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New leaders for 129 missions have been announced—find out who and where they’re serving

By Haley Lundberg

All of the newly called leadership couples will begin their three-year service in July. Read about the couples who have been recently called and assigned:

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Some storms cease, some increase. This mother’s story may help you find peace amid unmet family expectations

By Taylor Ricks Mele

Margarett lived in the Salt Lake Valley in the late 1800s. Her story is a powerful reminder that no heart, and no life, is too broken for Christ to heal.

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Gordon B. Hinckley's Unfailing Optimism: What You Can Learn & How to Develop It in Your Life

There are many reasons to be excited for 2017, and one of those reasons is that we will be studying President Gordon B. Hinckley in our Relief Societies and Elders Quorums. As 2016 comes to a close and the new year begins, learn from President Hinckley the unfailing power of optimism.

From the Church

First Presidency Calls 8 New Temple Presidents for Salt Lake, Samoa, Idaho, and More

Eight new temple presidents and eight new temple matrons have been called to serve in temples around the world, including the Salt Lake Temple.

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Useful Church Resources You Might Not Know About

By Kensie Smith

As a new year of Church curriculum begins, take a look at these awesome resources meant to help you get even more out of each lesson this year. Many of these resources will be helpful to you in preparing lessons, teaching your children, and finding new insights for yourself.

Latter-day Saint Life

"I Didn't Want to Like Her": The Prompting That Helped Me Connect with My Stepkids' Mom

What beautiful and heart-warming insights about how we can love each other and seek God's guidance, even when our family life doesn't turn out how we imagined.

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Stevenson Shares Firsthand Account of the Calling and Sustaining of Our New Prophet

"On Sunday morning, Jan. 14, just over a week ago, the Council of the Twelve met in the upper room of the Salt Lake Temple in a spirit of fasting and prayer, under the presiding direction of President Russell M. Nelson, acting as Senior Apostle and President of the Quorum of the Twelve,” Elder Stevenson said.“In this sacred and memorable meeting, seated by seniority in a semi-circle of thirteen chairs, following a well-established precedent in unity and unanimity, hands were raised to first sustain the organization of a First Presidency and then to sustain President Russell Marion Nelson as the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”

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President Eyring: "God Will Strengthen You with Power Beyond Your Own" If You Do These Simple Things

By LDS Living

We sometimes overlook the importance of the basic, simple things we can do to increase our testimony of the gospel or put them off for another time. Life just seems to get busy and sometimes we forget to make time for reading the scriptures or visiting the temple as often as we should.

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LDS Church Updates Purpose of Relief Society

By Danielle B. Wagner

On March 9, Sister Linda K. Burton, general Relief Society president, posted to Facebook, announcing that she and her presidency recently updated the Relief Society purpose, adding new wording to reflect several messages that are important for sisters to understand.