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Author Dean Hughes on How His Ancestor Joined the Church After Trying to Punch an Apostle, Polygamy, and His Book "Muddy"
By Trent Toone
One of author Dean Hughes' favorite pioneer stories starts out with his angry, somewhat intoxicated ancestor trying to punch out an early Latter-day Saint apostle.
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Latter-day Saint Sculptor Shares How He's Helped Thousands See the Beauty in the Rome Italy Visitors' Center
By Katie Lambert
"What do you want to be?" a middle-aged woman asked from behind a desk.
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4 Tips for Managing Your Family's Screen Time
By Maddie Tolk
Technology can be an amazing blessing. It allows us to connect with family and friends, to spread the gospel, to participate in family history work, and to access spiritual and educational resources almost instantly. While technology can be a powerful tool for good, it can also be a distraction from the things that matter most. In a CES devotional for young adults, Elder Ballard taught:
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What Was the Council of Fifty? 5 Things Mormons Need to Know
By LDS Living
Historians have long known of the existence of the Council of Fifty and the minutes of its meetings. Until recently, though, the minutes had never been made available for historical research. Because of their inaccessibility—and because historians knew that they were made during a critical and controversial era of Mormon history—a mystique grew surrounding the records. What did they contain? Why had they been withheld? Here are five insights from these important documents that every Mormon should understand about the Council of Fifty, as adapted from the new book The Council of Fifty: What the Records Reveal about Mormon History.
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One Little Boy's Question and a Mission Experience That Reveal God Loves Us as a Father
By Trent Toone
It was a ridiculous question for David Butler's son to ask.
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What the Church has actually said about suicide: Comforting answers from Church leaders
By Katie Lambert
Suicide—there are no words that describe the anguish that word brings to those affected by it. Unfortunately, some know that anguish all too well.
How Online Genealogy Changed the Lives of Three Members
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How Online Genealogy Changed the Lives of These Three Members
By Sunny Morton
When FamilySearch announced last year that Latter-day Saints would be able to receive free access to three major genealogy websites, there was a collective gasp across the genealogical community-at-large. Subscriptions to Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can total up to about $900 a year. At the upper extreme, this represents about $13.5 billion in free genealogy resources for more than 15 million Church members.
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How the Rome Italy Temple Is a Miracle 2,000 Years in the Making
By Chad S. Hawkins, author of "Temples of The New Millennium," and Jenny Hunt
The history of Rome spans more than 2,500 years. Ancient writers and poets described it as “The Eternal City,” or la Città Eterna, and it continues to live up to its name as one of the longest-enduring cities in the world. This March, many of Rome’s visitors will be Latter-day Saints gathering for the dedication of the first house of the Lord in Italy. This temple is the result of an untold number of prayers, struggles, and miracles—a symbolic victory of ancient and modern Christianity.
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11 Times Apostles Spoke to Latter-day Saints in Their Native Languages
By Lindsey Miller
President Russell M. Nelson is currently touring South America speaking to saints in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chile. As our prophet has traveled the world this year, we have seen how much he cares for God’s children and for the gospel of Jesus Christ. President Nelson has also been able to address the Latter-day Saints in South America in Spanish, which has been a huge blessing for them.
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Race and the Priesthood
By Sherilyn Olsen
With the Church's special worldwide event on June 1to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1978 revelation on the priesthood, now is the perfect opportunity for parents to discuss the priesthood and temple ban with their children. We hope the following article will help facilitate this important discussion in LDS homes.