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Helping Teens Understand How Chastity Leads to Greater Happiness as an Adult

Identity formation in the teen years can be complex, yet surprisingly simple. The main objective of identity development is simple and straightforward: youth develop a clear sense of self and the role they play in the larger world around them. Youth need to know who they are and how they fit into the “bigger picture.”

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4 topics to discuss with a loved one to help them be ready for the temple

By Anthony Sweat

Here are four discussion topics that will help any Latter-day Saint deepen their appreciation for the promises and practices of the temple.

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How Brigham Young Ministered to a Woman Run Over by a Wagon + More Faith-Filled Stories from a Pioneer Family

By Lois Thompson Bartholomew

On June 1, 1801, Brigham Young was born in Whittingham, Widdham County, Vermont. At the same time, approximately 900 miles southwest of Whittingham, four-year-old Elisha Hurd Groves was growing up on a farm in Madison, Kentucky. No one could guess at the time the succession of events that would bring these two men together as they fled their homes and journeyed halfway across the country.

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20+ Latter-day Saints Who Are Playing in the NFL This Season (and How They're Sharing Their Faith)

By Trent Toone

Taysom Hill, the once injury-prone BYU quarterback, is now making his way in the NFL as a jack-of-all-trades.

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"They Called It Hell, and We Called It Heaven": The Story of Exiled Saints in Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement

By Fred E. Woods

To most of us, leprosy is a disease that only existed in Biblical times and meant misery and exile. But to Latter-day Saints in a small Hawaiian leprosy settlement known as Kalaupapa, the disease meant a community of unity, coupled with a faith in God that neither they nor their neighbors would trade for anything.

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How a BYU Professor Became ESPN's Top NBA Draft Analyst

By LDS Living

In case you haven't heard yet, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals last week. It was a pretty big deal. The season's over now, and tomorrow, all 30 NBA teams will draft the most impressive collegiate and foreign players in the world. Until then, the biggest name in basketball will be Chad Ford.

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David Archuleta Releases "Honest" Music Video of Song That Helped Him After Returning from Mission

By LDS Living

Since returning home from his mission to Chile, David Archuleta has produced religious music and collaborated with the Church and artists likeJames the Mormon, but he hasn't released a solo pop song—until now.

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Elizabeth Smart Announces She's Pregnant with Her Third Child (+ Her Testimony of the Power of Motherhood)

By Danielle B. Wagner

On June 25, Elizabeth Smart announced on Instagram that she is expecting her third baby in November.

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Elder Uchtdorf Shared a Powerful Answer to the Question: "Since God Created Everything, Did He Create Evil?"

Recently, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf received the following question on Facebook: “Since God created everything, did He create evil?”

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When You Read Negative Info About the Church Online: 2 Ways to Determine What's True and What's Not

By Katie Lambert

BYU President Kevin J. Worthen and his wife, Peggy Seale Worthen, spoke at a recent BYU devotional on "The Pursuit of Truth," and it could not have come at a better time