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Twin sisters walked the road to baptism together. The reason they want to serve missions will melt your heart

Ariana and Briana Mendez share a lot of things as twins, but they never anticipated finding and sharing a belief in the restored gospel.

Help for Life Challenges

The spiritual power of righteous complaining

By Whitney Owens Hemsath

“In Primary, we sang about how ‘no one likes a frowning face.’ So I used to think that if I wanted to be righteous, I needed to be happy no matter what.”

Latter-day Saint Life

A mother’s ‘unforgettable experience’ after lung transplant

By Stacey Blake

“After my lung transplant surgery, I had a spiritual experience that showed me that God really does carry us through our darkest hours.”

Stories of Faith

From Catholic priest-in-training to Latter-day Saint: a conversion story from Hungary

By Emily Linder

The restored gospel answered Jozsef’s deepest questions. But embracing it would change nearly everything about his life.

Latter-day Saint Life

4 signs of the Second Coming that will make you more optimistic

By Katharine Lyon

Most of us have heard the scripture referring to the Second Coming as the “great and dreadful day of the Lord” (Malachi 4:5), but why is it that most of us forget the “great” part and focus on the “dreadful” side of things?

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Society Accepts Pornography but Not Littering

By Kelsey Berteaux

Have you heard this statement (or one like it)?

Latter-day Saint Life

How One of the Most Common Phrases in the Book of Mormon Is Also the Most Meaningful

By Taylor Halverson

Mark Twain famously quipped that if Joseph Smith would have left out the phrase “it came to pass,” the Book of Mormon would have only been a short pamphlet (Roughing It, Hartford, CT: American Publishing Co., 1901, p. 133).

From the Church

How Did Pioneer Women Feel About Polygamy?

By LDS Living Staff

The Church recently released a historic and unprecedented new project: a compilation of Church documents—many of which are written by women and many of which have never been published before. These documents detail the formation of the largest women's organization in the world: the Relief Society.

Latter-day Saint Life

7 ways to help introverts feel more comfortable at church

By Arianna Rees

I have a confession to make—sometimes being a member of the Church makes me feel very uncomfortable. When I stand to bear my testimony, I feel a bit embarrassed. When I’m scheduling appointments with my visiting teaching sisters, I sometimes secretly hope that they’ll cancel or postpone. Missionary experiences? I don’t often pray for them, and if I do, I pray that I’ll see them coming a few days ahead of time so I can prepare.

Latter-day Saint Life

9 Things Single LDS Guys Wish Girls Understood

By Jeremy Goff

After writing “8 Things Single LDS Girls Wish Boys Understood,” guys started coming out of the woodworks from my ward, former mission, as well as random people on Facebook. They all asked me, “when will you tell our side of the story?”