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When Life Feels Out of Control: 4 Ways to Turn Our Burdens into Blessings

I knew one man who claimed that he would be perfect by the age of thirty. He set out on a deliberate program, organized his goals according to a ten-year, five-year, one-year, monthly, weekly, and daily plan. He pushed and pulled and stretched and reached spiritually, as much as any person I have known. But he was not perfect at thirty. You cannot force spiritual things. I am acquainted with a woman who announced to several of our friends that she would make her calling and election sure by the time she was fifty years old. She has been faithful in the Church. She has long since passed the age of fifty and is terribly discouraged because the goal of her existence, so far as she knows, has not been realized. You cannot force spiritual things.

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27 Latter-day Saint LEGO Creations You Have to See to Believe

By LDS Living

We've seen a few Latter-day Saint lego creations—like a 13,500 Lego-block Bountiful temple and a nine-years-in-the-making Salt Lake temple, complete with wedding groups crowding the stairs.

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What It Feels Like When a Spirit Leaves Its Body + Other Insights on Death and the Spirit World

By Duane S. Crowther

In 1981, a Gallup poll reported, “Nearly one-third of all Americans—or about 47 million people—have had what they call a religious or mystical experience. Of this group, about 15 million report an otherworldly feeling of union with a divine being. They describe such things as special communications from deceased people or divine beings, visions of unusual lights, and out-of-body experiences.”1

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16 Award-Winning LDS Games and Apps

MR says: The LDS Gospel App and Game Contest just ended, where 89 apps from developers in 7 countries were submitted. Find out who won and where you can see their award-winning apps!

Old Testament Lesson 10: Birthright Blessings & Marriage in the Covenant

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: No episode in the Bible teaches the importance of marriage in the covenant better than the experiences of Isaac and Rebekah. These are followed closely in the text by the accounts of the marriages of Jacob and Esau, which also teach powerful lessons about this subject.

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How the BYU Jerusalem Center Nearly Caused the Collapse of the Israeli Government

By Jamie Armstrong

Thirty years ago, students began moving into the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. Today it is considered by members and nonmembers alike to be a stunning addition to the Holy City’s landscape, but it didn’t start out that way. In fact, plans to build the Jerusalem Center caused so much controversy that the “Mormon issue” nearly caused the collapse of the Israeli government—on more than one occasion.

Go Green (and Save Some Green, Too)

By Lily Bosworth

President Spencer W. Kimball once said, “We recommend to all people that there be no undue pollution, that the land be taken care of and kept clean to be productive and to be beautiful” (Ensign, May 1975). It was an important charge then, and surely even more important now. Perhaps not every family is environmentally conscious yet, but far more of us are money conscious. Luckily, there are many instances where the two mindsets are complimentary. These ideas will help your family save not only a few watts (or gas gallons, or trees, etc.), but a few dollars while you’re at it.

Emotions run high as Atlanta Georgia Temple nears re-dedication

Excitement with a huge dose of gratitude ran high 28 years ago when the Atlanta Georgia Temple was dedicated. "We were expecting large crowds, and we got them, some 55,000 people," said Elder M. Keith Giddens, an Area Seventy and local coordinator of the temple's rededication committee.

Delicious Pumpkin Recipes

By LDS Living

Fall is often associated with the many colors, shapes, and sizes of squash that abound during this season. Most famous of all is the pumpkin, used as a Halloween decoration and in pies galore. But its uses extend beyond the traditional baked goods. Check out these recipes to find new and exciting ways to introduce pumpkin to your table.

The Golden Plates in Pop Culture

The mix of religious imagery and material/popular culture is, of course, not unique to Mormonism. Protestants and Catholics like to inject their pop culture with a little bit of faith as well, and I’m sure other religions do the same. But of course Mormonism does have something unique when it comes to Christianity, namely the gold plates. And these gold plates find their way into everyday culture in a variety of ways. See here some examples.