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Elder Holland Shares "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" with Government Leaders in Argentina, Attends Historic Meeting with Jewish Leaders

“I am here to offer a faith-based perspective on one of the most pressing needs in society — the strengthening of families, the foundation stone of civilization,” Elder Holland told the group of government leaders. “As families go, so go neighborhoods, communities and nations. So what strengthens the family strengthens society, and what weakens family weakens it.”

Latter-day Saint Life

How This Patriotic Norman Rockwell Painting Was Inspired by Joseph Smith

By Daedan Olander

As the Second World War was raging across the globe and the U.S. was getting sucked into the conflict, artist Norman Rockwell petitioned The Saturday Evening Post for a commission to paint visual representations of four ideals. These fundamental freedoms were identified by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as basic human rights in a speech he delivered to Congress in 1941. He called them the four freedoms: the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear.

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March 2015 Visiting Teaching Lesson: The Attributes of Jesus Christ--Long Suffering and Patience

By LDS Living

Patience is often thought of as a quiet, passive trait, but as President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, said, “Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something … even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!”

Bible game show seeks LDS contestants

By Erin Jones

The American Bible Challenge is a rare show among today’s television content, its purpose being to quiz contestants on Bible knowledge and donate the winning team’s earnings to their favorite charity. Yet the program gave the Game Show Network its highest delivery ever, with 1.7 million viewers on its premiere.

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Missionary Letter from Mitt Romney 1968: At Only 21 I'm a Leader in the Most Important Organization in France

What profound insight from Mitt Romney as a missionary in France, from a letter written to his father. "I am only 21 years old and yet I am a leader in the most important organization in France — L’Eglise de Jesus-Christ. Where else or when again will I have the opportunity to hold such authority and responsibility as I now hold? And when again will I be able to consecrate all my energy and time to it?"

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Elder Holland and Oxford’s Rev. Teal recap their special interfaith friendship

By Haley Lundberg

The Rev. Teal joined Elder Holland in powerful joint remarks about their mutually appreciated friendship and the importance of interfaith camaraderie.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Elizabeth Smart Nominated for Emmy Award

By LDS Living Staff

"Can't believe this just happened," Elizabeth Smart writes on her Instagram post announcing her Emmy nomination.

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Will Smith Shares an Insight About God and Fear All Mormons Can Relate to

By LDS Living

Thanks to the Deseret News for making us aware of this video.

BYU Basketball Standout Yoeli Childs Shares How He Gained a Testimony of the Book of Mormon and the Gospel of Jesus Christ

By Danielle Christensen

Yoeli Childs wasn’t a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he chose to play basketball for Brigham Young University, but he wasn’t worried.

May LDS Living Book Club: Explore the life of Emma Smith with historian Jenny Reeder

The life of Emma Hale Smith was complicated. From acting as a scribe for the translation of the Book of Mormon to compiling the first hymnbook to founding the Relief Society, she was a key figure in the Restoration. She was also an anchor for her husband, Joseph Smith, and the love of his life. But how much do you personally know about her role, teachings, and leadership?