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Sponsored: Extending Hope and Healing: Morning Light Music

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has described a conversation he and his wife had years ago with an insightful dinner guest. The guest asked, “What is the one thing people can’t live without?” Sister Holland suggested that perhaps it was love. Elder Holland thought maybe it was faith. Their guest observed, “No, you’re both wrong. Many people in this world live without faith. And sadly, many people have to live without love. But without hope, there is no reason to go on. People cannot live without hope.”

Lesson Helps

FHE: Protection

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk:

Take Back Beauty

By Lexie and Lindsay Kite

We are 26-year-old twins finishing up the last leg of our PhDs studying how women are represented in media. Our nonprofit work, Beauty Redefined, is all about rethinking our ideas of “beautiful” and “healthy” that we’ve likely learned from profit-driven media that thrives off female insecurity. We believe it so much we got that message up on billboards and sticky notes we send across the world! We know our bodies are gifts from a Heavenly Father who loves us and knows what we are capable of becoming. Below are several research-driven strategies we can use to recognize and reject harmful messages about female bodies and then redefine “beauty” for ourselves in much more worthwhile ways.

What Is It about Elder Holland Mormons Love So Much?

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Reasons We Love Elder Holland

By LDS Living Staff

“I’d listen to [Elder Holland] read the ingredients off a cereal box.” This comment—made on one of Elder Holland’s Facebook posts about general conference—sums up how most members of the Church feel when they see Elder Holland approach the pulpit. Ears perk up, eyes strain to see his animated expressions, and thoughts are arrested by the eloquence, the magnetism, and the power that is Elder Jeffrey Roy Holland.

"He is a God of Inclusivity": How One Woman Chooses to Overlook Prejudice and Celebrate Each Individual

Feeling unaccepted in a place of refuge, seems contradictory. Yet, this is how Lola Ogunbote, lawyer-turned-soccer coach, has sometimes felt when individuals judge her based upon her skin color at church.

From the Church

‘A treasure he gave me was a map to find him where he has gone’ — Messages from Elder Davies’s funeral and more on eternity from Church leaders

Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages by General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church.

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Fun

The immeasurable benefits of giving—and 15 easy ways to serve your community this Giving Tuesday

By Ellie Smith

Commercial days like Black Friday and even Cyber Monday receive a fair amount of attention, but Giving Tuesday is all about thinking of others and making the world a better place.

Fun

400-Calorie Recipes That Are Sinfully Delicious

By Sara Wells and Kate Jones

Many delicious recipes are notorious for being hefty in calories, but believe it or not, all these tantalizing recipes are less than 400 calories per serving!

W.W. Phelps' 1830 Book of Mormon and Family Bible Acquired by Rare Book Collector

By Trent Toone

Before Reid Moon could acquire William W. Phelps' first-edition Book of Mormon and family Bible from his descendants last month, he and his associate Seth Soha had to sweat a bit.

{Single Saints} Dating DOs and DON'Ts for a Fun and Fabulous Holiday

By Alisa Snell

There are many "dos and donʼts" that singles need to observe relative to parties, gift giving, and define-the-relationship conversations over the holidays. To navigate these issues effectively, read my previous article on "5 Secrets to Dating Success During the Holidays." The advice there is essential to avoiding the major pitfalls that many singles experience. The focus of this article is on the dos and donʼts for making your Holidays fun and fabulous.