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Old Testament Lesson 15: "Look to God and Live"

If you have the time and the inclination, review the following scriptures: Exodus 14:1–4; 16:2–3; 17:1–4; Numbers 11:4–6, 18–20; 14:1–4; 20:3–5;21:5. In each of these verses, Israel longs for the good things of Egypt, for an opportunity to return her slime pits. You with young children might have experienced something like this. I know I made life miserable for my parents on a couple of occasions when they took me to visit distant relatives and I did not want to go. My constant complaining and incessant review of the things I was missing at home must have filled them with indignation. The Lord seems to have had some of those same feelings about the children of Israel during their backward-looking journey to the Promised Land.

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Book of Mormon Lesson 24: “Give Us Strength According To Our Faith In Christ”

By Ted L. Gibbons

You must understand that these lessons are not designed to replace the experience you should have in your ward or branch Gospel Doctrine class. I am hopeful that they will expand your understanding of the scriptures and, if you are teaching, your ability to open the scriptures to the minds and hearts of your students. But if would be awful if anyone were to neglect that classroom experience in favor of these lessons.

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“Jane and Emma” Actress and Non-Member Tells NPR the Uplifting Insights She Learned About Joseph Smith, Faith Playing Jane Manning

By Lindsey Miller

The upcoming movie Jane and Emma is already making waves in the entertainment industry with its controversial topics and strong female presence in the cast and crew. The movie shows the relationship between Jane Manning, Emma Smith, and the prophet Joseph Smith.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS "The Amazing Race" Contestant Chooses Faith Over Better Shot at $1 Million

By Katie Lambert

Before April Gould competed on The Amazing Race, she was warned that situations may come up where she would have to choose between her faith and a chance at the $1 million prize.

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How a youth trip to Nauvoo turned this widow’s time of desperation into a season of faith

By Jill Walker

“Sometimes we too must turn and walk away from the future we expected and worked for.”

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Former Stake President Says the "Faith and Prayers of Thousands" Helped Rescue Him from Abductors in Mexico

By Katie Lambert

Bob Meek, a former Idaho Falls, Idaho, stake president, says he is safe after being held ransom in Mexico.

Teachings of George Albert Smith 10: The Scriptures, the Most Valuable Library in the World

Excerpt from "In Tune with the Music of Faith," by Quentin L. Cook

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An Eerie Miracle That Shows How the Lord's Light Can Literally Guide Us

Sometimes, things happen in our lives that we can only describe as supernatural because they are outside our understanding. But, for those who have faith and have seen the miracles God places in their lives, these events become understood with a proper perspective, as help from a loving Heavenly Father directing our lives.

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'How I Lost and Regained My Faith': LDS Man Shares 18 Lessons He Learned

Yesterday the Mormon Channel released a new video describing the journey of Rich Millar, a returned missionary who learned through personal experience what it's like to lose your faith and the struggle to find it again. The video was originally inspired by a post Millar made on Facebook about the lessons he learned from his journey, which was re-posted on Deseret News. Visit the Deseret News article for inspiring insights and stories that go along with each point, or watch the video below.

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"It Is So Impressive": Jewish Leaders Tour Welfare Square and LDS Temple

“Just to see the way everything works out [at Welfare Square] and how the organizational aspect of it, the voluntary aspect of it — it is so impressive and something that I think every religious tradition — and not even faith communities, but everyone — should participate in, and we can learn a lot from the LDS community in this way," Saba Soomekh said after touring the Church's welfare operations and an LDS temple.