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When James E. Talmage Blinded His Brother in a Terrible Accident (+ How It Brought Them Both Closer to God)

The following is an excerpt from the book And Now You Know: The Rest of the Story from the Lives of Well-Known Latter-Day Saints.

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When the Spirit of a Native American Appeared to President Packer's Ancestor

By Boyd K. Packer

The following excerpt from The Holy Temple by President Boyd K. Packer illustrates how we can receive "help from beyond" to do temple work.

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Latter-day Saint Therapist: If Your Spouse Cheats and Repents, Are You Obligated to Forgive?

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

Latter-day Saint couples affected by infidelity are invited to my upcoming online “Healing from Infidelity” course, free for LDS Living readers. Register here.

Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Lesson 20: Feed My Sheep

By Kelly Merrill

This lesson is all about sheep. Sheep are stupid animals. Sorry to be blunt, but they are. They are adorable, and loveable, but they do stupid things that require their shepherds to be on the constant lookout for the next dumb thing they do. The majority of the flock is generally safe, but there is always someone wandering off that needs to be fetched back into the safety of the fold.

Meet the Lone LDS Woman Who Anchored the Gospel in Early Sri Lanka

By Ardis E. Parshall

Photos courtesy Ardis E. Parshall

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How the Church Grew From 3 to 6,000 in Jamaica

By Trent Toone

For several years, the membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jamaica consisted of only three individuals: Victor E. Nugent, his wife, Verna, and their son, Peter.

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What We Know About Discerning Between Good and Bad Spirits

By Oscar W. McConkie

Some angels are on God's errand; some are from the realm of Satan himself. “Believe not every spirit,” John counseled, “but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1). The problem that most men have is to discern the spirits so that they may know what is of God and what is not.

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5 Times Angels Rescued Prophets and Apostles in the Latter Days

By Brad Richins

As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we have a plethora of resources to help us in times of need or struggle. The scriptures, prayer, words of modern-day prophets and apostles, Church leaders, family, temple worship, priesthood blessings, and, most importantly, Jesus Christ are all assets that provide divine assistance and strength.

From the Church

Church updates temple recommend interview questions

President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continued his fervent focus on improving the faith’s temple worship Sunday at the concluding session of the 189th Semiannual General Conference. He read an updated list of questions Church members will be asked when receiving a temple recommend. The new questions are below.

Some temples will soon begin Phase 3 of reopening. What does this mean?

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began reopening its temples in May 2020 using a careful, cautious, four-phase approach to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.