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Join Deseret Book for giveaways, insights from authors and artists, a cooking class, and more this Family Friday

Looking for a little weekend fun before general conference is underway? Deseret Book’s Virtual Family Friday might be just the thing before you settle in for the weekend to hear messages from our Church leaders. Between authors and artists, temple and general conference trivia, a cooking lesson with Tara Teaspoon, and giveaways galore, there’s something for everyone in the family to enjoy. Join us tonight from 6:00–7:00 p.m. (MDT) on the Deseret Book Facebook page to participate. You can also RSVP to the Facebook event here or watch the video at the end of the article after it premieres.

How 2 sister missionaries transformed a waterlogged copy of the Book of Mormon

By Valerie Russell

“Throwing away a copy of the Book of Mormon seems like throwing away someone’s opportunity to grow closer to Jesus Christ, and I could not let that happen,” Sister Tuck said in an email interview with LDS Living. This is what led Sisters Kellie Tuck and Autumn Dickey, who are currently serving in the England Leeds Mission, to spend three days transforming a waterlogged copy of the Book of Mormon into a mosaic of Christ.

Church announces what will replace North Visitors’ Center on Temple Square

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

The North Visitors’ Center on Temple Square will be demolished later this year as part of the ongoing Salt Lake Temple renovation project.

Latter-day Saint Life

The master contractor: What a childhood home renovation taught me about God’s role in reaching my potential

By Jendalyn Nye

After my mother recently passed away, my childhood home sold quickly to a local contractor. And just like that, the setting for decades of my memories, had suddenly disappeared.

Providing a Hand-Up, Not a Hand-Out

By Mentors International

It’s the time of year when families and friends gather together to celebrate the holidays with food and gifts. For some of us, it’s also when we think about the “less fortunate” and extend a helping hand with a blanket or a bag of food.

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7 virtual Christmas concerts and events you can watch on-demand

By Haley Lundberg

From enjoying musical celebrations to listening to the words of our living prophet, here are six Christmas events watch on-demand right now!

Temple Square is reopening to the public this summer

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

Temple Square, one of Utah’s top tourist attractions, will begin a phased reopening on June 14. The Conference Center will be the first to welcome guests, with additional facilities to follow in coming months.

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Living in the last days: What President Nelson taught 10 years ago that applies to us perfectly today

By Gerald N. Lund

While serving as a General Authority Seventy, I had one of those unexpected teaching moments that life presents to us. This was when the financial crash was in full swing and our country was experiencing the most drastic drop in the economy since the Great Depression. Every day there were new announcements. The stock market crash. The collapse of the housing market. Major banks, mortgage companies, retirement funds, and investment houses were failing. There was talk of massive government bailouts. Unemployment was skyrocketing. A dark cloud had settled over the country and was spreading to other nations.

3 interesting facts about the man behind the Scripture Citation Index

By Valerie Russell

“If he got paid a million dollars, it would have only worked out to about 50 cents an hour,” a member of Richard C. Galbraith’s family said about Richard’s work on the Scripture Citation Index.

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July LDS Living Book Club: Read the stories of the Church’s first sister missionaries

By Haley Lundberg

For the month of July, the LDS Living Book Club will be reading “The Sister Preachers” by Gale Sears.