We've all heard stories of faith and heroism from the early Saints as they crossed the plains, but this book takes our understanding of those pioneers to a whole new level, allowing us to get intimately acquainted with several of the individuals and families who traveled with the Willie handcart company through photos, journal excerpts, inspiring stories, and biographical details. Throughout the book, the stories of these faithful are brought to life through the gorgeous and plentiful paintings of Julie Rogers.

Sometimes in an attempt to prove our faithfulness to the gospel, Latter-day Saints create standards that require even more than what the Lord is asking of us. So before we expend too much energy trying to live these "higher" standards, we should ask ourselves, "Are we living the cultural gospel or the Lord's gospel?"

In the scriptures and in modern life we occasionally encounter people whose commitment to principle is so remarkable that they cannot be coerced, frightened, or bribed into doing something they believe is wrong. For example:

Nicole Lologa, is Kiwi-born and proud of her Pacific Island and New Zealand heritage. She and her darling husband of 14 years are current reside in Brisbane, Australia, raising their three beautiful children. Nicole enjoys studying self-development, going to the gym, and spending time with her family. After a 10 year career in Hairdressing, she has recently graduated from BYU Pathways Worldwide and will continue her online studies through BYU Idaho, towards a bachelor's degree in Communications. Nicole spent several years being in and out of activity in the gospel but returned back to Church with her family in 2018. Nicole believes it was the prayers and faith of her children that enabled those miraculous blessings. Nicole and her husband entered the Brisbane Temple of Australia, for their first time and endowment on the 27th of September 2019. The following morning, on the 28th of September, the Lologa family was sealed for all time and eternity. Nicole declared that it was a completely underrated experience saying, "If someone had told me of how great the 'exceedingly great joy' I would feel while in the temple and how close I would feel to my Saviour and Father in heaven, I would have returned sooner! Everyone in my life has underrated the Temple, it is way better multiplied by infinity!"

This week’s readings: Acts 6–9

This week’s readings: John 2–4

If we find out that someone we are dating has an issue with pornography, should we continue to date them or should we run?

"The demise of Tomorrowsaurus Rex at the jaws of Elder Holland!!" one Facebooker, Janel Olvera Andersen, wrote in response to a meme showing a cleverly altered version of the one Elder Holland showed in general conference.

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

You may have noticed the Church’s Instagram account sharing a number of beautiful art pieces along with quotes from general conference talks over the weekend. But who were the artists featured and are any of their pieces available through Deseret Book? We wanted to know the same thing. Here’s what we found out: