Miyamoto Loretta Jensen, of Laie, Hawaii, is a professional genealogist that specializes in Polynesian family history work. She is of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), Samoan, Tongan, Japanese, Korean, English, Swedish, and French descent. Miya's various jobs include being a Pacific Area Content Strategist for FamilySearch, a freelancer for clients who want help with their genealogy work, podcast host for "Tala Mo Le Moe: Oceania Mythology and History told as Bedtime Stories," AND co-host with Michelle Franzoni Thorley on a new podcast show for Deseret Book coming summer of 2022. In her free time, she loves to eat out at different restaurants with her husband, teach herself how to paint, tend to her plants, play with her cats, learn how to make foods she never made before, swim at the pool with her son, lift weights because it makes her feel like a beast, listen/dance/sing to BTS, eat boba with her best friends, explore different makeup looks, surf when she's visiting home, and spend quality time with those she loves most. Miya currently resides in good ol' Provo, UT. You can follow her @ThePolynesianGenealogist on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.

Weeks after her first birthday, Mazlowe Ard started breathing quickly, her appetite decreased, and she grew lethargic. The Ards noticed their daughter's sudden change and took her to urgent care, where doctors passed off the symptoms as teething.

Elder Uchtdorf recently shared a powerful message on Facebook after visiting those affected by the Florida school shooting.

Youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turning 12 this year can start doing baptisms for the dead in the temple with limited-use recommends. But how can you help them prepare so they will have a meaningful experience? A five-part series of articles on ChurchofJesusChrist.org gives spiritual and practical suggestions to keep in mind.

August 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of what Elder David A. Bednar called “one of the most important educational events of the Restoration”—the transformation of Ricks College from a two-year junior college to Brigham Young University–Idaho, a four-year institution.

Conference Talk: For more information on this topic read "Show You Know," by Coleen K.Menlove, Ensign, May 2003, 115.

On Friday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement accompanied by three videos detailing the way the Church uses donations from its members, stating that recent media stories have misrepresented the Church’s approach.

Well played, Brent Wallwork, well played.

Marriage is a gift – an amazing blessing from God. Yet often, the greatest gifts in life are not always cherished the way they should be. Maybe because life gets busy, or we get hurried and distracted. Maybe because we start to take one another for granted. Or we disagree and let resentments hang on longer than they should. But in all of the talk about marriage, defending our views, or pointing out differences, we have to ask ourselves one question ... and it may be the start to the best gift we could give each other ... have we prayed? I mean, really prayed, consistently, over time? And if we're not, then who is?

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