You don't have to conform to be accepted. The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are. That's one message that Lindsey Stirling, international dancing rock-star violinist, wants to share with young people.

A life-sized Old Testament tabernacle replica has been brought to Chino Hills, California, and is open for public tours this week.

To a busy teen, completing Personal Progress experiences can seem like a daunting task—or it used to.

The Church issued the following statement today in response to news media requests: The positions attributed to BYU professor Randy Bott in a recent Washington Post article absolutely do not represent the teachings and doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. BYU faculty members do not speak for the Church. It is unfortunate that the Church was not given a chance to respond to what others said. ...

What a great way to test your knowledge of crucial Church history moments and maybe find interesting details you never knew about the Church.

Just in time for National Suicide Prevention Month, the Church has created a new web page aimed at supporting those who struggle with depression and thoughts of suicide as well as their family members.

Learn more about the inspired women who were just sustained as our new leaders in the Relief Society.

Since moving back to a family ward I have spent most of my time working with the youth. Other than a brief stint as a Relief Society teacher (cushiest calling ever…) I have either worked in the Sunday School with the 14-15 year olds or as the Laurels advisor. I found Sunday School to be particularly challenging, both because the mixing of genders often changes the dynamic, and because you tend to have less of a personal relationship with the kids than if you work in the Young Women/Men organization. To make matters worse, when I was teaching Sunday School we were still using the Gospel Doctrine manual, which had no suggested activities and was in no way tailored to help teachers reach teenagers. I like to think my frequent complaining letters about this through lds.org helped them move toward the new curriculum. The women of Exponent II were having a conversation on the backlist about how to work with youth and there were so many good ideas that we decided to make it into a post. Many of these ideas come from the other bloggers. If you readers have any more ideas of how to make church more engaging for teenagers, we would love to hear them.

The Church recently uploaded to their Facebook page this adorable video of little kids sharing why they love their dads. In just 60 seconds, it sums up so much of what dads mean to us in our lives.

As we dawn a new year and prioritize between good, better and best, consider the parable of the Great Supper in Luke 14:16-24. The Savior teaches an invaluable lesson about the destructive consequences of allowing worldly excuses to annul the things that matter most. In the parable, a certain man hosts "a great supper" and bids his guests to attend, saying through his servant, "Come; for all things are now ready" (Luke 14:17). But one by one, the diners who had committed to the feast make excuses, including awaiting a land inspection, caring for oxen, busy with domestic life, etc.