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10 Mormon Tabernacle Choir Songs to Hasten the Work

There are many ways to spread the gospel, and music is a big one. Check out 10 of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's favorite gospel-spreading songs in the videos below.

Mauled Mormon missionary has new lease on life after lion attack

He's missing a piece of his leg, his arm was recently amputated and the tendons in his thumb were torn from pressing so hard on his attacker's eyeball, but Elder Paul Richard Oakey said he plans to move on from a day that two lions almost took his life. "Accidents happen. We don't plan them. They just happen," said the 20-year-old whose humility is visible from across a room. "I wasn't planning on getting attacked by lions. It happened and I'm just going to move on."

Stunning & Unexpected Photos from Temple Square That Will Make You See It in a New Way

Take a look at these stunning images from around temple square--some of them unexpected--that will make you see it in a whole new way. And can you believe Christmas lights are already up on temple square!

Young Men Lesson 29: The Eternal Family

Manual 1; Excerpt fro "Temple Mirrors of Eternity: A Testimony of Family," by Gerrit W. Gong

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14-Year-Old LDS "The Voice" Contestants Wins Voice Battle, Shares Her Faith

By Phillip Price

One of the three LDS The Voice contestants, Aaliyah Rose, won her voice battle against Savannah Leighton while singing “Treat You Better” by Shawn Mendes as part of the battles premiere yesterday. Still on team Gwen, she will move on to the knockout round. The other LDS contestants have yet to compete in battles.

Joseph F. Smith and the 'Ruffians': 'True Blue, Through and Through' Depending on Who’s Telling the Story

It’s a powerful story. The young Joseph F. Smith, fresh off his mission to the Sandwich Islands, is traveling through Southern California on his way home to Utah in late 1857/early 1858. The Mormons are viewed with mistrust and hostility: rumors surrounding the Mountain Meadows Massacre are fresh on everyone’s lips as Johnston’s Army converges on Utah. Joseph F.’s party is confronted by a band of rough and tumble men on horseback, looking to pick a fight with any Mormons they can find. Joseph F.’s fellow travelers scatter, and when one burly ruffian pointedly asks Joseph F. if he is a Mormon, the young returned missionary responds, “Yes, siree, dyed-in-the-wool; true blue, through and through,” diffusing the tense confrontation by staying true to his identity. But was he really “dyed-in-the-wool, true blue, through and through”?

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How President Johnson and President McKay's Close Friendship Fulfilled a 100-Year-Old Prophecy

By LDS Living

President Lyndon B. Johnson and President David O. McKay had one of the closest relationships between a Church president and U.S. president. They spoke fondly of each other and President Johnson visited Salt Lake City numerous times, even before Johnson was elected.

President Monson's 30 directives from general conference

After every General Conference, my family tries to study the prophet’s talks to see what he wants us to work on, and we make a list of those priorities. We usually summarize them in our own words, but this list is mostly copied and pasted directly from his text. You might find more or less than these, but we saw 30 things he directly instructs Latter-day Saints to do:

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President Uchtdorf Sends a Personal, Hand-Written Note to Members of the Church

At the start of the conference weekend, President Uchtdorf posted a note to his Facebook page that seems to be hand-written on personalized stationery, counseling the Saints to embrace and trust in faith.

Mormon-Centric Utah Epicenter for Food Storage

Towering grain silos overlook the main highway in Salt Lake City at the Mormon church's Welfare Square. At grocery stores, there's a whole section with large plastic tubs with labels that read, "Deluxe survivor 700." Radio ads hawk long-term supplies of food with 25-year shelf lives.And houses are equipped with special shelving for cans of beans, rice and wheat.