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How Brigham Young Ministered to a Woman Run Over by a Wagon + More Faith-Filled Stories from a Pioneer Family

On June 1, 1801, Brigham Young was born in Whittingham, Widdham County, Vermont. At the same time, approximately 900 miles southwest of Whittingham, four-year-old Elisha Hurd Groves was growing up on a farm in Madison, Kentucky. No one could guess at the time the succession of events that would bring these two men together as they fled their homes and journeyed halfway across the country.

Feature Stories

I haven’t been on a date since the pandemic started—but that doesn’t mean my progression toward marriage is stagnant

By Lindsey Williams

I am huge believer in New Year’s resolutions. I love that the start of the new year is a time where collectively many people think about new ways to improve—even if it means that for a few weeks, the gym is a bit more crowded than normal.

The 7 Most Touching Latter-day Saint Moments from Reality TV

By Alicia Soto

From cooking shows to dancing to singing, Latter-day Saints are making an impact on reality TV. No doubt these shows are fun to watch, but there are also many emotional, touching stories behind some of these Latter-day Saint performers who shared their raw talents and faith. So bring out those tissue boxes and let's get started:

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6 Harmful Myths Latter-Day Saint Women Often Hear About Their Bodies

By LDS Living Staff

As women, we are bombarded with impossible expectations about our bodies through social media, movies, television, the internet, and almost everywhere else you can imagine. It seems everywhere we turn we are told that our worth comes from our appearance and we will never be enough.

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10 Latter-day Saint Women Breaking the "Mold"

By Alicia Soto

There are over 7.1 million members of the Relief Society—the largest women's organization in the world. Though there are many similarities among Latter-day Saint women, like a shared belief in the gospel, everyone has a different background and story. Here are some outstanding women who show the wonderful diversity of our worldwide sisterhood.

President Nelson Shares How the Prophet Nephi Has Influenced Him

By President Russell M. Nelson

At first blush, it seems odd that Nephi, son of Lehi—a man born approximately 615 years BC—should have such a contemporary and continuing influence upon my life. But he has.

Did You Miss the Virtual 2020 BYU Women's Conference? Here Are Inspiring Quotes and Summaries from Each Address

On Friday, May 1, 2020, BYU Women’s Conference was held online as a virtual gathering with addresses from Church leaders and other Latter-day Saint sisters available to all. Below, LDS Living provides a brief summary and memorable quotes from all seven addresses. The full addresses are available through womensconference.byu.edu.

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Living in the last days: What President Nelson taught 10 years ago that applies to us perfectly today

By Gerald N. Lund

While serving as a General Authority Seventy, I had one of those unexpected teaching moments that life presents to us. This was when the financial crash was in full swing and our country was experiencing the most drastic drop in the economy since the Great Depression. Every day there were new announcements. The stock market crash. The collapse of the housing market. Major banks, mortgage companies, retirement funds, and investment houses were failing. There was talk of massive government bailouts. Unemployment was skyrocketing. A dark cloud had settled over the country and was spreading to other nations.

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From fundraising to foundations: 13 surprising facts about 3 pioneer temples

By Jannalee Sandau

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles, “Scenes from Saints,” a series highlighting interesting facts from Saints volume 2. Articles will be posted weekly during November and December 2020. You can purchase both volumes of Saints through Deseret Bookor read and listen to the volumes on the Gospel Library app under the “Restoration and Church History” section.

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From a nonmember defending the Saints to an ex-missionary attempting to build an empire: 9 surprising stories from ‘Saints’ 2

By Jannalee Sandau

Editor's note: "Scenes from Saints" is a series of articles highlighting interesting facts from Saints volume 2. This is the fourth article in the series.