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It’s understandable that members become a little distraught when they hear a missionary at their dinner table say that their last companion died, (or even worse, that the elder sitting across the table killed them). They may not realize, however, that the missionary is merely using mission lingo to say that their last companion had finished their mission and gone home.

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March 2014 Home Teaching Message: Service & Eternal Life

King Benjamin told his people in the Book of Mormon of the joy that comes from feeling forgiveness from sin through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Then he taught them that to retain a remission of their sins, they must teach their children to serve one another and they must be as generous as they could to meet the temporal and spiritual needs of those around them. (See Mosiah 4:11–16.)

Mormon Helping Hands busy in Africa

Thousands of Mormon Helping Hands volunteers throughout Africa were busy on a Saturday in August cleaning, digging, weeding, filling potholes and mowing lawns — and that’s not all. The annual day of service in Africa involved members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and their neighbors who spent the day cleaning inside and outside of hospitals, police stations and radio stations, performing erosion control, clearing a path for people to get water, trimming flowers and removing cobwebs.

Mystery Behind 'Mormon Folk Art Carved Figure' Solved

Last Spring, an interesting piece of early Mormon Folk Art, pictured above, resurfaced. It appears to be a depiction of Joseph Smith. He is standing on a pyramid of steps, holding a stack of gold plates in his hands like a book. The carved wooden figure has lost a bit of his pants and his right boot, but otherwise remains in fine condition.

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Old Testament Lesson 10: "Birthright Blessings; Marriage in the Covenant"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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Not All Barrels Are Built the Same

By Emergency Essentials

Water storage containers vary in their size, color, shape, versatility, type of material and quality. The most commonly found barrels sizes are 15, 30 and 55 gallon in capacity. Water containers that are smaller than 15 gallons are usually considered jugs not barrels. There are three criteria to consider when purchasing water storage containers.

When You Have Unanswered Questions About Church Policy, History: 6 Powerful Insights

By Tyler Griffin

In his book When Heaven Feels Distant, LDS author Tyler Griffin shows how we can move forward when we feel like the answers to our prayers are incomplete or when commandments, policies, or so many other things about the Church seem contradictory.

Latter-day Saint Life

A Beautiful Analogy to Help Us Focus on the Divinity Within Us, Not Our Imperfections

By Mary Ellen Edmunds

Carrot seeds don't look at all like carrots. They look to me like little specks of dirt. They’re not orange. They’re not shaped like carrots. You couldn’t take them to a picnic. Well, I guess you could, but there’s no way to make carrot sticks out of them, and those little seeds can sure get stuck in your teeth. I’ve tried eating carrots that way. Not satisfying. Those little specks aren’t full of vitamins and good stuff yet.

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Jan. 11 - 17)

By LDS Living

1. Another New Temple Film

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Nov. 2 - 8)

By LDS Living

1. A New General Women's Meeting