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Elder Holland Shares an Important Part of Bearing Others Burdens We Tend to Forget

Serving, sacrificing, comforting, mourning with those that mourn, those all take a considerable amount of energy. And though we might be tempted to become frustrated with ourselves when our physical limits get in the way of our desire to bear others' burdens, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland recently reminded us that even our Savior experienced similar exhaustion:

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The Real Reason We're Here on Earth

By Kristena Eden

When discussing the purpose of life, we often hear the mantra “we are here to be tested,” but how many of us cringe at that thought? So few of us want to feel like a kid again sitting in a classroom taking a test on things we don’t remember, we don’t understand, and we can’t leave until we finish. Comparing life to a test can be a downer and not the inspirational mantra that it should be. But if we look at life as a lesson we learn from over and over again as more things become clear, we can gain the inspiration we need to improve. We didn’t learn algebra before we learned addition. Life can be viewed as a continual learning process, not the end test. It’s more about what we are learning and becoming than about having all the right answers.

Tabernacle organ heritage

For generations, musical artists have brought forth melodic beauty from the Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ. Now, a visual artist has reflected the physical beauty of the instrument in a series of 28 paintings. Fred D. Howard formally presented the works to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir organization April 17 during a program and reception in the Tabernacle. The audience of invited guests included current and former artists, staff and leaders associated with the organization, as well as members of the artist's family.

To Mormons: Before You Judge or Attack Those Who Have Left the Church, Please Read This

By Rosemary Card

“People leave the Church, but some can never leave it alone.”

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Dissenting Votes at Conference: Everything You Need to Know

By Kelsey Berteaux

Church members participating in the Saturday afternoon session of The 186th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints witnessed a sustaining vote that was not unanimous. Here's what you need to know:

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President Uchtdorf: When "Eagerness Outpaces Our Abilities" in the Church, Christ Will Save Us

Speaking to 127 new mission presidents and their wives, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf shared how many within the Church relate to the Apostle Peter, especially missionaries. We become eager to share and live the gospel, but sometimes our understanding and abilities can't keep up with the good we are trying to do.

Meet Your Favorite LDS Artists This June

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Painting by Linda Curley Christensen

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5 Songs We Don't Sing in Church Anymore

By Maddie Tolk

The Church has used many different hymnals throughout its history. In July 1830, the Prophet Joseph Smith received the revelation known today as Doctrine and Covenants Section 25. In the revelation, the Lord instructed Emma Smith to compile a selection of sacred hymns for the Church. She completed a hymnal in 1835 with the assistance of William W. Phelps, a writer and newspaper editor. The collection of hymns included 90 hymn texts, with 39 hymns written by LDS poets as well as adaptations of several other non-LDS texts. The preface to the 1835 Collection of Sacred Hymns states:

{Lifestyle} What Christmas and Easter Have in Common

By Ashley Jones

No, this isn’t a post about Christmas--if it were, I’d be four months late. Bear with me until I make my point. Every Christmas my mom pulls out her “Christmas books.” I’m not kidding, it’s usually at least one full bookshelf worth of books – picture books for the grandkids to read; Richard Paul Evan’s latest Christmas book (he has one at least every year, doesn’t he?), and books sharing ideas on how to remember Christ during Christmas. The majority of the books on the shelf however, are that last topic: idea books on how to celebrate and remember Christ, despite all the commercialism. Most Americans start celebrating Christmas the day after Thanksgiving; the decorations are usually up in the malls two weeks before that.

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The Sacred Power of the Infant of Bethlehem

Is there anything more precious in the world than newborn babies? What marvelous power seems to come from such a humble, helpless creature—we probably all have witnessed a newborn turning a normally serious-minded person into goo-goo-gahing, baby-talking fool; seen a newborn filling a home with hushed tones and gentle lullabies; experienced a newborn filling our arms with what seems like a fresh piece of heaven; felt a little baby filling every nook and cranny of our hearts with love.