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Editor's note: Clayton Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and a member of the Deseret News' Editorial Advisory Board. The Deseret News recently asked Christensen, a Salt Lake City native and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to share this experience. For better or worse, the very language that we use when describing a situation affects how we understand the situation and hence guides our behavior. Consider the different responses that we might get from the following two sentences: "You need the church" and "The church needs you."

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New BYU-Idaho President Henry J. Eyring Looks to the Lord for Guidance

“I’m grateful for the challenges that have come. I’m grateful for the bumps in my career path,” said Henry J. Eyring, the new president of BYU-Idaho.

Wildfire Destroys Homes of 3 Members Who Vow to 'Rise from the Ashes'

A wildfire destroyed the homes of three members living on the same property in the Woodward Branch of the Oklahoma City Oklahoma Stake on March 16. The fire also destroyed several other buildings on the property and two cars.

Dave Says: Avoid Buying a House on a Land Contract

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

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Dave Says: No Pets Allowed

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

Karl Anderson

Karl Ricks Anderson is affectionately known as “Mr. Kirtland” throughout the Church because of his love, research and writings on Kirtland Ohio area church history. Although he grew up in Utah, he has lived near Kirtland, Ohio for over 50 years. He is a popular author and entertaining speaker. Karl has worked with historians and prophets, written books, including Joseph Smith’s Kirtland and The Savior in Kirtland, helped acquire Kirtland properties and has done much to put Kirtland on the Church history map. He received a bachelor’s and MBA degree from University of Utah and had a career in the corporate world for over 20 years. He then taught and supervised seminaries and institutes for the Church in Northern Ohio.

From the Church

Why this Sikh family is excited a temple is being built on land they sold to the Church

By Emily Linder

In the early 1970s, the Church was having difficulties locating suitable property to build a stake center in Yuba City, California. Mehar Tumber and his family, devout Sikhs, had a peach orchard on land that would work well for the new building, but the property was not on the market to sell. That changed, however, when they were approached by Church representatives.

From the Church

Church letter encourages water conservation and outlines new water-wise plans for Church properties

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

We all play a part in preserving the critical resources needed to sustain life—especially water—and we invite others to join us in reducing water use wherever possible.