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Latter-day Saints around the world make significant sacrifices to believe. For Roohina Arya, a desire to follow Jesus Christ meant risking her life. Local laws forbade her conversion to Christianity and simply desiring to believe meant subjecting herself to physical abuse as well as a loss of security for her and her loved ones. Yet, she says that the hope of finding light was worth any risk. On this week’s episode, we talk with Roohina about her quest to come unto Christ and how her journey of faith transformed her life.

48: The Roots of Faith (2020)

EXCITING NEWS ALERT~This Is the Gospel is going to join Deseret Book at this year's RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City! To celebrate, we are sharing one of our favorite episodes all about the power of our ancestors' faith stories, "The Roots of Faith." Stories in this episode: An extraordinary lesson from her family history helps Sister Linda K. Burton find the right words to minister to the women of the Relief Society when she is called as president; Deserey is called to be the Family History specialist in her single adult ward and receives a special spiritual confirmation from her father beyond the veil about the value of her calling.

54: Inheritance

Stories in this episode: After her elderly father passes away, LuAnne finds herself in the thick of cleaning out his home as she struggles to know what to let go of and what to keep; Jessie receives her inheritance a little early only to lose it just when it was needed most; After a string of disappointments, Miya is surprised to discover the resilience she longs for in the form of two pieces of paper from a beloved ancestor.

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Mormon Family Raises 7 Kids on Boat in the Caribbean

Seven kids, one boat, and a whole lot of adventures. Find out what one LDS family has learned by making their home on a boat in the Caribbean.

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LDS Man Starts Petition to "Make Leia an Official Disney Princess," Thousands Sign

By Danielle B. Wagner

After Carrie Fisher passed away on December 27—just a day before her mother, Debbie Reynolds, passed way—one LDS man thought of a unique way to pay tribute to the actress best known for her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars.

SPONSORED: City Creek Living Is Where People Want to Be

By City Creek

SALT LAKE CITY - A week ago, City Creek Center celebrated its first anniversary. A number of state and local officials commended the development’s positive impact on the long-term vitality of Salt Lake’s central business district.

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Hurricane Fiona aftermath: Here’s what the Church is doing to help

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Help has been provided to about 65,000 affected families in Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.

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Could You Pass this 1857 Home Teaching Interview?

By LDS Living Staff

In the early years of the Church in the Salt Lake Valley, a "home missionary" program was started to help motivate the Saints, who were becoming increasingly apathetic in their faith. After attempts to persuade and plead with the members failed, Church leaders called "teachers" to visit homes to help stir members to repentance. Here are some questions that you might have been asked by these early "home teachers," had you lived then. Can you imagine if home teachers brought this list along to each monthly visit today?