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Text for April 2019 Conference Talks Now Available Online

Text for the April 2019 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now available online as well as the Gospel Library app. Now you can listen to, mark up, and review this past inspiring session of general conference as you strive to incorporate the words, promises, invitations, and insights of our prophet and Church leaders.

In case you missed it: Top LDS Living articles from this week

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Here’s a snapshot of what you may have missed on LDS Living this week. You can also subscribe to the LDS Living newsletter for daily inspiration right to your inbox.

Follow the Prophets

What Pres. Nelson has invited you to do since he became prophet

By Sydney Walker, Church News

Here are some of the invitations Pres. Nelson has extended over the last seven years.

LDS ward sacrament meeting singing hymns

From the Church

First Presidency announces updates to Sunday meeting schedule

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The adjustments will strengthen gospel learning in homes and congregations throughout the world.

Young Men Lesson 36: Testimony

Manual 1; Excerpt from "Waiting on the Road to Damascus," by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Latter-day Saint Life

3 Things We Need to Know When We Don't Understand God's Plan for Us

I think we as humans crave certainty and control. When we encounter complex issues and situations—more general ones like polygamy or priesthood restrictions, or intensely personal ones like having same-sex attraction or dealing with a devastating divorce or death—we want to make sense of them. We want to know why it’s happening and how everything is going to work out. In the absence of a clear explanation, we or others may invent one.

Fun

The Mormon Bucket List

By Jamie Armstrong

See the Holy Land. Index 1,000 names. Do 100 percent home teaching or visiting teaching. Many Saints have gospel-related goals. So, what's on your Mormon bucket list?

Lesson Helps

Young Men Lesson 26: Blessings of Chastity

Manual 3; Supplement from "May You Have Courage" by President Thomas S. Monson

Fun

Washington Post: Here's Why Mormons Especially Love "Star Wars"

Everyone is suffering a little from Star Wars fever right now. But Mormons especially. Here's one Washington Post writers take on this phenomenon.

Latter-day Saint Life

3 Myths About Sister Missionaries We Need to Stop Believing Immediately

What are some of the harmful myths we unconsciously spread in the Church about sisters and serving a mission? Here are three for starters: 1) marriage is more important than a mission, 2) sisters aren't as essential or effective as elders, and 3) because sisters don't hold the priesthood, they don't have power. Read on to find out why these are completely untrue.