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Did Brigham Young leave empty shafts for elevators in the Salt Lake Temple? How to identify assumptions in Church history
By Keith A. Erekson
Here are some insights from Church History Library Director Keith Erekson on a few common Church history myths and how to avoid deception.
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5 things 2 Latter-day Saint moms with children of color want you to know
By Sheryl Ellsworth and Emily McCormick
Sheryl Ellsworth and Emily McCormick wrote, “We came together as mothers of children of color to [offer] five things we would hope others could learn about race and racism.”
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5 things you might not have known about plural marriage
By Casey Griffiths
Editor's note: Exactly 130 years ago today, on September 25, 1890, President Wilford Woodruff wrote in his journal that “After Praying to the Lord & feeling inspired by his spirit I have issued . . . [a] Proclamation.” That proclamation is now known as the Manifesto and was published in the Doctrine and Covenants as Official Declaration 1. This article originally ran on LDS Living in 2017 and is being shared again for the 130th anniversary of the day Official Declaration 1 was released to the public on September 25.
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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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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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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.
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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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.
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How the Book of Mormon Calmed One Woman During a Panic Attack and Led to Her Join the Church
By Rachel Nielson
The missionaries called her sassy. Today over 1,200 people know her as SassyDaySaint.