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The Church’s homepage has a sleek new navigation menu

By Lindsey Williams

If you’re a frequent visitor to ChurchofJesusChrist.org, you may have noticed a recent change in the navigation menu.

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LDS Bishop Killed in Crash Shared Beautiful Video "As I Sit in Heaven" Just Before His Death

By Danielle B. Wagner

The day after their bishop died, members of a ward in Veyo, Utah, gathered together to remember this wonderful man as they met for sacrament meeting.

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Church News: Elder Uchtdorf Comforts Family After Their Missionary Unexpectedly Died in Portugal

Less than three weeks after a missionary unexpectedly passed away after collapsing during a soccer game with peers, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met with the missionary’s parents in their Sao Paulo, Brazil, ward meetinghouse and in their home to console them in their grief.

TIME: Is BYU's honor code good for college sports?

These days, bad behavior among college athletes is a fact of campus life. Beat up a freshman in a barroom one night and you can be back on the court three days later. Just this week, a Sports Illustrated and CBS News investigation found that more than 200 players on the rosters of 25 major college football teams have run afoul of the law. Nearly a quarter of scholarship athletes on the University of Pittsburgh squad have criminal records.

Latter-day Saints Unite in Aftermath of Puerto Rico Earthquake Which Leaves Thousands Displaced

By Danielle Christensen

The Caribbean Area Presidency released a statement asking Latter-day Saints to come together in faith following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, January 7.

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LDS Dad with 3 Special Needs Children Shares How God Brought Him Back from Spiritual Exhaustion

By Rick Daynes

I have been listening to the words of modern prophets all my life. I read the scriptures, attend my meetings, and try to live the gospel to the best of my ability. I have a testimony of the Savior and His plan for us. I have had trials and understand the purpose of mortality in the plan of salvation. I know the Lord answers prayers and loves me. When we sacrifice and obey the commandments, blessings come.

Interview with David Archuleta: Staying in Tune

By Jamie Armstrong

David Archuleta was born with music in his blood.

The LDS Church in Austria

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

The beginnings of the Church were not always so harmonious. In 1841, Elder Orson Hyde was on his way to dedicate Palestine to the preaching of the gospel when he stopped in Vienna. Although he felt prompted to preach the word among the people there, he was not commissioned to dedicate the land, and the country of Austria had to wait 25 more years for Orson Pratt and William W. Ritter to arrive and begin the missionary work there.

Ten years as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doesn’t feel like long, but the lessons I’ve learned in one decade of being a convert are eternally important and will last a lifetime.

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8 Lessons About Mormon Life I've Learned As a Convert

By Juliet Miller

I was baptized 10 years ago. During these 10 years, my journey has not been easy. But being baptized has made it easier. The gospel, the Church, and my membership in the Church have truly enriched my life.

Help for Life Challenges

Someone I love doesn’t see the need to go to church. What can I say to them?

By John Hilton III

This week’s Come, Follow Me chapters (and other verses in the Book of Mormon) offer important insights into why we need a church.