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4 Beautiful Ways Members Responded to This Email Al Fox Carraway Received: "All People with Tattoos Are Bad People"

"I was sitting in a lesson at church and the teacher said that all people with tattoos are bad people." Unfortunately, this is the kind of email Latter-day Saint author Al Fox Carraway receives too often. But it also opens up room for discussion on how we should include all members, ink or no.

10 Books That Will Help Strengthen Your Relationship with Christ

By Regan Crandall

With Easter approaching, it's a great time to focus our studies on Christ and His Atonement. Here are 10 powerful books that will help you come closer to Christ every day of the year.

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Sister Holland's Surprising Reaction When She First Met Elder Holland

For those frustrated with the dating scene, it might be encouraging to know that many of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve had to put in quite a bit of effort to win over their wives. From President Uchtdorf biking his future mother-in-law to church on Sundays to Elder Ballard diligently employing the principle of following up, many of these inspired men's love stories are hard-earned, but infinitely worth it.

{LDS How-to} Teach an Etiquette Night with the Youth

By Ashley Jones

A couple of weeks ago, the young women president in my ward asked me to be the guest speaker for the youth etiquette night. You want to know the first thought that ran through my head? “Alright, Ashley. You’ve got this. You’ve had plenty of experience eating (sad thought), so this should be a piece of cake.” (No pun intended. Alright, maybe a little pun intended.)

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The Incredible Thing This Latter-day Saint Father Did to the Man Who Tried to Rob Him

By Scott Livingston

The Savior never allowed the way He was treated to determine how He would treat others. We must steadily and prayerfully strive to do likewise. Far easier said than done. When someone is unkind to us, our first impulse is almost always one of wanting justice. We feel justified in treating an offender in the same way he treated us, the Golden Rule notwithstanding. It’s only fair, we think. Shouldn’t we be allowed to do unto others as they did to us? Experiencing the “mighty change of heart” spoken of by Alma (see Alma 5:14) so that even our responses are motivated by love requires a force stronger than the feelings of anger or even hatred that may so easily beset us. But even before this power can be accessed and applied, our journey toward becoming the Christlike response begins with a choice.

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22 GIFs That Show How Latter-day Saint Dating Is Just Like a Jane Austen Novel

By LDS Living Staff

The following article originally ran on LDS Living in November 2017.

What a BYU study shows about young adults' understanding of grace and mental health

In this week’s All In podcast, John Hilton III, an author and associate professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, cited research recently conducted by his colleagues at BYU that found “religious young adults experience better or poorer mental health as it connects to their belief in grace or in legalism.” Surveying 566 young adults at BYU, the researchers found that “when these young adults believe more in grace and less in legalism, they experience less anxiety, depression, shame, religious guilt, and perfectionism.”

This Week from the Pulpit: How Service Empowers Us during Times of Fear

By Emily Linder

Editor's note: "This Week from the Pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.

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Ask a Latter-day Saint therapist: How do I manage grief while looking forward to eternity?

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

While knowledge of the plan of salvation provides comfort and hope, the absence of someone loved is deeply felt. And it’s good to feel it, even if it doesn’t feel good. How can we best manage those feelings?

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7 virtual Christmas concerts and events you can watch on-demand

By Haley Lundberg

From enjoying musical celebrations to listening to the words of our living prophet, here are six Christmas events watch on-demand right now!