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President Monson Gives 5 Ways Youth Leaders Can Make a Difference in the Lives of Those They Teach

By Excerpted from "Be Your Best Self" by President Thomas S. Monson

In a time and age when the youth of the Church are tempted like never before, President Monson shares five simple but profound ways the leaders of the LDS youth can make a difference. The following is an excerpt from President Monson's book, Be Your Best Self.

4 Ways the New Testament Teaches Us to Bring Christ Into Our Homes

By Emily Belle Freeman

Several months ago, a friend and I were talking about our homes. I have a whole list of improvements I want to undertake, from painting the kitchen cupboards to putting barn wood paneling in the bathroom upstairs to finding some new pillows for the couch. However, as I started talking to her, I realized her home improvement focus was on a completely different track. She asked if I had any ideas for making her home more Christ-centered. I was immediately drawn into the idea. My family believes in Jesus Christ, but had I devoted enough time and energy to making my home Christ-centered? One night as I was pondering on how I might make that happen, the answer finally came. What better way to learn about having a Christ-centered home than from Christ Himself?

LDS Blog Stars

By Alexis Sanders

Talking with women who share the gospel, one blog post at a time

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Ambiguity in the Gospel Is a Good Thing

By Bruce C. Hafen

This excerpt originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of LDS Living magazine.

10 exciting new gospel-centered books to wrap up your kids’ summer reading

From heartfelt stories to lessons of faith, these uplifting books are just what your young ones need to finish up the summer. Whether the book is filled with scripture stories, gospel lessons, inclusive illustrations, or inspiring messages, your kids will love exploring everything inside these new additions to your storybook rotation.

Feature Stories

‘A great honor’: Latter-day Saint swimmer representing Puerto Rico in Olympics shares his faith

By Danielle Christensen

Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle—it’s a swimming medley that would be intimidating to some, but for Jarod Arroyo, it’s his bread and butter. And this week, he has the chance to prove it at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Latter-day Saint Life

The important lessons we can learn from 5 mothers in the Old Testament

By Danielle Christensen

There are many mothers in the scriptures with valuable stories—here are just five from the Old Testament that we have a lot to learn from.

Heavenly Father Knows Me

2 Nephi 31–33: Obey

Nephi knows what it’s like to feel deeply discouraged and alone. He even wrote that he “watered [his] pillow by night” because of his fears for his people (see 2 Nephi 33:3). But as he trusted in the Lord, he found true joy, peace, and belonging. In this week’s readings from 2 Nephi 31–33, we’ll study this faithful prophet’s final words about how we can partake of God’s goodness.

Exodus 7–13 (Apr 6–12)

Exodus chapters 7–13 contain the ten plagues of Egypt. Although we won’t likely see frogs, lice, and flies infesting our livelihoods day after day, there is a lot of sorrow and disaster in the world. And it seems to affect both God’s people as well as those who aren’t following Him. But our faith grows as we learn to look for small miracles instead of focusing on the plagues.