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Lesson Helps

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.

Lesson Helps

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.

Lesson Helps

New Testament Lesson 3: "And the Child Grew, and Waxed Strong in Spirit"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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Latter-day Saint Life

3 appearances the Savior will make before the Second Coming

By Matthew B. Brown

According to Latter-day Saint scriptural texts, the Lord Jesus Christ, before He appears to the entire world in power and great glory, will make several preliminary appearances on the earth.

Latter-day Saint Life

What Happened After a Woman Raised to Believe Mormons Were Evil Tried with All Her Might to Avoid the Missionaries

By Gerald N. Lund

After Gerald N. Lund and his wife drove to Edinburg, England, to release President Stephen C. Kerr from his full-time service as a stake president, they had dinner with President Kerr and his wife, Yvonne. They discovered Yvonne was a convert to the Church and asked her to share her conversion story with them. This is her story:

Latter-day Saint Life

How the BYU Jerusalem Center Nearly Caused the Collapse of the Israeli Government

By Jamie Armstrong

Thirty years ago, students began moving into the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. Today it is considered by members and nonmembers alike to be a stunning addition to the Holy City’s landscape, but it didn’t start out that way. In fact, plans to build the Jerusalem Center caused so much controversy that the “Mormon issue” nearly caused the collapse of the Israeli government—on more than one occasion.

Latter-day Saint Life

The unbelievable true story of Saints shipwrecked on their way to Zion

By Fred E. Woods

This ill-fated adventure would be a singular event in Mormon history because it would be the only known shipwreck that claimed the lives of multiple Mormon pioneers on their way to Zion.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Johnny Lingo Cast, The Jets, and Other Mormon Celebs: Where They Are Now

By Brooke Ward and Jenny Spencer

Thanks to the movie Johnny Lingo, being called an eight-cow wife is now a compliment. This 1969 film has lived on in Mormon culture through the decades, and not surprisingly, seminary teachers and Young Men and Young Women leaders still show it to their youth. Johnny Lingo has been shown in various denominations throughout the world, not just in LDS churches in the United States.