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This article is intended to help readers better utilize the new Teaching in the Savior's Way manual that was recently released.

CNN: With 'I'm a Mormon' campaign, church counters lily-white image

The scene at a Mormon congregation here on a recent Sunday would surprise Americans who think of Mormons as young white missionaries in stiff white shirts, black ties and name tags.

Lesson Helps

Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 28: "O God, Where Art Thou?"

By Ted L. Gibbons

I have been in the jail at Carthage, Illinois, many times. On a recent visit I had my picture taken next to the statue of Joseph and Hyrum with the jail in the background. On another occasion, I visited Liberty Jail. I knelt by the cutaway comer of the missing wall and a kind guide took a photo showing the upper and lower levels, the prophet Joseph at his small table, and the great squared stones of the wall. As always, I was moved by the witness of suffering and solitude and sacrifice that seemed to seep from the very walls. But I also sensed that the restriction of Joseph’s body gave his spirit increased capacity to soar. In 2009, I wrote some words in my journal about my feelings:

Barbie Dolls and Welfare Canneries: Efficiency vs. Value in Mormonism

Mattel’s Barbie doll made her first public appearance at a New York toy fair on March 9, 1959. I made my own debut a day later, somewhat west of New York and with a considerably less elaborate wardrobe and hairdo. My near-twin and I did not meet until Christmas morning of 1969, when a Talking Barbie (“Let’s go shopping!”) greeted me under the Christmas tree. That Talking Barbie, with her sisters Living Barbie (whom I called “Babs”) and Growin’ Pretty Hair Barbie (anyone that glamorous could go by nothing less than “Barbara”), became the last dolls of my childhood, helping me transition from child to teenager in an era when 12 or 13 was not too sophisticated to play with dolls.

Lesson Helps

Young Men Lesson 10: A Mighty Change

Manual 3; Supplement from "Preserving the Heart’s Mighty Change" by Dale G. Renlund

SPONSORED: Bringing Spiritual and Clinical Knowledge Together To Conquer Addiction

By InnerGold

A proper understanding of how the addicted brain works is very helpful for many in their recovery process. When we take the clinical piece out of the equation, it leaves many good people feeling frustrated and hopeless because they have been trying the spiritual road alone for so long. They keep re-committing to their spiritual practices of daily scripture reading, prayers etc., only to be frustrated again and again because of slips and relapses.

Will gay rights pave the way for decriminalizing polygamy?

Today in the New York Times, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley makes a strong argument for decriminalizing polygamy, using the Supreme Court’s 2003 Lawrence decision ruling state sodomy laws unconstitutional as a legal precedent. Asserting that the right to privacy should be enjoyed by all consenting adults, Turley demolishes commonplace objections to polygamy, including a rhetorical maneuver he calls "the parade of horribles" wherein polygamy opponents (like gay rights opponents) argue that decriminalizing plural marriage will lead somehow to wider acceptance for "adult incest," "prostitution," "fornication," and "bestiality."

Fun

The Unexpected Story Behind One of the Most Popular LDS Hymns

By Katharine Lyon

Easily one of the most-sung hymns at general conference, “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet” is a familiar song for most Latter-day Saints. However, members seem to be less familiar with the story behind this popular hymn.

Young Men Lesson 24: Christ-centered Repentance

Manual 1; Excerpt from "Repent … That I May Heal You” by Neil L. Andersen

Latter-day Saint Life

9 Books to Help You Learn More About Joseph Smith

By LDS Living

June 27th will mark the 174th anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith. In honor of the beloved prophet, here are 9 books to help you learn more about him and the events of his life.