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LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Oct. 6-12)

1. Ann Romney Becomes a New York Times Bestselling Author

Building Your Own Personal Connection With Heaven

3 Things Your Relationship with God Relies On

One of the things I love about Joseph Smith is how young he was when he saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. The Father and the Son appearing to a relatively uneducated 14-year-old farm boy isn’t exactly a run-of-the-mill experience. But does the uniqueness of that experience mean that only Joseph Smith could be that close to God?

After Divorce, How 1 Man Learned Finding Happily Ever After Takes Time

By Greyson Gurley

When we are confronted with a big decision in our lives—many times the first thing we do is pray for an answer. When we receive personal revelation or confirmation on the matter, we can move forward knowing Heavenly Father is supporting us.

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When the Spirit of a Native American Appeared to President Packer's Ancestor

By Boyd K. Packer

The following excerpt from The Holy Temple by President Boyd K. Packer illustrates how we can receive "help from beyond" to do temple work.

Meet the Lone LDS Woman Who Anchored the Gospel in Early Sri Lanka

By Ardis E. Parshall

Photos courtesy Ardis E. Parshall

FHE: Direction

By Shauna Gibby

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From the Church

Church updates temple recommend interview questions

President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continued his fervent focus on improving the faith’s temple worship Sunday at the concluding session of the 189th Semiannual General Conference. He read an updated list of questions Church members will be asked when receiving a temple recommend. The new questions are below.

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What we know about our first parents and interdependency because of the Restoration

By Lindsey Williams

Editor's note: Our bi-weekly Friday column, “Found in the footnotes,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Can we cheer harder for those around us? Church leaders this week on love and ministering

Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages by Church leaders.

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How Elder Rasband testified to a Catholic leader at the Rome temple about baptisms for the dead

By Elder Ronald A. Rasband

In the temple, we renew our spiritual perspective. In the temple, we recommit our lives to the Lord. In the temple, we recognize “things as they really are, and . . . things as they really will be” (Jacob 4:13).