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Why Does Mormon Stress That Angels Appeared to Wise Men in the Americas?

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Latter-day Saint Life

5 Ways We Keep Ourselves from Understanding the Temple (+ How to Stop)

By Cory B. Jensen

The temple has often been called the Lord’s university. Clearly, the Lord intends the temple to be a house of learning—one we should attend often (see D&C 109:8). In the temple and throughout our lives, we are commanded to seek learning by study and also by faith (see D&C 109:7). Learning by faith involves receiving revelation and having the Lord teach us. Our faith, prayers, fasting, pondering, and asking are all important tools to helping us understand the temple.

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One Investigator's Life-Changing Response After a Harsh Confrontation with a Mormon

By Alonzo L. Gaskill

The following is an excerpt from Converted: True Mormon Conversion Stories from 15 Religions.

10 Ways to Reinvent Your Sunday

By LDS Living

Let’s face it—sometimes Sundays aren’t as enjoyable or fulfilling as we’d like them to be. Between the stress of getting the family—and yourself—ready for church, preparing lessons, preparing meals, and keeping the kids occupied for the rest of the day, our day of rest can be anything but restful. If you’ve been stuck in a rut, try some of these ideas to help reinvent your Sunday.

Gallery: Paintings and Stories of the Pioneers

By Andrew D. Olsen and Jolene S. Allphin

We've all heard stories of faith and heroism from the early Saints as they crossed the plains, but this book takes our understanding of those pioneers to a whole new level, allowing us to get intimately acquainted with several of the individuals and families who traveled with the Willie handcart company through photos, journal excerpts, inspiring stories, and biographical details. Throughout the book, the stories of these faithful are brought to life through the gorgeous and plentiful paintings of Julie Rogers.

How Elder Echo Hawk Showed His Faith, Defied Racism and Anti-Mormonism to Become an Attorney General

By Larry J. Echo Hawk

The federal government took my father from his parents and sent him to a boarding school where he was physically beaten if he spoke the Pawnee language or practiced his native culture. My sister was sent home from a public school because her skin was the wrong color. I heard a public schoolteacher describe Indians as “savage, bloodthirsty, heathen renegades.” Perhaps most painful, during my early childhood, my family had no expectation of achieving a higher education and becoming doctors, lawyers, or engineers. A college education seemed beyond our reach.

"All In" Excerpt: Dean Hughes on Balancing Obedience and Thinking for Yourself

In beloved Latter-day Saint author Dean Hughes’ new book, Muddy, he explores what happens when faithful members of the Church face issues that call into question the balance between obedience to Church leaders and personal agency.

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Resources to help your kids engage with the Doctrine and Covenants

With the recent emphasis on home-centered Primary and our Church-wide study of the Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price this year, it may feel challenging to involve the youngest members of your family in the discussion of what might feel like a weekly history lesson. Here are a few great resources to help engage and include your children in your 2021 Come, Follow Me study.

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How This Aspect of the Book of Mormon Helped a Man Come Back to the Church

By Tad R. Callister

The story is told of a church that evidently lost some of its parishioners to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In an effort to counterattack, the church put on its marquee the following message: “Don’t read the Book of Mormon—that is how they get you.” And in fact, that is how the Spirit does “get you”: by bearing witness of the truth of that sacred book.

Feature Stories

Expectant mother diagnosed with stage 4 cancer invites friends to join her in Book of Mormon reading challenge

By Morgan Pearson

Jordan Ricks Hanks was my college roommate my senior year at BYU. She is also one of the most upbeat, positive people on the planet.