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New Video Series: Church Scholar Anthony Sweat Helps Members Better Seek Revelation, Answer Difficult Questions

LDS Living wants to invite you on a journey to become better seekers of truth, better receivers of personal revelation, and better answerers of difficult, soul-stretching questions.

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)

By Aubrey Porter

The following article originally appeared on LDS Living in 2015.

What the Tampa Bay Rays' Mental Skills Coach taught us about ‘heavenly habits’—and how it may have led to their big finish Saturday night

By Morgan Pearson

Brett Phillips had every reason to feel the weight of the world as he stepped up to the plate on Saturday night. Down by one, bottom of the ninth in Game 4 of the World Series with a chance to tie or win the game, he knew he was not the guy the Tampa Bay Rays wanted at bat. Phillips found his way onto the Rays’ roster for his defense and pinch running rather than his batting, and after going hitless in two previous at-bats during the team’s playoff rounds, it was without a doubt the most significant moment of the young player’s career. As the New York Times put it, “There was no logical reason for Phillips to succeed, yet he swore he was confident.”

Latter-day Saint Life

5 ways life would be radically different if Christ never made His Atonement

By Tad R. Callister

The following excerpt from The Infinite Atonement originally ran on LDS Living in March 2018.

Former President of Large Dallas Texas Hospital Explains Why Working in the Temple Is Real Work

LDS Living’s All In podcast became aware of Britt Berrett, former president of an 898-bed hospital in Dallas, Texas, when someone who serves with him in the Dallas temple reached out and recommended his friend Britt as someone who exemplifies what it means to be “all in.” On the episode this week, host Morgan Jones spoke with Britt about his experience serving in the temple and the lessons he has learned from that service—service that is really hard work.

From the Church

Read the Church’s new political neutrality and voting letter

By Haley Lundberg

The new letter advocates that Church members become informed on important issues and cautions against straight-ticket voting.

17 Remarkable Responses to President Nelson's Video on Hope During Coronavirus Outbreak

By Danielle Christensen

President Russell M. Nelson’s message of hope during the coronavirus outbreak went viral on YouTube after its release on March 14, and on Sunday evening was the #1 trending video on YouTube.

A powerful quote from each April 2020 general conference talk

By Kensie Smith

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.

‘This is cause for celebration!’: President Nelson on all temples resuming operations, and more from Church leaders

There has been much to celebrate this week for Latter-day Saints.

Seeking happiness will determine destiny, Elder Martino teaches at BYU–Hawaii; Sister Aburto talks mental health on Church News podcast

Happiness. It is the elusive thing we all seek. But as Elder James B. Martino taught graduates at BYU–Hawaii, “The degree to which we seek [happiness] will ultimately determine our destiny,” while acknowledging that in the case of clinical depression, professional help is needed. Sister Reyna Isabel Aburto also addressed depression and mental health this week on the Church News podcast.