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Mitt Romney endorses Orrin Hatch in re-election bid

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, rounded up another key endorsement Monday in his re-election bid — GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. "Orrin is a committed public servant who always puts the people of Utah first," Romney said in a statement released by the senator's campaign. "I couldn’t be prouder to endorse him in his re-election bid."

Fun

20 Funny Comics Mormons Will Understand All Too Well

By LDS Living

Did you know laughter makes you more attractive, relieves stress, strengthens relationships, and burns calories?

Famous Latter-day Saints

Elizabeth Smart Abductor Wanda Barzee to Be Released from Prison Sept. 19

On June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart woke to a strange voice in her room saying, "I have a knife at your neck. Don't make a sound. Get up and come with me." What ensued was nine months of rape and abuse at the hands of her captors, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. About these months, Smart said, "There wasn't a single day I didn't pray. . . It was the hardest time of my life, without a doubt, but at the same time, it was one of the most spiritual times of my life because I felt my Savior's presence so strongly in my life."

4 Ways to Write a Missionary

By LDS Living

Here is some practical advice for those who want to effectively boost their powerful priesthood proselytizer!

Latter-day Saint Life

One Thing in the Church That Saved Me from Suicide

By Elyse George

Not only has this touching, life-changing truth pulled a Latter-day Saint from the brink of suicide, it has kept her in the Church even when doubts arise or others leave.

Latter-day Saint Life

Church Mentioned in Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon Video

By LDS Living Staff

The Church got an unexpected mention in a recent Jimmy Kimmel Live video. Jimmy Kimmel announced that he had an important public service announcement to share with his fans before showing a video meant to clarify something important to the TV host.

Caitlin Bekker: The Heart of a Heart Mom

Prior to her son’s birth in 2020, Caitlin Bekker didn’t have experience with congenital heart disease. Five years later, being a “heart mom” has become a core part of her identity. On this week’s episode, Caitlin shares how watching her little boy go through multiple open heart surgeries has refined her and have taught her to trust in the Lord, live in gratitude in the present, and she hopes they will ultimately help her become the person and disciple of Jesus Christ she would like to be.

What Working for Chip and Joanna Gaines Has Taught Two Latter-day Saint Women

By Morgan Pearson

Located in downtown Waco, Texas, Magnolia Market at the Silos welcomed an estimated 1.6 million visitors in 2017, reportedly drawing more people to the state of Texas than the Alamo in San Antonio. Magnolia Market is really pretty simple: it consists of a home décor shop, a bakery, a garden and a grassy field surrounded by food trucks. So why do people come from all around the world just to see it?

Latter-day Saint Life

How to avoid general conference overwhelm, from a licensed psychologist

By Dr. David T. Morgan

For some, the biannual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a joyful time. ... But for others, general conference can be a time of stress and has the potential to induce guilt.

Lesson Helps

Book of Mormon Lesson 18: "God Himself . . .Shall Redeem His People"

By Ted L. Gibbons

In Isaiah 6 (or 2 Nephi 16), Isaiah responds to the question of the Lord, Whom shall I send and who will go for us? With the familiar phrase, Here am I; send me. Knowing the difficulty and danger of the work, and understanding something of the disinterest of his people, he nevertheless offered himself for a most dangerous assignment: Here am I; send me.