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The New Seminary Tests: What You Need to Know

Photo from Seminary and Institutes of Religion “Tests? In Seminary? Tests in Seminary?” As a seminary teacher, that’s what went through my mind when I heard the announcement of the new Seminary graduation requirements. And if you have a student in Seminary and didn’t think about it before, you might be thinking that now. Along with a few other questions, like, “What does it all mean? How can you help your student graduate from Seminary? Is there a study guide for the test? What happens if they don’t pass it? How can I help my student be ready? What exactly does my student have to do to graduate?”

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By Shauna Gibby

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What Does It Really Mean to Be a Part of the "Chosen Generation"?

By Daedan Olander

In a general conference address titled “A Chosen Generation,” President Gordon B. Hinckley said about the young people of the Church:

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Come, Follow Me—Even into the Australian Outback: One Family's Unique Journey

By Emily Linder

Three years ago the Coromandel family moved deep into the Australian Outback—900 miles deep. The small country town of Winton, 900 miles west of Brisbane, became home to Kristy, Leon, and their 15-month-old daughter, Rachel, so that Leon could begin his career as a high school teacher.

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The Late-Night Prompting That Came to One Man in a Hospital Waiting Room

By Doug Marley

After years of fighting one kind of illness after another, my wife finally met a doctor who diagnosed her with Cushing’s disease. We found out that she had a tumor growing in her brain and that the only hope for recovery was considered, at best, a long shot. She would have to undergo brain surgery, and, if she survived, she would be bedridden for at least a year.

What Is It about Elder Holland Mormons Love So Much?

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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.

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Relief Society Birthday Celebration Ideas

By Kate Ensign-Lewis

On March 17 the Relief Society celebrates its 173rd birthday, making it one of the world’s oldest women’s organizations. It is also the world’s largest women’s organization, with over six million sisters in 170 countries. As part of your annual celebration in your ward or branch, try some of these ideas to help strengthen bonds between Relief Society sisters.

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Profound Gospel Lessons from "The Lion King"

By Lucy Stevenson

As Disney fans around the world prepare for The Lion King to hit theaters, we wanted to share some of the gospel lessons that make this story great.

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10 Ways to Feel the Spirit on Sundays Even When You Have to Work

By Kelsey Berteaux

The following article previously ran on LDS Living in September 2016.

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What One Yale Literary Critic Had to Say About Joseph Smith + How the Prophet's Most Bold Prophecy Is Coming True

By Daniel Peterson

Among the most laughably improbable prophecies recorded by the Prophet Joseph Smith is Moroni’s prediction that, in the Prophet’s words, “My name should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken of among all people” (see Joseph Smith-History 1:33).