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There are hundreds of talks written for and about missionaries. To help narrow it down, here are five talks that helped me the most on my mission—ones that you might want to send to a missionary you know.

5 Talks That Helped Me on My Mission (And Could Help Your Missionary, Too)

The following article originally appeared on LDS Living in 2015.

A powerful quote from each April 2020 general conference talk

Editor's note: This story was originally published by LDS Living in April 2020 and is being shared again in anticipation of October 2020 general conference. Here's how you can watch.

{LDS How-to} Help Kids Get the Most out of Primary

By Rachelle J. Christensen

1. Buffer time. Always in a hurry to get out the door? Set the mood before church by allowing extra time to get ready. When you rush it is difficult to feel the Spirit. Play church music while you get ready or hum a hymn. You’ll probably still have to play the “hurry up!” game, but it will be much more pleasant.

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What Happened After an Inactive Mormon Asked Elder Bednar If He Was LDS

By LDS Living Staff

One of my favorite stories of Elder David A. Bednar was shared by LDS Church News on June 2016:

Fun

5 Songs We Don't Sing in Church Anymore

By Maddie Tolk

The Church has used many different hymnals throughout its history. In July 1830, the Prophet Joseph Smith received the revelation known today as Doctrine and Covenants Section 25. In the revelation, the Lord instructed Emma Smith to compile a selection of sacred hymns for the Church. She completed a hymnal in 1835 with the assistance of William W. Phelps, a writer and newspaper editor. The collection of hymns included 90 hymn texts, with 39 hymns written by LDS poets as well as adaptations of several other non-LDS texts. The preface to the 1835 Collection of Sacred Hymns states:

Feature Stories

Latter-day Saint flees Ukraine, shares harrowing story of being separated from husband

By Jake Frandsen

Nina Scurtu and her husband, Dima, finally made their way to a bus headed out of Ukraine, only to face the heartbreaking news that he would be forced to stay behind.

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How a Vision of the Savior Led One Woman to Translate the Book of Mormon into Fante

By Danielle B. Wagner

That our Heavenly Father communicates with us through vivid dreams is a living reality among early converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ghana.

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When Angels Gave President Lee a Blessing of Healing

By Donald W. Parry

President Harold B. Lee’s experience on an airplane illustrates the truth that angels may participate in healing a mortal who has an illness. President Lee recalled: “I was suffering from an ulcer condition that was becoming worse and worse. We had been touring a mission; my wife, Joan, and I were impressed the next morning that we should get home as quickly as possible, although we had planned to stay for some other meetings.

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Why We Need to Stop Brushing Off Recent Disasters as "Signs of the Times"

By Katie Lambert

Sierra Leone, Mexico, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, Lousiana, Las Vegas, California, Somalia—the number of disasters in the past few months is astounding.

Successful Winter Camping

By Emergency Essentials

Winter camping is a challenging adventure. A camper must have a healthy respect for Mother Nature and plan accordingly. When my dad and brothers go ice camping, they spend days beforehand planning for every situation and working out the smallest details. And their preparation pays off because they always have exciting things to tell us when they get back. Before hearing their stories, I never knew you could sleep safely in a hole in the snow, or stay warm even when you are soaking wet.