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Old Testament Lesson 30: "Come to the House of the Lord"

In 1980 I walked through Hezekiah’s tunnel. It was an astonishing stroll. We made our way through the darkness with the uncertain aid of flashlights and sang hymns about light: “Lead Kindly Light,” “The Lord Is my Light,” “There Is Sunshine in my Soul Today,” and so on. The tunnel is not straight. It bends and angles many times through nearly 1,800 feet. The Jews built the tunnel to bring water into the city as a hedge against an Assyrian siege.

How a Grandfather and Granddaughter Served as Mission Companions Even After He Passed

By Morgan Pearson

If any one of many variables had gone differently, Katie Fitt never would have met Change Lee on a muggy summer night on the streets of Flushing Queens, New York. For starters, Change was originally from South Korea, lived in Canada, but was in New York on business. And Fitt almost didn’t serve a mission. But there she was wearing a black nametag on Northern Blvd when she and her companions approached Change. She doesn’t remember having any sort of special prompting to talk to Change in particular but she simply felt they should talk to one more person before they called it a night. But what happened next might be considered a miracle 55 years in the making.

Podcasts

Looking back on the ‘I’m a Mormon’ campaign and the message it communicated to women in the Church

During her five years as a brand strategist for Bonneville Communications, Neylan McBaine was a part of the team behind the “I’m a Mormon” multimillion-dollar advertising and outreach campaign for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. McBaine caught the eye of Boncom, the marketing agency behind not only “I’m a Mormon” but Light The World and other Church campaigns, because of a website she had started, The Mormon Women Project. Unbeknownst to them, McBaine carried with her extensive marketing experience, having worked for years in the Silicon Valley with multiple successful companies, making her an incredible asset to the campaign. On this week’s episode of All In, McBaine reflected on what made the campaign impactful.

Feature Stories

The pluck and luck of the Irish Saints: A brief history of the Church in Ireland

By Fred E. Woods

On an island divided by political and religious borders, about 8,000 plucky Irish Latter-day Saints have discovered a way to find unity through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Dr. David T. Morgan: Looking for a miracle? Get ready to do the required work

By Dr. David T. Morgan

“I thought that miracles were things that God did out of the blue. But it also seems there are times when the miracle is a combination of His efforts and ours.”

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5 Ways to Support Military Families in Your Ward

By Alexis Sanders

1. Be friendly.

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Elder Holland Tells Prominent Jewish Leaders About When Elijah Returned to an LDS Temple

By LDS Living

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Elder Quentin L. Cook, and Elder James J. Hamula of the Seventy met with prominent Jewish leaders from the United States at the Mount of Olives on Thursday to commemorate the 175th anniversary of Apostle Orson Hyde's prayer dedicating Jerusalemas a gathering place for the Jewish people.

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12 Admonitions President Monson Gave in General Conference: Are We Following Them?

We are so grateful for the opportunity we will have to hear from prophets, apostles, and Church leaders again this weekend.

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The Ward That Meets by Phone in Alaska

By Katharine Lyon

With a renewed focus on Sabbath day observance, many wards and branches have instituted ways to improve their Sunday worship services. From devotionals to bishops' notes in the ward newsletter, the worldwide Church places a strong emphasis on keeping the Sabbath day holy.

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When Evil Spirits Attacked Early Missionaries in England (+ Joseph Smith's Surprising Response)

By Casey Paul Griffiths, Susan Easton Black, and Mary Jane Woodger; Adapted from "What You Don't Know About the 100 Most Important Events in Church History"

Whether you’re a history buff or simply curious, you have probably collected a decent store of knowledge about important events in Church history. But no matter how well you thought you knew these stories, there are a surprising number of fascinating facts that you might have overlooked. Here is an interesting story from a time when evil spirits tried to scare missionaries in Great Britain in the early days of the Church.