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How to Help Prepare Your Missionary for the Field

Check out our other articles for more about how to help your missionary when they are out in the mission fieldand how to help your missionary adjust to being home.

May 2013 Sharing Time: Singing the Messages of the Gospel

By Shauna Gibby

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3 Surprising Book of Mormon Insights One Man Gained When Adapting the Scriptures into a Comic Book

By Alexandra Mortenson

The Golden Plates comic series, originally a Book of Mormon adaptation project started by Michael Allred in the early 2000s, was recently updated and made re-available online at LDS Ideas. Andrew Knaupp, who worked on revamping the series for digital format, found that immersing himelf in the project gave him unique insights regarding Joseph Smith's translation process and the stories within The Book of Mormon.

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One Dangerous Problem with Near-Death Experiences and What Role They Should Play in Faith

By Taylor Halverson

There has been an undercurrent of interest among some Church members in the past decade or so about some highly publicized near-death experiences. What do the scriptures teach us about the purpose of near-death experiences?

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The One Part of Agency We Always Try to Ignore but Shouldn't

As Latter-day Saints, we love the idea of agency and the ability to choose, except when we don't. When we have to buckle down and finally take responsibility after failure, so often we revert to other ideas that make it seem like the choice was out of our control.

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FHE: Standards

By Shauna Gibby

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7 New Year's Resolutions to Consider from President Nelson's Teachings in 2018

By Jannalee Sandau

Though he has been the prophet for less than a year, President Nelson has already issued some amazing invitations and statements that can make fantastic New Year's resolutions for you and your family to help you come closer to the Savior this year. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

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How the Worst Mission Call Changed My Life Forever

By LDS Living

It was 4 a.m. in Heber City, Utah, and Clint Pulver was waking up to the phone call he had been waiting weeks for.

Why There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Christmas

By Jason F. Wright

You know the scene, right? It’s the perfect Christmas. There’s snow falling and dancing in the air like Juilliard students.

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A Mission President's Beautiful Response When a Missionary Came Out to Him as Gay

After Cal Burke wrote his heartbreakingly honest story about the moment he first told someone he was gay on Twitter, it immediately began making an impact. Receiving nearly 1,000 likes and over 100 retweets, this story about a mission president's beautiful response to one missionary's worries demonstrates deep love and compassion worth emulating.