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Conference Talk: For more information on this topic read “Desire,” by Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, May 2011, 42.

The New Seminary Tests: What You Need to Know

Photo from Seminary and Institutes of Religion “Tests? In Seminary? Tests in Seminary?” As a seminary teacher, that’s what went through my mind when I heard the announcement of the new Seminary graduation requirements. And if you have a student in Seminary and didn’t think about it before, you might be thinking that now. Along with a few other questions, like, “What does it all mean? How can you help your student graduate from Seminary? Is there a study guide for the test? What happens if they don’t pass it? How can I help my student be ready? What exactly does my student have to do to graduate?”

Lesson Helps

FHE: Follow the Prophet's Counsel

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk:

Latter-day Saint Life

43 Poems Perfect for Your Next Talk or Lesson

By Kelsey Berteaux

The following story originally ran on LDS Living in June 2015 but has been updated.

Latter-day Saint Life

President Packer on Why Most Latter-day Saints Misunderstand What the New and Everlasting Covenant Actually Is

By Boyd K. Packer

President Packer's book, The Holy Temple, is a classic of Latter-day Saint literature that has become one of the most comprehensive and definitive works written about temples. In fact, much of the material found in the Church's temple preparation pamphlet comes from this inspired book.

Lesson Helps

FHE: Follow the Prophets

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk:

What Is It about Elder Holland Mormons Love So Much?

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Reasons We Love Elder Holland

By LDS Living Staff

“I’d listen to [Elder Holland] read the ingredients off a cereal box.” This comment—made on one of Elder Holland’s Facebook posts about general conference—sums up how most members of the Church feel when they see Elder Holland approach the pulpit. Ears perk up, eyes strain to see his animated expressions, and thoughts are arrested by the eloquence, the magnetism, and the power that is Elder Jeffrey Roy Holland.

Latter-day Saint Life

Ask a Latter-day Saint Therapist: My Husband Had an Affair and Won’t Repent

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

If your life has been rocked by infidelity, please join me for my complimentary online workshop.

Fun

29 endearing photos of President Oaks we think you’ll love

President Dallin H. Oaks was born on August 12, 1932, in Provo, Utah. Before he was called as an apostle, he served as a justice of the Utah Supreme Court. He married June Dixon on June 24, 1952, and together they had six children. After June passed away on July 21, 1998, President Oaks met Kristen M. McMain. The two were married on August 25, 2000.

From the Church

Watch this sneak peek of Saturday's Friend to Friend event, an interactive broadcast for children

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

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are extending a special invitation to Primary children ages 3–11, parents, and leaders to watch the Friend to Friend broadcast, a worldwide event that premieres on February 20, 2021, to encourage children to follow Jesus Christ and serve others as He did.