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SPONSORED: Kendra Burton Art & the Compassionate Christ

Painting a portrait of our Savior, that would be universally meaningful, and would convey His ultimate compassion, has been artist Kendra Burton’s desire as long as she can remember. A significant influence for the painting came when a friend of Kendra’s shared a scene from a film that was especially touching and inspiring:

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Why Eternal Life in the Next Life Is Not Enough

By Adam S. Miller

Eternal life is the promise that death is not the end, that there is life after death. It’s the promise that both my body and this world can continue after death in the presence of God. And this promise matters. As Paul says, “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable” (1 Corinthians 15:19). But the reverse is also true. If for the next life only I have hope in Christ, I am also lost. By itself, even the glory of an eternal life is not enough.

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

By Robert L. Millet

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

Spring Break: Family Style

By Ashley Evanson and Jamie Cline

Nickelodeon Family Suites:

9 Times Missionaries Got Up Close and Personal with Wildlife (Photos)

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11 Times Missionaries Got Up Close and Personal with Wildlife (Photos)

By LDS Living

If you went on a mission to an exotic location or a tropical climate, chances are you've got some great stories about all the horrific spiders and insects you had to battle during your service. And if you didn't, chances are you've heard all about them.

Gallup Poll: Mormons most religious group in U.S.

Sixty-nine percent of American adults are very or moderately religious, based on self-reports of the importance of religion in their daily lives and attendance at religious services. Within that group, 40% are very religious, meaning that they attend religious services regularly and they say religion is important in their daily lives.These data are based on more than 320,000 interviews conducted by Gallup between Jan. 2 and Nov. 30 of this year. Similar data going back to 2008 form the basis of the new book God Is Alive and Well: The Future of Religion in America.

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How One LDS Artist's Inspired Work Is Helping Others Discover God

By LDS Living Staff

As a little girl of four or five, Heather Theurer had a vision for what she wanted in life. She knew the answer to the age-old, grown-up question, "what would you like to be when you grow up?"

Saint Patrick: Worthy to be Called a Saint

By S. Michael Wilcox

Having learned something of St. Patrick's life finds my mind drifting each March to the Emerald Isle of over 1500 years ago, when a sixteen year old boy was captured and sold into slavery by Irish pirates.