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One evening in a counseling session, I asked a couple who was struggling with financial differences to create a budget together. I gave them an outline of a budget and told them they had 15 minutes to work it out while I left the room.

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Old Testament Lesson 46: "A Kingdom Which Shall Never Be Destroyed"

By Ted L. Gibbons

When I was young and silly, my parents used to take me to southern Utah to visit relatives almost every summer. We would spend a week or two in Kanab and I would devote hours each day to roaming the red hills and canyons in the area with my cousins. One of the activities in which we sometimes engaged was rock rolling. We would climb the K-hill, a small table-top mountain northeast of town and roll rocks down the side. It was awesome to see the largest boulders we could move crashing down the hillside, gathering momentum and speed, dislodging other great rocks and debris which joined the mad cascade to the bottom. There were times when it seemed as if the whole mountain was moving.

D&C Lesson 32: "To Seal the Testimony"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: Consider the following people: John the Baptist, 1000+ Anti-Nephi-Lehies, Abinadi, and Joseph Smith. What do these have in common? They were martyred because of their commitment to the truth. Can you identify other martyrs from scriptural and church history? (Answers might include Abel (Moses 5:32), James (the brother of John—Acts 12:2)), Hyrum Smith (D&C 135:1, etc.) According to D&C 135:3, why do so many of “the Lord’s anointed” die at the hands of their enemies? (See also D&C 136:5,6)

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FHE: Forgiveness

By Carly M. Springer

Thought:

‘We wanted to be with Dad’: President Oaks’s family shares insights about their father

By Richard E. Turley Jr.

As the father of six, grandfather of twenty-nine, and great-grandfather of more than sixty, Dallin H. Oaks loves the family. This has been one of the most frequent themes of his apostolic ministry. In his first year as an Apostle, he spoke at a fireside for parents on “parental leadership in the home.” “We cannot overstate the importance of parenthood and the family,” he said. “The basis of the government of God is the eternal family.” He affirmed “that the gospel plan originated in the council of an eternal family, it is implemented through our earthly families, and it has its destiny in our eternal families.”1 These principles were reflected in his family teachings, priorities, and practices.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 ways angels communicate with us

By Donald W. Parry

This excerpt was originally published by LDS Living in August 2018 and is being shared again in honor of the anniversary of the night the angel Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith.

Fun

22 Times Dumbledore Taught Doctrine

By Danielle B. Wagner

Whimsical. Endearing. Magical. Mysterious. These are a few among a host of words that can describe the famous Albus Dumbledore, but among the most accurate is wise. Like many children born in the '90s, I was raised on the Harry Potter books and the words of Albus Dumbledore, who taught me what true bravery and power look like.

Latter-day Saint Life

22 Items That Will Help You and Your Family Create Spiritual Habits in 2020

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If you want to improve your family gospel study:

Latter-day Saint Life

Planning for Retirement: 5 Things Latter-day Saints Should Consider

By Roy A. Prete

As they approach later life, Latter-day Saints share many concerns with people of all faiths, such as financial planning, maintaining good health, and future association with family and friends. But some things are unique. Latter-day Saints live longer and have a different set of values than people of other faiths, which impels them toward a more active life of service and personal development. The high value they place on family life also makes a significant difference. Finding fulfillment in later life will depend on a number of factors, several of which are within our own volition. As we “embrace the future,” with all its opportunities and challenges, we should remember with Longfellow that “age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress.”1

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