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Why a Non-Denominational Christian Woman Earned Her Young Women Medallion (and Watches General Conference)

Nish Weiseth is a faithful Christian and an author. She is not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but until recently, she lived in an area highly populated by members of the Church, including Latter-day Saint author Emily Belle Freeman. The two became friends, and soon Weiseth began doing things that may have seemed odd from the outside looking in, such as watching every session of general conference and earning her Young Women medallion. Weiseth and Freeman recently sat down with All In podcast host Morgan Jones to discuss their unique friendship and their desire to learn more about each other’s respective faiths.

Fun

Latter-day Saint Movie Review: Does "The Lion King" Live Up to the Classic?

By Trina Boice

It’s been 5 minutes, so that means it’s time for another Disney remake! If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen the 1994 original movie The Lion King at least a dozen times, right? My kids grew up watching it over and over. The story, in a nutshell, is that a lion prince is deceived by his evil uncle and exiled from the kingdom until he grows up and accepts his rightful place as king after his father is killed. Did that synopsis give too much away? Luckily for Disney, nostalgia sells.

Podcasts

The opposition that made Joseph and Emma Smith’s marriage special

In 2 Nephi 2, we read, “For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things.”

Lessons Learned about Mindfulness from the Savior and Joseph Smith

By Greyson Gurley

Does it ever feel like you have a “laundry list” of things you have to do for church?

What a BYU study shows about young adults' understanding of grace and mental health

In this week’s All In podcast, John Hilton III, an author and associate professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, cited research recently conducted by his colleagues at BYU that found “religious young adults experience better or poorer mental health as it connects to their belief in grace or in legalism.” Surveying 566 young adults at BYU, the researchers found that “when these young adults believe more in grace and less in legalism, they experience less anxiety, depression, shame, religious guilt, and perfectionism.”

Lesson Helps

As we strive to ‘hear Him,’ President Eyring says we can take courage from this verse in Helaman

By Lindsey Williams

Editor's note: Our bi-weekly Friday column, “Found in the footnotes,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Podcasts

Listen: What hymn did each member of Simply Three pick as their favorite on their new album?

When the guys of Simply Three set out to make an album of hymns, they were told to be true to the music they have always performed as a group.

Latter-day Saint Life

Get to Know the New Primary General Presidency & General Authority Seventies

Learn more about the new Primary general presidency and General Authority Seventies sustained at April's general conference.

How a Blue Christmas Led Author Jason Wright to His New York Times Bestseller

On this week’s All In podcast, author Jason Wright shared the story behind his first novel, a novel that went on to become a New York Times bestseller. The fictional story, Wright explained, began because he missed his father, who passed away when Wright was 16 years old. In an effort to cheer up, Wright and his family began putting their spare change in a jar. The week before Christmas, they decided on someone who might benefit from receiving their “Christmas Jar.” Their little jar brought joy to Wright’s family and began a tradition—a tradition that led to Wright’s first novel, Christmas Jars, which has been turned into a film premiering this year.