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Struggling LDS Veteran with PTSD Removes Shoes, Gives Them to Man Who Has None

MR says: Learn more about John and his remarkable conversion to the gospel and how, even in his struggle fighting against PTSD, he sees the needs of others and doesn't hesitate to reach out and help.

9/11 messages from LDS leaders offered comfort and peace

Editor's note: This article was originally published last year, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. As we again reflect on the events of that tragic day, we would like to remind our readers of these messages of comfort from leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On Sept. 11, 2001, countless lives were forever changed when terrorists hijacked and crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. Thousands of lives were snuffed out in an instant — passengers and crews on four planes, people in buildings that three of those planes crashed into, rescue workers and others who rushed to their aid and bystanders at the scenes. Within hours of these tragic events, Mormon church leaders responded with a statement that read:

From the Church

"Come, Follow Me" Curriculum Plays Important Role in the Shorter Sunday Schedule

A curriculum and teaching style introduced five years ago will now play an important role in the newly announced, shortened Sunday worship schedule.

Reframing parental roles in the Proclamation on the Family

Among other ideas, The Family: A Proclamation to the World, emphasizes the importance or gender identity and roles. For the purpose of this post, I will focus on several sentences that relate to the responsibilities of parents within the family as they rear children.

Videos

Watch: GENTRI Covers "A Million Dreams" from "The Greatest Showman"

Hits from The Greatest Showman have inspired many since it's realease in theaters, and LDS artists are no exception. The Billboard chart-topping group GENTRI, or "the gentelman trio," has recently produced an elegant and visually stunning cover of "A Million Dreams" that will inspire you to keep dreaming and striving for a better and brighter world. Check it out:

Latter-day Saint Life

How Prayer Freed This Convert from Prison—Both Temporally and Spiritually

“One night as I prayed, I felt the love of the Lord descend on me. I felt I was being hugged and wrapped around his cloak. This experience carried on every night. I would even open a prayer and say nothing just to feel his love and take away the pain.”

From the Church

Save the Date: 3 Apostles to Speak on “Ministering to All through Temple and Family History”

By Lindsey Williams

Elder David A. Bednar, Elder Dale G. Renlund, and Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will host a training centered on the theme “Ministering to All through Temple and Family History.”

From the Church

Church provides update on Elder and Sister Renlund, other leaders test negative

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

Update on December 10, 2020

Sage Williams: Sexual Abuse—Prevention, Healing, and Hope

Harvard recently held a symposium entitled “Faith and Flourishing: Strategies for Preventing and Healing Child Sexual Abuse.” Latter-day Saint Sage Williams was one of the organizers of the symposium. On today's episode, she shares how her faith has influenced her to advocate for the prevention of sexual abuse. She also explains why she believes this work is a sacred one.

Latter-day Saint Life

How Church members can help those healing from sexual abuse

By Christy Kane PsyD, CMHC

As a mental health professional, I find myself helping individuals at crossroads in their lives as they seek to understand various emotions and events that have taken place or are taking place. No matter what path my clients might be facing, through the lens of our Savior Jesus Christ’s teachings, I have gained a deep understanding that the first step in the healing and self-acceptance process is the gift of love—love that invites each child of God to trust, hope, and seek spiritual guidance, self-acceptance, and, when appropriate, accountability.