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Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 5: "Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration"

It is a difficult thing to compare ourselves to the greatness of someone like Joseph Smith. He was a man with little formal education who accomplished things of such importance in his short lifetime that it boggles the mind. Yet, if we are commanded to follow the example of the Savior of the world, surely we can liken lessons learned from the Prophet Joseph’s life to our own. Let’s look what President Hunter says about Joseph Smith and see how we can apply some of those same attributes in our lives.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Church in Iceland

By Fred E. Woods

Iceland: realm of the ancient Vikings, land of fire and ice, and home to an isolated but growing group of Latter-day Saints who can trace their country's gospel roots to just two Icelandic converts working in Denmark: Guðmundur Guðmundsson and Þórarinn Hafliðason.

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.”

Latter-day Saint Life

How Latter-day Saints Often Misunderstand the Phrase "After All We Can Do"

By Stephen E. Robinson

A common distortion of the doctrine of grace is the view that the Savior extends his grace to us only after we've done all we possibly can do. It would follow then that since no one ever really does all they possibly, theoretically could have done, no one can ever really be worthy of grace either. The false logic runs like this:

Podcasts

8 Principles We Learn from the Story of Abinadi in This Week's "Come, Follow Me" Reading

By Lindsey Williams

Editor's note: “Resources to follow Him” curates study resources, teachings, and thoughts to deepen your study of this week's Come, Follow Me.

This Week from the Pulpit: Elder Holland Details the Course to Christ and Other Messages about the Covenant Path

By Greyson Gurley

Editor's note: "This Week from the Pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.

Podcasts

The form of OCD we may misdiagnose as faith crisis

We are a church that believes in repentance, and confession is one of the steps of repentance. However, do we understand the purposes of confession and a priesthood representative’s role in the repentance process?

Podcasts

‘He had so much faith and love for me’: Charlie Bird shares experience of coming out to his brother on Mount Kilimanjaro

On this week’s episode of This is the Gospel, three storytellers share what it means to them to “act well thy part.” Among these guests is Charlie Bird, who speaks of his wrestle with coming out as gay to his brother, Sam, for fear of damaging their close relationship. But as they were climbing Mount Kilimanjaro together, something clicked. “I have to tell him,” Charlie realized. Read Charlie and Sam’s account of what happened next.

Feature Stories

Why Elder Bednar says you can learn to stop worrying whether or not you’re receiving revelation

By David A. Bednar

"The roles of both the mind and the heart in personal revelation are crucial, and no simple formulas or recommended action steps can guide us through this rigorous spiritual process."

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What does it mean to believe the Church is ‘true’?

By Kate Holbrook

We don’t mean to be exclusive or boastful or blind—so what does it mean to say that the Church is ‘true’?