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Our Take on the Family Leaving Their Son at Bryce Canyon Controversy (+ Why We Need to Act Mormon, Even Online)

What began as a raw and genuine video shared by a missionary has now suddenly turned into a controversy, and it breaks my heart to think that I could have somehow gotten in the way of a young man telling his story.

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The Moment I Realized It's Okay to Just Be Held by the Savior When Life Is Falling Apart

By Anne Maxson

A few months ago, my work schedule changed and I started working a lot more. Both of my kids really struggled with the transition. In general, I would see them for about an hour and a half in the morning (45 minutes of that being our commute to school) and I would get home (hopefully) in time for bedtime stories or at least snuggles for a few minutes. They would seek attention from me in the way that irritates me the most—bullying each other in the car during that cherished time together in the morning. I’d try to redirect and try again and again: “Let’s count tractors!” “Check out all the flooding along the river!” (Yes, we live in Idaho.)

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Why This LDS Assault Victim Asked the Judge to Show Mercy to His Attacker

By Jeff Benedict

In his book Make a Choice: When You Are at the Intersection of Happiness and Despair, New York Times best-selling author Jeff Benedict shares a touching story of one of his former missionary companions, Bruce Jasper. While divorced and living with his widowed mother, Jasper was able to find deep compassion and incredible strength to forgive a stranger who caused him immeasurable pain and suffering. Below, Benedict recalls his friend's tragic yet hopeful story:

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Why I'm Glad Spiritual Tests Differ from College Entrance Exams

By Shalissa Lindsay; Adapted from "Answers Will Come: Trusting the Lord in the Meantime"

The following is adapted from the newly released book Answers Will Come: Trusting the Lord in the Meantimeby Shalissa Lindsay.

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2 Ways to Help You Become a Self-Reliant Learner in Time for the New Curriculum

By Kristena Eden

Recently, the Church announced a new approach to worship, with an emphasis on making gospel learning more self-reliant and family-focused. As with any change, we can become overwhelmed at first. So to help make this change just a little easier, here are a few techniques on how to be a self-reliant learner.

Sister Linda K. Burton on Her Marriage, Motherhood, and "I Was a Stranger"

By LDS Living

Sister Linda K. Burton studied elementary education at the University of Utah, served as a seminary teacher, and raised six children before being called as the 16th Relief Society General President. After her release last year, she shared with us some beautiful insights into her life and her powerful testimony of the Savior.

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Family Counselor: How Parents Can Avoid the Destructive Messages We May Be Sending Our Children Without Realizing It

By Christy Kane PsyD, CMHC

The other day I was in a grocery store when I noticed a small child giving his mother a run for her money. As I watched the two of them, I could tell the mother was getting very tired; and in a moment of desperation, she directed a few unkind remarks toward her small son. As she did so, I wanted to say, “Please don’t. You may not mean what you just said, but your little boy will believe you! If he believes you, and such exchanges between you and him continue, I may find him in my office years later as a teenager or a grown man, wondering why he is such a failure and why he is never good enough.” I think sometimes we forget how very powerful words are. For example:

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Are We Overcomplicating Church Membership? One Part of Christ's Teachings We Tend to Forget

By LDS Living Staff

When I stumbled upon this scripture last year, I was intrigued by one word: more.

Why You Can’t Do Anything That You Put Your Mind To—and Why That’s Perfectly Okay

By Ashley Babcock

Imagine this: You’re sitting at home, discouraged, with your phone in one hand and a consoling carton of ice cream in the other when a video headline on your newsfeed catches your attention. It says, “Watch This: Amputee Defeats All Odds and Rock Climbs Again!” Fascinated, you press play, and a story of strength, loss, and victory flashes before your eyes as this person overcomes all odds to reach his goal.

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What Else Church Leaders Shared at the Global Leadership Sessions

Continuing a pattern that has existed since the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leaders from around the world gathered April 4 and 5, 2019, on Temple Square in Salt Lake City to receive instruction from senior leaders of the Church and to learn from one another. The meetings began Thursday with instruction from the First Presidency, and continued Friday with teaching from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the Presiding Bishopric and presidents of the Church’s organizations for women, men, youth and children. This gathering included more than 300 leaders from every area of the world.