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John Bytheway: A Line-by-Line Look at the Sacrament Prayers That Will Change How You Understand Them

For Moroni to engrave the sacrament prayers on the plates is a testimony that the sacrament was an essential, not an optional, part of their worship.

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 34: "Faith in Every Footstep"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Six houses that belonged to my ancestors still stand in Nauvoo; nice brick and frame homes, with lawns and gardens and trees and carriage houses. I can hardly imagine the stretching and commitment necessary for their owners to gather up a wagon load of non-perishable goods, sweep the floor a final time, and follow the prophet of God across the Mississippi and into the setting sun. My own home is large and lovely, with a wrought iron fence and roses and fruit trees and a garden. My children grew up here. My grandchildren identify this as the ancestral home. I wonder how I would respond if circumstances and revelation were to require an uprooting and transplanting . . .

Latter-day Saint Life

An Instagram Look at What It Was Like to Be a Latter-day Saint at Seattle's Safeco Field on Saturday

By Morgan Pearson

Over 49,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to the Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field on Saturday. It wasn’t “Mormon Night” for the Mariners and the Church members didn’t come to watch baseball at all. It was the largest “non-sporting event in the history of Safeco Field,” and the second largest event the venue has ever hosted, according to the Deseret News.

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

By Kyle N. Weir

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.

Latter-day Saint Life

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.