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What One Bishop Learned Accepting President Nelson's Challenge

Several months ago, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invited all teens around the world to launch a seven-day social media fast.

10 Uplifting Stories You Might Have Missed to Welcome You Back from Your Social Media Fast

By LDS Living

Welcome back! We hope your 10-day social media fast was enlightening and spiritually fulfilling as you followed the words of our prophet, President Nelson, and avoided negative influences in your life and took note of the positive ones.

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (July 12-18)

By LDS Living

Returned Missionary Tackles Momat Airport Reunion (+Video)

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What's Life Like at the MTC?

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

Photo courtesy of Steven Thrap

Latter-day Saint Life

What became of the oak coffins that carried Joseph and Hyrum Smith after they were martyred

By Trent Toone

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2019.

Latter-day Saint Life

Did Brigham Young leave empty shafts for elevators in the Salt Lake Temple? How to identify assumptions in Church history

By Keith A. Erekson

Here are some insights from Church History Library Director Keith Erekson on a few common Church history myths and how to avoid deception.

Latter-day Saint Life

6 profound insights into the temple from President Russell M. Nelson

By President Russell M. Nelson

Each temple is a house of learning. There we are taught in the Master’s way. His way differs from modes of others. His way is ancient and rich with symbolism. We can learn much by pondering the reality for which each symbol stands. Teachings of the temple are beautifully simple and simply beautiful. They are understood by the humble, yet they can excite the intellect of the brightest minds.

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President Uchtdorf Shares His Story of Love at First Sight

Saturday night, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf addressed the men in Priesthood session about building stronger marriages and families. Shortly after giving this talk, his mind turned to his sweet wife, Harriet, prompting him to share their incredible love story on Facebook. From love at first sight to unrequited love, the Uchtdorf's have a story to match that of any romance.

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November 2016 Home Teaching Message: General Conference

By LDS Living

For your home teaching message this month, choose a talk from the October 2016 general conference to share with your families. Find the talks at conference.lds.org. Here is one suggestion from "Repentance: A Joyful Choice," by Elder Dale G. Renlund:

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More About the Church's Major Missionary Changes: Plans to Decrease Missions, Utilize Technology + More

Recently, theChurch announced that it will be making changes to the missionary programby standardizing interview questions for prospective missionaries, decreasing missions while trying to utilize tech savviness to locate like-minded religious people, and providing more help for early returned missionaries. Here's a little more insight into some of these changes: