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‘A treasure he gave me was a map to find him where he has gone’ — Messages from Elder Davies’s funeral and more on eternity from Church leaders

Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages by General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church.

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Cotopaxi’s eyepopping color-blocked jacket and “ugly-cute” slippers are favorites of CNN’s editors this month. Find out how the company’s Latter-day Saint founder created the company to make good on a promise he made to himself as a boy growing up in Latin America.

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An unremarkable photo of a small apartment wall on the other side of the country was the spiritual reminder I needed.

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After losing two siblings, Gill couldn’t shake the feeling that, somewhere, their spirits lived on.

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This man’s brutally honest insights might change how you respond to those struggling with pornography

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"The way you choose to respond to someone who looks at pornography will have a huge impact on your relationship with them, and their relationship with themselves."

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World and Church History Connections You Didn’t Learn in School

By Danielle B. Wagner

History classes for most of us were all about world events or the history of the country we lived in while church history was only learned, well, in church. But we never really put them together. When you place these two timelines side by side, you may be surprised to find out that Brigham Young sent the first transcontinental telegraph message the same year that the Civil War started, or that the first latter-day Quorum of the 12 was organized the same year famous author Mark Twain was born. Let us know your favorite set of events, or any we left out, in the comments at the end!

Lesson Helps

Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 33: "President Brigham Young Leads the Saints"

By Ted L. Gibbons

God chooses his leaders. This is true at every level of Church administration. Joseph was chosen by the Lord and so were those who came after him. But in those early years, before the practice of succession in the Church had been formalized, some members were uncertain of the format succession ought to follow. In an August meeting held to resolve the matter of succession, the Lord placed the stamp of his approval on Brigham Young. One account gives the record in these words:

From the Church

15 Ways the Church Has Changed Since Last General Conference

By LDS Living Staff

Every month can feel like a whirlwind of revelation, insights, and adjustments in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—both in our personal lives and in the worldwide Church. And that's the way we should feel as members of a Church who believe in a living God, a living Savior, and ongoing revelation.