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Famous Latter-day Saints

6 Latter-day Saint Authors Whose Books Became Movies

By Jeff Hampton

The following story originally ran on LDS Living in 2015 and has been updated to include recent information.

Stories of Faith

How meeting missionaries changed my life as a young single mom

By Emily Linder

“I remember standing in my living room and telling God, ‘I need help. I just can’t do this anymore.’”

Latter-day Saint Life

5 blessings of tithing that are easy to overlook but transform lives

By Maddie Tolk

God promises to provide powerful blessings when we live the law of tithing. But the fruits of obeying this commandment aren't always what we expect.

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New Testament Lesson 12: "I Am The Bread of Life"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: The Savior has consistently, throughout recorded scriptural history, tried to link himself to the commonalities of our lives so that we will be reminded of him in the daily affairs of living. Thus he calls himself the living water (John 4:10,11); the good shepherd (John 10:11); the stone or rock of Israel (D&C 50:44); the Light of the world (John 8:12; 9:5); the Lamb of God (John 1:29) the Cornerstone (Ephesians 2:19,20); and, of course, the Bread of Life and the Bread of Heaven (John 6:35, 51). How often in your life do you see water, rocks or stones, light, and bread? How would your life be blessed if these images reminded you of the ministry and mission of the Redeemer?

New Testament Lesson 12: I am the Bread of Life

By Ted L. Gibbons

John 5,6; Mark 6:30-44; Matthew 14:22,23

D&C Lesson 34: "Faith in Every Footstep"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION

Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 20: "Walking the Savior's Path of Charity"

By Kelly Merrill

The first section of this lesson talks about President Hunter’s personal example of being charitable or loving. He was an attorney, and he was known for putting people before profits and help before an accounting of time. His concern was that people got what they needed, not that they were charged what he was owed.

D&C Lesson 35: "A Mission of Saving"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: Cain’s query of the Lord has echoed down the corridors of time: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Moses 5:34) And the answer has followed close at hand. Religious history is filled with tales of sacrifice made by men and women in behalf of their brothers and sisters. We have always considered that the greatest among us have been those willing to enter harm’s way in behalf of others, whether friends or strangers. It is proved conclusively by the firefighters and policemen who rushed into the towers of the World Trade Center while everyone else was rushing out. It is also exemplified by thousands of missionaries who have entered into the vineyard of the Lord to save souls and by faithful visiting and home teachers—and by a multitude of others.

Latter-day Saint Life

6 Ways to Rise Up to the Calling of Ministering

By Richard Anderson

Shortly after the special announcement by President Russell M. Nelson that we would now be “ministering” instead of “home teaching” and “visiting teaching,” a concern came over me that the words “minister” and “ministering” may become commonplace, no longer representing a depth of sacred spirituality. Those terms have always brought feelings of reverence and sacredness within me. In my mind, these terms represent the greatest of all ministers—our Savior—and His miraculous work. I began to review my life for what I had learned of ministering and how these acts draw us upward toward a life in Christ.