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Sacrament Over the Internet, Church in Sub-Zero Weather + Other Things You Didn't Know About Saints in Alaska

The story of how the Church came to be in the cold, northern climate of Alaska is truly the story of one man—one man and a series of remarkable firsts.

Latter-day Saint Life

Instant Family of 8: How God Answered the Prayers of a Foster Child and Childless Couple

By Ashli Kristine Hansen

All Brittany wanted was someone to fight for her and her five siblings.

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Life Lessons from the Prophets That Will Make You Love Them Even More

By Susan Easton Black & Mary Jane Woodger

We love hearing stories about our latter-day prophets, especially when they tell them in their own words. Check out these six incredible stories that will make you love our prophets even more.

Famous Latter-day Saints

How Gladys Knight Became a Latter-day Saint

By Jamie Armstrong

How did Motown legend and Grammy Award–winner Gladys Knight become a Latter-day Saint? And how has joining the Church affected her fame? Here's the inside scoop.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Tips to Better Understand Temple Symbols

By Jack M. Lyon

Why do temples have symbols? Where do symbols come from? Is all temple symbolism unique to Latter-day Saints? These and many more questions like them are answered in Jack M. Lyon's new book, Understanding Temple Symbols Through Scripture, History, and Art. Following is an excerpt that gives five tips to help Latter-day Saints better understand temple symbols.

Latter-day Saint Life

An Ironic Story That Perfectly Illustrates the Blessings and Priesthood Power Available to Every Member

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

I recently sat with a number of members of the Community of Christ, previously known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as part of an interfaith dialogue. I have great love and respect for these people, those I consider brothers and sisters in the faith. We talked openly and in a friendly manner about similarities and differences between our two churches and landed squarely on the topic of women and the priesthood. One of the women in the room who had been ordained to the priesthood described her responsibilities and shared her feelings regarding the blessing it was for her to be able to perform priesthood ordinances.

Feature Stories

Why do pandemics come and what is God’s role in them? Church historians discuss the topic

By Matthew J. Grow and Matthew C. Godfrey

Pandemics perplex. Long after the anxiety has receded, the suffering has subsided, and the dead have been buried, troubling questions remain. Epidemic disease often seems to strike indiscriminately, taking the young and the old, the healthy and the vulnerable, men and women, the righteous and the wicked.

Feature Stories

5 of my favorite moments from spending 48 minutes with the Holland family

By Lindsey Williams

In 2021, Family Discovery Day looked different. The in-person audience for Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s and Sister Patricia Holland’s remarks was small but included those who are most important to the Hollands—their own children.

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Want to bear your testimony but feel too nervous? Use this simple truth as a pep talk

By Robert L. Millet

“There really is no need for members of the Church to worry one-tenth of a second about coming up with something original to say or about giving a talk.”

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Stories of Faith

What I’ll never forget about my grandparents’ loving reaction when I chose to join the Church

By Emily Linder

My grandparents were initially nervous about my decision, but how they kept nourishing our relationship inspires me.