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How My Flooded Apartment Showed Me What It Truly Means When God "Pours You Out a Blessing"

We all yearn to have our prayers answered. We trust God when He says, “Ask and ye shall receive. Knock and it shall be opened unto you.” We expect the blessings of heaven to be ours if we faithfully and persistently petition God for our needs. Many of us know this scripture (or its truths) by heart:

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This North Korean defector saved an American POW—and his story had a surprising Latter-day Saint ending

By Steven T. Collis

When an unfamiliar woman came to Steven Collis’s book signing, he had no idea she would reveal an ending to the story more miraculous than he imagined.

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How Did the Wise Men Know to Look for a Star?

By Brad Wilcox

In Matthew we read of wise men of the East (see Matthew 2:1-12) who followed a star to bring gifts to the child Jesus. The Bible Dictionary explains that these were not scholars or astrologers but spiritually sensitive and knowledgeable "prophets on a divine errand." God led the prophet Lehi and his family to the Americas. Is it not possible that He led other faithful Israelites to other parts of the world? We have the sticks of Judah and Joseph, but we will one day have the sticks of other tribes as well. Wherever the wise men were and whatever tribe they were from, they, like Lehi and Nephi, knew of Christ and were looking forward to His coming.

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“Come, Follow Me” October 14–20: “I Can Do All Things through Christ Which Strengtheneth Me”

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This week’s readings: Philippians; Colossians

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Coach Andy Reid says he never misses sacrament meeting, even helped bless a baby hours before Super Bowl win

By Emily Linder

On the day of Super Bowl LVII, Coach Andy Reid helped bless assistant coach Porter Ellett’s new baby. The men are grateful to support each other spiritually.

"I Was Able to Witness God’s Love": How a Children’s Hospital Sacrament Service Spiritually Heals Patients, Families, and Staff

By Alicia Soto

Walk into a small auditorium on a Sunday morning at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital and many things will likely feel familiar to you as a Latter-day Saint. Worship services begin with a hymn, a Church member opens the meeting with a prayer, and the congregation partakes of the sacrament.

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How This Patriotic Norman Rockwell Painting Was Inspired by Joseph Smith

By Daedan Olander

As the Second World War was raging across the globe and the U.S. was getting sucked into the conflict, artist Norman Rockwell petitioned The Saturday Evening Post for a commission to paint visual representations of four ideals. These fundamental freedoms were identified by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as basic human rights in a speech he delivered to Congress in 1941. He called them the four freedoms: the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear.

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‘Relief and joy’: Songwriter shares her unexpected reaction to the new Young Women names

By Abby Larkins

This viral comedy creator says her emotional response all goes back to her own experience in Young Women.

Elder and Sister Holland's Touching Message to Mothers

By Jeffrey R. Holland

As Mother's Day approaches, Elder and Sister Holland remind us that the influence of a righteous mother in the lives of her children is more important than ever. Here is what they have to say in their new book, To Mothers: Carrying the Torch of Faith and Family,about the sacred responsibility of mothers in the latter days:

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"What If the Church Isn't True?": After Receiving Hundreds of Anti-Mormon Pamphlets, How 2 Missionaries Renewed Their Faith

By Robert L. Millet

While serving as missionaries in the eastern states, my senior companion and I entered a town in New Jersey and began a systematic program of door-to-door contacting. We had not worked in the area for long before it became obvious that the local Protestant ministers had prepared their parishioners for our coming.