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LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Oct. 6-12)

1. Ann Romney Becomes a New York Times Bestselling Author

Fun

Latter-day Saint Breaks World Record for "Fastest Time to Climb Over a Human Tunnel by a Goat"

Contortionists, weightlifters, and average Joes with really long fingernails. As April Gould flipped through the bizarre but captivating contents of Guinness World Records books, she knew, even as a child, that she wanted to be in one someday.

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Latter-day Saint Life

3 Things That Will Happen to the Earth at the Second Coming

By Roger A. McKenzie

One of our favorite places to go for family vacation is called Craters of the Moon in Idaho. It’s a weird place that’s covered with miles and miles of black lava rocks and dormant volcanoes. It looks much like the surface of the moon, except that there’s no vegetation on the moon. Craters, at least, has a few trees and some sagebrush. Nearby, there’s a place called Hell’s Half Acre. The name says it all. It’s similar to Craters of the Moon, but it’s more burned looking.

Latter-day Saint Life

How to Deal with Loneliness When You’re Surrounded by People

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

Hi! How are you? What’s your name? My name’s Jenny. I’m an extrovert—can you tell?

What 8 World Leaders Have Said About Latter-day Saints

By Lindsey Miller

Latter-day Saints have made an impact around the world, and many leaders have taken note. Here are a few things world leaders have said about us over the years.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Fablehaven: NYT Best-Selling Author Brandon Mull Reveals 5 Little-Known Facts About the Magical Series

By Brandon Mull

When I was writing Fablehaven about 11 years ago, I hoped it would be my first published novel. I had already failed to publish several short stories and a different novel (that eventually evolved into Beyonders), and I had no assurance that my tale about a brother and sister discovering a secret wildlife park for magical creatures would ever be read by anyone besides friends and family. I had no way to foresee that Fablehaven would eventually reach millions of readers in 30 different languages. At the time, I just hoped it would make it to bookstore shelves.

5 Ways Fathers Influence Their Daughters

By Jamie Armstrong

We’ve all seen them—the sitcoms and movies, even television commercials that portray fathers as inept creatures bumbling through family life. In a culture where dads are often portrayed as the dunces of the family, researchers are only beginning to scratch the surface of just how important their role in the family truly is.

Famous Latter-day Saints

7 Mormons Who Made March Madness History

By Jeff Hampton

Is your bracket filled out? Good. Mine is too.

Crash-proof Your Teen

By Angela Lankford

Parents, grandparents, siblings, teachers—at one time or other, we all worry about our teens behind the wheel of a car. Although licensed teens have attended driver’s education programs and passed the state examination to receive a driver’s license, we still worry about their lack of road experience.