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July 2013 Visiting Teaching Message: Teaching and Learning the Gospel

Faith, Family, Relief

There is a scene in the musical GodSpell that depicts the Jesus figure teaching his followers about the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:31–46). It’s both a poignant and humorous scene, often shown with those listening (like Judas) trying to sneak from the goat side to the sheep side unnoticed.

Latter-day Saint Life

When a Prompting to Go to the Temple Didn't Turn Out at All How I Expected

By Anne Maxson

Have you ever been too tired to do something you know you really should do? Have you ever brushed off a prompting because it didn't make sense or it didn't fit into your day? Sometimes those promptings are to bring someone cookies or send them a text or actually call them on the phone. Sometimes they are to read a certain talk from a Church leader or a particular passage of scripture. Most of those things we can squeeze into our schedule – especially if the cookies are store-bought.

Fun

21 Activities to Get Your Kids Excited About Family History

By Ten Cows Inc.

In the article What Does Your Child’s Self Esteem Have To Do With Family History? We learn how children’s self-esteem can increase through family history. Research has found that children who know their family stories have a higher self-esteem, stronger self-control, lower anxiety, fewer behavioral problems, and function better in a family.

Stories of Faith

When a father was losing the will to live, a gift from his 2-year-old changed everything

By Emily Linder

“I remember when she walked in the door,” Travis says. “She was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen in my life.”

August 2012 Visiting Teaching Message: Taking Action in Time of Need

August Visiting Teaching Message:

4: "Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God" (Jan. 20–Jan. 26)

What do you immediately picture when you hear the phrase “the great and abominable church”? Hint, it’s not just one religion. In fact, there’s a lot that has been said on this topic, and it’s easy to become confused when it comes to answering these three basic questions: Who is the great and abominable church? Who founded it? And does its future look like? In this week’s Sunday on Monday study group, we’re going to tackle all of these questions and more as we study 1 Nephi 11–15.

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Family and friends pay tribute to the magnificent life of Christopher Clark, the actor who played the Apostle Paul in Bible videos

By Morgan Pearson

You might recognize Christopher “Topher” Clark as the actor who played Paul in the Church’s Bible videos. So it is only appropriate that at his funeral, after his mortal battle against ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease was over, his sister Stephanie Nielson said she had been studying the life of the Apostle her brother portrayed.

Construction of Philly's Unique Mormon Temple Without Caffeine, Smoking, Swearing

It's been two years since ground was broken in Center City on a massive Mormon temple and visitors' center, and it might just be the most unique construction site the city’s ever known. Let’s just say the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints (LDS) goes by its own rules — not those typically found in local union handbooks. And it makes sure those rules are enforced.

Latter-day Saint Life

How Singles in the Church Are Changing the World for the Better

By Caroline Kingsley

According to The Family: A Proclamation to the World, “Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan.” And yet, hundreds of thousands of Latter-day Saints now find themselves in a predicament few of them imagined: never married or divorced after what they expected would be an eternal marriage.