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The pluck and luck of the Irish Saints: A brief history of the Church in Ireland

On an island divided by political and religious borders, about 8,000 plucky Irish Latter-day Saints have discovered a way to find unity through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Latter-day Saint Life

My surprising takeaway from studying the final words of Book of Mormon record keepers

By Jannalee Sandau

While looking through the Book of Mormon, I realized a unique characteristic about it that I’ve taken for granted my entire life.

Fun

10 Things People Ask Google About "The Mormons" (And the Answers)

By Collin Bishop

Remember the days before Google? Before we carried one of the world's most powerful tools–the internet–in our front pocket?

Lesson Helps

FHE: Safety

By Shauna Gibby

For more information on this topic read “We Follow Jesus Christ,” by Quentin L. Cook, Ensign, May 2010, 83–86.

Fun

5 Songs We Don't Sing in Church Anymore

By Maddie Tolk

The Church has used many different hymnals throughout its history. In July 1830, the Prophet Joseph Smith received the revelation known today as Doctrine and Covenants Section 25. In the revelation, the Lord instructed Emma Smith to compile a selection of sacred hymns for the Church. She completed a hymnal in 1835 with the assistance of William W. Phelps, a writer and newspaper editor. The collection of hymns included 90 hymn texts, with 39 hymns written by LDS poets as well as adaptations of several other non-LDS texts. The preface to the 1835 Collection of Sacred Hymns states:

Lesson Helps

FHE: Self-Reliance

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk

What the Tampa Bay Rays' Mental Skills Coach taught us about ‘heavenly habits’—and how it may have led to their big finish Saturday night

By Morgan Pearson

Brett Phillips had every reason to feel the weight of the world as he stepped up to the plate on Saturday night. Down by one, bottom of the ninth in Game 4 of the World Series with a chance to tie or win the game, he knew he was not the guy the Tampa Bay Rays wanted at bat. Phillips found his way onto the Rays’ roster for his defense and pinch running rather than his batting, and after going hitless in two previous at-bats during the team’s playoff rounds, it was without a doubt the most significant moment of the young player’s career. As the New York Times put it, “There was no logical reason for Phillips to succeed, yet he swore he was confident.”

Elder Dale G. Renlund speaks during the Saturday morning session of general conference on October 5, 2024.

Follow the Prophets

Elder Renlund: ‘The best way I know of to draw closer to God’

By Dale G. Renlund

The Apostle says this gives us “the power and personal revelation needed to withstand anything that comes our way.”

October 2013 Sharing Time: Missionary Maze

By Shauna Gibby

Preparation: Enlarge the missionary maze image provided or create your own maze on poster board. Place the poster at the front of the room. Obtain a colored marker.

Latter-day Saint Life

PBS Praises the Church's Welfare Program: It "Must Be One of the World's Best"

PBS recently featured the Church's welfare program in a short video. The description of the video begins, "There may be other charities that are larger or more helpful, but the welfare tradition within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must be one of the world’s best."