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New Pew Study Shows Mormonism Among Most Devout and Spiritual Religions in US

A recent Pew studyshows that while most Americans are becoming less religious, the number of Mormons who find religion an important, regular part of their life is holding strong. In fact, the study, which shows the evolution of religious attitudes by comparing data from 2007 and 2014, shows a slight increase (from 83 to 84) in the percentage of Mormons who see religion as a very important aspect of their life, making Mormonism among the top three religions with the most invested members of those studied.

Founders of Chatbooks explain what they’ve learned about what it means to ‘prosper in the land’ as parents

Vanessa and Nate Quigley, founders of Chatbooks, are the parents of seven children. They have been married for over 25 years. When they first got married, like most young parents, they had ideas of the kind of family they would raise.

Latter-day Saint Life

How to Help Your RM Adjust to Being Home

By Clark and Kathleen Hinckley, Sunny Morton & LDS Living Staff

Check out our earlier articles for more about how to help your missionary prepare for a mission and how to help your missionary even when they are out in the mission field.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Prompting That Saved a Girl from Abuse and Shows How God Loves Us Individually

By Brad Wilcox

Christ cares for us individually. The inverted five-point stars found on the Nauvoo Temple are symbols of Christ, the “bright and morning star” (Revelation 22:16), reaching down to earth and inviting us to reach up to Him. . . .

Finding Gratitude While My Dad Was Dying

Latter-day Saint Life

How a Request from My Dying Father Changed How I Understand Gratitude

By Debra Sansing Woods

It was early on a Sunday morning in January and the fifth-floor cancer wing of the East Texas Medical Center was uncharacteristically quiet.

Surprising Health Benefits from Keeping a Journal

By Lynnae Allred

Nancy had felt tired and run down for weeks. As she was writing in her journal one evening, she had a thought: “Is there any pattern to how often I feel this way?”

Latter-day Saint Life

Huffington Post: Confessions of a Former Mormon Doomsday Prepper

MR says: Recently there have been a lot of rumors about the world ending, and while as Latter-day Saints we know it's good to prepare and stock up on food storage, we also know we shouldn't become fixated on events that we cannot control. Learn from one former "doomsday prepper" how she learned to find a balance between preparing for what's ahead and enjoying and living life now.

Lesson Helps

“Come Follow Me” FHE: The Holy Ghost

By Jessica Grimaud

This week's FHE lesson topic comes from the Come, Follow Mereading in John 13–17. Check out this week's Come, Follow Me study ideas on LDS Living for additional resources and suggestions.

Latter-day Saint Life

What "the Worst" Church Calling You Can Get Is (and Why I Asked for It)

By Katie Lambert

"What did you do, make someone angry? That's like the worst calling."

Lesson Helps

FHE: The Third Article of Faith

By LDS Living

13 Weeks of FHE