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BYU–Hawaii’s choral director uses her voice in a big way—from aiding refugees to building harmony in the Church

Erica Glenn conducts more than music. She uses her testimony to promote peace and harmony in diversity—in choirs, the global Church, and beyond.

D&C Lesson 45: The Family Is Ordained of God

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: Satan is laboring mightily to impede the progress of the Kingdom. If you had been assigned by him to decide where to attack in order to lessen the power of the church, where would you focus your efforts? Which doctrines or organizations would you be most determined to undermine? Elder Boyd K. Packer named the number one target on Lucifer’s hit list.

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12 Feel-Good Christmas Novels Perfect for the Holiday Season

By LDS Living

Not only does the Christmas season bring gifts, family, and lots of good food, but it usually brings colder weather and cozy days at home. Settle in with a cup of hot chocolate and one of these great Christmas novels, and truly appreciate the Christmas season.

Latter-day Saint Life

Mortars and Miracles: Faith-Filled Stories of Mormons in the Military

By LDS Living

Shortly after arriving in Vietnam as an Air Force pilot, Larry Chesley looked around at the other airmen in his unit, his eyes stopping on a young man. “And the Spirit said, ‘He’s not coming home.’ And I dismissed it and I looked around the room and my eyes stopped on another man, and the Spirit said, ‘He’s not coming home.’

Lesson Helps

New Testament Lesson 25: "Not My Will, But Thine, Be Done"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: I wrote the following about an experience in 1980 during a visit to the Holy Land:

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Was a Stone Used as an Aid in Translating the Book of Mormon?

By Book of Mormon Central

This article is republished with permission from Book of Mormon Central. For more inspiring and instructive content on the Book of Mormon visit Book of Mormon Central, subscribe to our mailing list, see our YouTube videos, and follow us on Facebook.

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 22: "The Word of Wisdom: A Principle with a Promise"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Among other things, the Word of Wisdom is evidence that the relationship between our bodies and our spirits is both intimate and significant. The repeated scriptural counsel about caring for and protecting our bodies—counsel given from Old Testament times to the dispensation of the fulness of times—must in part tell us that damaging our bodies will also damage or spirits.

When Missionaries Can't Come "Home": How to Support Them When Family Life Changes While They Are Serving

By Kelsey Berteaux

It was 10:30 on a Sunday night. Missionary Jensen Parrish was in her 13th month of serving an American Sign Language mission in the Vancouver, Washington, area when there was a knock on the door. “There stood the last two people we would have expected: our mission president and his dear wife, each wearing a grim expression,” she recalls. When the pair gave her a hug, she knew something was very, very wrong.

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 36: "The Desert Shall Rejoice and Blossom as the Rose"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Neighbors who lived near my home in a small Arizona town suffered the misfortune of having the foundation of their home crack. The displacement left three- and four-inch gaps between the bricks of the west and north walls. It was a preventable calamity. Everyone knew that the soil was sandy and that the foundation, in order to remain secure, had to rest on bedrock. But in an effort to cut costs and save time, the owner and contractor agreed to shortcuts which led to disaster.