Whether you’re managing depression or struggling to find joy this season, the First Presidency Christmas devotional invites us to remember the light.

Can This Nobel Prize Winning “Spark of Life” Molecule Renew Your Health and Revitalize Your Life Too?

Latter-day Saints around the world held their breath as President Nelson announced a change in the Church meeting schedule in the October 2018 general conference. The new schedule will put a special focus on gospel learning in the home, supported by the Church.

Sheryl Ellsworth is the Family/Community Engagement Specialist for the Utah State Board of Education (USBE). In this role, she supports and trains schools, namely administrators and teachers, in engaging families through evidence-based strategies in urban, suburban, rural, remote, and indigenous reservation communities. Before working at USBE, Sheryl taught in Washington, D.C., and played an integral role in helping her school move from the second-lowest performing position in the district to being the first school out of priority/turnaround status. She resides in South Jordan, Utah, with her family. Emily Bell McCormick is the mother of five and owner of a boutique advocacy and communication consulting firm and founder of The Policy Project, a group working to implement healthy policy in Utah and in the United States. She is also the style and fashion contributor for KSL’s morning show, Studio 5, and the former co-founder of Shabby Apple. She resides in Salt Lake City with her husband and children.

Brent and his wife Sharon Kaye have four daughters and Jacob, the youngest. Brent has lived eight years overseas including Germany, Japan, and Brazil where he served a full-time mission. He holds a BA in International Relations and Portuguese from BYU and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. Jacob is a junior at BYU where he studies statistical science among other things and enjoys playing jazz with his trombone. His paper, “The Two Atonements” was recently accepted for presentation at the BYU Religious Education Student Symposium in February 2023.

Love. It's a word that gets thrown around a lot these days in songs, on TV, even in politics.

Is there a question you are struggling to ask God or maybe you’ve already asked that question, but you can’t seem to get an answer? If so, you are not alone. In fact, Oliver Cowdery went through something very similar when he became a scribe for the Book of Mormon. And in this week’s lesson, we’ll study Oliver’s experience in Doctrine and Covenants 6–9 and find how we can better understand how the Spirit speaks to us and answers our questions.

As the mission president of the Zambia Lusaka Mission from 2013–2016, Leif Erickson and his wife, Linda, had the incredible opportunity to observe the faith and optimism of the Zambian Saints up close. “Just like anywhere else in the world, there are setbacks and struggles,” Erickson says, “but the goodness of these Saints and the strength of their faith and reliance on the Lord inspires us.”

The Word of Wisdom is one of the first things you learn about in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether you’re a sunbeam or an investigator. It is a key part of our religion, and it brings incredible blessings and promises when taken seriously and practiced correctly.