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Correlation is why LDS high priests and MIA maids learn basically the same stuff

Have you ever wondered why LDS church lessons seem to be recycled every few years? Or why the lesson manuals can be used in high priests group, elder’s quorum, Relief Society classes? Or why there isn’t much distinction between what is taught to the high priests or the MIA maids? It’s called correlation, and despite the opening of this blog, there’s actually as many positives to it than there are negatives. As author Matthew Bowman explains in his superb book, “The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith,” by the mid-1950s, the LDS Church was in real danger of becoming a global bureaucratic nightmare, and an expensive one.

Josh Pack: The Faith To Be Healed

Over a decade has passed since Josh Pack made a swimmers dive at a family reunion that left him paralyzed. While presently confined to a wheelchair, Pack maintains hope that he will someday be healed, whether in this life or the next. On today’s episode, we talk about that hope and why he is determined to hold onto it.

Latter-day Saint Life

102-Year-Old Earns Young Women Medallion, Honored by General YW Presidency

By Jeff Hampton

Ninety years ago, Ella Hoskins turned 12 years old and joined the Young Women. She would have been a Beehive, but that designation would not exist for another 25 years. There was also no Personal Progress program or Young Women Medallion.

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Latter-day Saint Life

MLB legend, Latter-day Saint Dale Murphy throws first pitch at Braves game

By Haley Lundberg

The game's commentator called Murphy “one of the all-time greats.” He joined the Church in 1975 during his career playing Major League Baseball.

Latter-day Saint Life

Was Tom Hanks a Mormon?

By LDS Living Staff

If you have happened to come across lists of famous former Mormons or celebrities rumored to be Mormon, you might have seen Tom Hanks make the cut.

A boy holding open a copy of the Book of Mormon to Moroni chapter 10.

Help for Life Challenges

3 ways we may misunderstand ‘Moroni’s promise’ (and how the truth helps build testimony)

By Maddie Tolk

Many of us inadvertently oversimplify Moroni 10:3–5 in these three ways.

Latter-day Saint Life

Cozy up this fall with Elder Bednar’s new book on the Savior + free study guide

Join the Magnify community’s study online or host your own book club with this downloadable study guide and fun fall recipe!

President Dallin H. Oaks speaks in the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

Follow the Prophets

What Pres. Oaks just shared about peacemaking in new landmark address on the Constitution

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

“The Constitution compels a divided people to build coalitions to allow them to act together.”

From the Church

‘We need you!’: See this new Church resource for encouraging single adult participation

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

In recent decades, the demographic characteristics of the Church have shifted such that members who are single now constitute more than half of the adult membership.

Bonus: Introducing LDS Living’s This Is The Gospel Podcast

The stories we tell matter. They can build our faith, help us empathize with others, demonstrate the true power of God in our lives, and help lead us to Christ. This Is the Gospel, a new storytelling podcast from LDS Living, collects and shares personal stories that illustrate the challenges and triumphs of living in the latter days.