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March 2012 Sharing Time: What the Prophets Tell Me

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Elder Renlund Shares What's Inside the Church's Underground Vault

By Danielle B. Wagner

The Church's Granite Mountain Records Vault is one of the most protected and high-security places in the world, up there with places like Fort Knox and Area 51.

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What did Brigham Young actually say? Church History series examines shorthand discrepancies

By Lindsey Williams

Chances are you have heard of Brigham Young, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Who you may have not heard of is George D. Watt—the transcriber who was present for and recorded many of President Young’s teachings and published them as the Journal of Discourses.

Former Deseret News opinion editor applauds The Atlantic for its treatment of the Church in article published Wednesday

There are three types of articles written about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to Hal Boyd, the former opinion editor for the Deseret News, who is now an associate professor of family law and policy at BYU: First, there is the article written by the non-Latter-day Saint journalist who looks at the faith warily. Second, pieces written by former or lapsed members of the Church. And third, “the genre in which active Church members examine their faith.”

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Elder Stevenson Shares Firsthand Account of the Calling and Sustaining of Our New Prophet

"On Sunday morning, Jan. 14, just over a week ago, the Council of the Twelve met in the upper room of the Salt Lake Temple in a spirit of fasting and prayer, under the presiding direction of President Russell M. Nelson, acting as Senior Apostle and President of the Quorum of the Twelve,” Elder Stevenson said.“In this sacred and memorable meeting, seated by seniority in a semi-circle of thirteen chairs, following a well-established precedent in unity and unanimity, hands were raised to first sustain the organization of a First Presidency and then to sustain President Russell Marion Nelson as the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”

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5 Must-See Temple Construction Updates

By Jamie Armstrong

It's always exciting when a new temple is announced in general conference, so we at LDS Living wanted to give you a quick update on five temples being built around the world. Thanks to ldschurchtemples.com, we were able to find the latest construction photos for all temples to compare to the artist's rendering. Check out the status below for the Córdoba Argentina Temple, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple, Sapporo Japan Temple, and Trujillo Perú Temple.

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FHE: Easter

By Shauna Gibby

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Latter-day Saints and the Watergate Scandal: 5 Fascinating Connections

By LDS Living Staff

From an apostle to senators to famous inventors, several Latter-day Saints played an important part in Watergate as they helped expose the truth about one of America's worst political scandals.

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The Surprising Meanings Behind "Enos" and "Noah": Insights into Book of Mormon Names

By Brad Wilcox

Ancient scripture writers often used the literary pattern of paronomasia (word plays and word puns) to convey significant theological messages (see hereand here). Bible and Book of Mormon authors used names of individuals as a means to teach core principles. If we could read the original Hebrew and Egyptian texts of the Book of Mormon, we’d find names repeated thematically throughout the text. Just as a modern persuasive writer today will repeat their thesis statement in multiple ways throughout their writing, so too, ancient prophets used names and derivatives of names to reinforce in meaningful ways the major idea they wished for readers to see in the text.