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In the wake of recent headlines (and the strong reactions to them), it’s hard not to get discouraged about the world.

Missouri accident's mystery 'angel priest' revealed

Rev. Patrick Dowling revealed himself as the mysterious "angel priest" who prayed with 19-year-old Katie Lentz, after reading a National Catholic Register article about the Missouri accident that occurred last week. CNN reported the original comment that Dowling made, which has since been deleted.

Rev. Ray Williams and delegation visit Mormon headquarters in Salt Lake City

Pastor Ray Williams of Morning Star Baptist Church in Oakland and his wife Janet were recent guests at the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Also visiting were Pastor H. H. Lusk and his wife Bettye of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Seaside, California, and Associate Pastor Kenneth Murray and his wife Bridgette.

Help for Life Challenges

Peace can be a choice. 3 ways to re-center on Christ when worry sets in

By Jody Moore

The Spirit can help us learn to choose thoughts of faith and hope, a practice that can transform our lives.

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9 Accounts Give Insights to What It Might Have Been Like for Joseph to First See Heavenly Light

By Kerry Muhlestein

Editor’s note: Most of us are familiar with the story of the First Vision. Some might even have the account from Joseph Smith—History memorized. But that account is not the only time Joseph Smith shared his miraculous experience. Using nine different accounts, Muhlestein shares one harmonized story of the First Vision, including what led up to it and what Joseph learned from it, in his new book, I Saw the Lord. This excerpt offers an idea of what it might have been like for Joseph to have overwhelming, hopeless darkness dissipated by intense light as he first saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

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Youth Theme Insight: 4 Reminders of How Much Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ Love You

By Michelle Wilson

Jesus loves you.

In Book of Mormon musical, a Mormon finds something to love

Last Thursday night I zipped up my going-out boots and drove through fat snowflakes to the Fox theater. The touring production of the 2011 Tony-award-winning musical The Book of Mormon was in town. I love musical theater and I’ve attended many performances at the Fox, but that evening was different. I was about to see a show that famously satirizes Mormonism, and I was probably the only Mormon in the sold-out house.

More Than 400,000 Attend Gilbert Temple Open House

Citing what he believes will be a “lasting effect for good,” Elder Todd B. Hansen, an Area Seventy and a resident of Gilbert, reflected upon the experiences he had personally and the many others he heard about during the 25 days of the Gilbert Arizona Temple public open house and a week of VIP and media tours prior to that.

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3 Sources for a Spiritual Update

The update is coming! The update is coming! The Paul Revere’s of the advertising world are constantly poking and prodding us to remember that the newest thing is just around the corner. Whether it’s the newest mobile phone, the newest software system, the newest gadget, there's always something we lack.

Elder Cook Takes the Church's Religious Freedom Dialogue to a Global Audience

Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took the Church’s effort to protect and strengthen religious freedom to a global audience Wednesday. Elder Cook addressed students, faculty and staff at the Sydney campus of the University of Notre Dame Australia School of Law, a private Catholic university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Wednesday, May 27, 2015.