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Why one Rabbi loves general conference and his approach to finding ‘deep wisdom’ in the talks

“[Latter-day Saint] kindness and decency didn’t just come from nowhere. ... It came from a wisdom that you are rooted in.” —Rabbi Joe Charnes

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28 Christ-centered gifts perfect for any Easter basket

By Haley Lundberg

Whether you’re filling a basket for children, grandparents, or anyone in between, here are some of our favorite Christ-centered Easter gifts.

Gale Sears

Gale Sears is an award-winning author, known for her historical accuracy and intensive research. Gale received a BA in playwriting from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in theater arts from the University of Minnesota. She is the author of the bestselling The Silence of God, Letters in the Jade Dragon Box, and several other novels including Belonging to Heaven, One Candle, The Route, and The Fifth Favorite. She and her husband, George, are the parents of two children and reside in Salt Lake City, Utah.

New LDS Music Mobile App

LDS Music is a new mobile app for music of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It lets you browse and search Hymns and the Children’s Songbook, read the words and sheet music, and listen to accompaniments. Now, you can access the words, music, and audio with your mobile device and not just on the web at music.lds.org.

Proactive Parenting Builds Stronger Kids and Families

Most parents say their children are their highest priority and that parenting is among the most important things they do.

3: “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers” (Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65; Doctrine and Covenants 2)

When you were young, did you ever get so excited when someone knocked on your door completely out of the blue? And wasn’t it even better when this unexpected guest brought something for you? In this week’s lesson, we’ll be studying in Doctrine and Covenants 2 and Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65 and what happened when Joseph Smith received an unexpected guest and the special message this visitor had for the future prophet.

Kendra Bybee

Kendra Bybee is a freelance writer and full time artist originally from the Flint Hills of Kansas. Utah has been her home since 2003, when she arrived to attend, and eventually graduate, from Brigham Young University. Raised with exposure to many different faith traditions and people with diverse backgrounds, her love of Jesus Christ was established during her teenage years. She enjoys teaching and discussing the gospel in formal and informal settings. She and her husband are the proud parents of a daughter who continually reminds them to give thanks to God.

BJ & Angie Allen

BJ when grew up in Centerville, Utah and then served a mission in Detroit, Michigan. Angie grew up in Farmington, Utah. They met and married while attending BYU. Since then they've had six kids and moved 11 times, with stops both in Utah and all across the midwestern United States for BJ's various jobs and schooling. Angie has a degree in Special Education and BJ has a PhD in Marketing. He teaches at BYU and loves attending sporting events there, and she is the CEO at home. Both BJ and Angie love Jesus Christ and His Gospel with all their hearts. Personal hobbies and interests often feel like something that existed in another life, but when they have a spare moment of time they're usually too tired to do anything more than sit next to each other and hold hands.

Author Spencer Hyde Discusses Battle with OCD, How to Support Someone Struggling with Mental Illness

By LDS Living

Last Wednesday, the LDS Living Book Club and Deseret Book hosted a fireside and Q&A with BYU English professor and author Spencer Hyde. Spencer has lived with severe OCD his entire life and based the book Waiting for Fitzroughly on his own experiences.

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A glimpse into the final moments of Joseph Smith’s life from a witness to his martyrdom

By John Taylor (Edited by Mark H. Taylor)

In honor of the 175th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, LDS Living is sharing a series of articles about early Church history. The following is an excerpt from the second edition of Witness to the Martyrdom: John Taylor’s Personal Account of the Last Days of the Prophet Joseph Smith. John Taylor’s narrative is the only eyewitness account of these events in Church history. After the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, John Taylor became “a living martyr” and wrote a personal account of the events. He served as the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.