latter-day Saints, and the city played a key role in their later migration to Utah.

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Senior Missionaries Help Carve 500 Pumpkins So Intricate You Won't Believe They Were Carved by Hand

By Katie Lambert

Senior missionaries give meaningful service while they spread the gospel, but who would have thought that service could be so Halloween-festive?

Lesson Helps

February 2011 Sharing Time—Using the Plan

By Shauna Gibby

Preparation: Gather the following items: a map, a textbook, a recipe card, house plans, an instruction booklet (such as one that comes with electronic equipment or an appliance), a set of scriptures. On a large poster paper draw a simple maze (see photo gallery for an example), add these scripture references along the path of the maze: John 13:34, Doctrine and Covenants 119:4, Exodus 20:8, Doctrine and Covenants 19:38, 2 Nephi 31:10.

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LDS Youth Attend Temple to Honor Friends Who Perished in Car Accident

Only hours after a member of the ward as well as a member of their stake died in a car accident, LDS youth gathered together at the temple.