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Planning for Retirement: 5 Things Latter-day Saints Should Consider

As they approach later life, Latter-day Saints share many concerns with people of all faiths, such as financial planning, maintaining good health, and future association with family and friends. But some things are unique. Latter-day Saints live longer and have a different set of values than people of other faiths, which impels them toward a more active life of service and personal development. The high value they place on family life also makes a significant difference. Finding fulfillment in later life will depend on a number of factors, several of which are within our own volition. As we “embrace the future,” with all its opportunities and challenges, we should remember with Longfellow that “age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress.”1

Kristen Howey Dimick: 5 Life Lessons I Learned from Being a Church Spokesperson, Wife, and Stepmom

By Kristen Howey Dimick

Tolstoy wisely wrote “Faith is the force of life.”

Portrait of grateful teenager man hug smiling middle-aged mother show love and care, thankful happy grown-up son in embrace cheerful mom, enjoy weekend family time at home together, bonding concept

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How do I partner with the Lord in supporting and loving my LGBTQ child?

By Allison Grant Dayton

How do I partner with the Lord in supporting and loving my LGBTQ child? A mother answers this and other poignant questions from a faith-filled perspective.

Stories of Faith

Identical twins called to serve in neighboring missions: ‘It was better than we could’ve hoped for’

By Jannalee Sandau

For these twins, the idea of being apart for two years came with some anxiety. But they soon realized their missions would be closer than they thought.

Lesson Helps

Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 27: "They Must Needs Be Chastened and Tried, Even as Abraham"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Zion is a place, but it is much more than that. The truth is that Zion is a place only because things must be located someplace. Unless it is filled with Zion people, it is something else. Contemplate the following comment:

Lesson Helps

Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 29: "Building the Kingdom of God in Nauvoo, Illinois"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Five houses are still standing where ancestors of my children lived in Nauvoo in the days following the Missouri exodus. For a time, that beautiful Mississippi community must have seemed a heavenly gift. Once the swamps were drained the site became a truly attractive place. In addition, the Illinoisans were receptive and helpful. Converts arrived by the hundreds. Doctrinal growth added structure to the restoration. Joseph seemed to become more prophetic and powerful than he had been before. The Nauvoo years preceding the martyrdom provided a season of rest and rejoicing for the beleaguered Saints of the Most High.

Photo Gallery: Women Who Have Mothered Us

By LDS Living

My grandmother, Verla Butler Roundy, was an amazing woman. She was a mother to many of her grandchildren, and others who took refuge in her home. I was one of the lucky recipients of that mothering, privileged to be in her care. Following my parents’ divorce, I took on some of the responsibility for my five younger siblings, which was a lot for a 13-year old to bear. She willingly took us into her heart and home and bandaged our broken hearts. It’s been almost a year since she passed from this life. As difficult as it is to let her go, any of us who were lucky enough to know her can remember the love she gave to us, and carry that love in our hearts.

19: General Conference, Personal Connection

Stories in this episode: A talk at general conference answers DeDe’s reluctant prayer about the truthfulness of the missionaries’ message; Naveen makes a joyful 2 a.m. phone call to India after a surprise prophetic announcement; Cynthia starts on a path of redemption and healing when a seemingly personal message from an Apostle shows her that forgiveness and change is possible.

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5 of the sweetest stories from President Ballard’s ministry

By Danielle Christensen

Here are five stories that show some of the sweetest insights into President M. Russell Ballard’s life, testimony, and ministry.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Revelation That Saved One Boy Shot During the Haun's Mill Massacre

By Gerald N. Lund

Warren Smith and his wife, Amanda Barnes Smith, were among the first to hear and accept the gospel after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized. They were baptized in 1831 and moved to Kirtland, Ohio, the following year. There they were privileged to participate in many of the early events of Church history, including the building of the Kirtland Temple and the marvelous events surrounding its dedication.