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Blogging and the rise of the guilty mother

It didn’t begin with blogging. Since Cain slew Abel, I’m sure every mother has blamed herself for the bad choices her children make.

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Why Hank Smith "Went a Little Crazy on Twitter" with 5 Powerful Posts All Members Need to Read

By Katie Lambert

Despite many people, including Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum, University of Utah long snapper Alex Whittingham, coming forward and bravely discussing their own struggles with depression and/or anxiety, stigmas about mental illness are all too alive today.

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9 Unexpected Places to Pray

“Ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.” 1 This invitation from Amulek is very inspiring. The problem is that little voice that comes in your head that says “well my closet can’t even fit all my stuff, how can I pour out my soul in there?”So we don’t pour out our souls in our closet. And too often we don’t pour out our souls at all because we don’t find that secret place where we can connect with God. Well, here are a few closets and “secret place” ideas where you CAN pour out your soul. No more excuses from that little voice. Full-time missionaries (remember this?) pray 23 times a day if they make 5 visits and 33 if they have 10 visits. Many times more. Why do we not pray as much after the mission? It’s time to make a change. It’s time to draw nearer to God. We need to #praymore.

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The 7 Hugh Nibley Quotes Every Mormon Should Know

By LDS Living

Hugh Nibley was a man of great intellect and spiritual strength. As one of the most gifted scholars of the Church, Nibley enlightened many through his study of the gospel.

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The Beautiful Truth the Spirit Told One Woman Overwhelmed by Her Weaknesses and Imperfections

By Wendy Ulrich

With all the emphasis in the scriptures on repentance, worrying about our weaknesses has almost become a national pastime for good Christian folk and Latter-day Saints in particular. But a psychologist named Martin Seligman figured out that we don’t necessarily become happier by trying to fix what’s wrong with us. Fixing what’s wrong gets us to neutral—to being less miserable and having more options. But we are more likely to get to the positive side, to happiness, by pursuing our strengths.

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Greg Olsen, Liz Lemon Swindle + More Share What It Is Like to Portray the Savior in Art

By Aubrey Zalewski

Of all the subjects to paint or draw, there are perhaps none weightier than Jesus Christ, the Lord Almighty. Never before has there existed a being as complex as He—who encompasses the complete spectrum of divinity and mortality. He is an advocate and judge, king and servant, brother and friend. He is an advocate and judge, king and servant, brother and friend. He has created countless worlds and has counted each of His creations—even the sparrows. But there are those who have taken on the challenge of depicting the Messiah, including these seven Latter-day Saint artists. Drawing from their personal relationships with Him, they create artwork that touches hearts and brings others closer to their Savior. Here are their insights.

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How a Latter-day Saint Mom Overcame Blindness, 3 Amputations and Found Her Faith in God

By Danielle B. Wagner

When nurses rushed Carol Decker into an emergency C-section, she had no idea that it would be the last time she would see her husband, Scott. She had no inkling that her next conscious memories would come three weeks later, filled with hazy terror as intubation tubes left her temporarily voiceless and doctors amputated her lower legs, her hand, and her finger. She had no way of understanding that one moment would change her life, her family, and her relationship with God forever.

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LDS Mom's Reaction After Her Daughter Calls to Tell Her She Is A Lesbian Is Beautiful

What a beautiful response from this mom that shows us how we can love our family members despite differences.

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How the Loss of a Loved One Guided Me in My Journaling

By Amy Veloz

Every journaler has their own reasons for how they journal, why the journal, and the way they keep their journal the way they do. To be honest, I didn’t start keeping a traditional journal until I started working for JRNL.com. I journaled in other, more non-traditional, ways: Facebook, writing a column for my father’s newspaper, and blogging, but I didn’t keep a true journal.

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Elder Holland Shares What We Need to Remember When We Don't Feel "Good Enough"

By LDS Living

The satisfaction that comes from self-improvement can be eclipsed by feelings of self-doubt, insecurity, or feeling like our best is not enough.