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November 2016 Visiting Teaching Message: General Conference

For your visiting teaching message this month, pick a talk from the October 2016 general conference to share, found on conference.lds.org. Here is one suggestion from "The Master Healer," by Sister Carole M. Stephens:

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The 6 Most Hilarious Mormon Hashtags Ever Created

By LDS Living Staff

We're all still chuckling over the #MormonMafia tweets that took Twitter by storm, but that's by no means the only time Latter-day Saints have taken to social media to express their unique sense of humor. Here are just a few other funny hashtags and the even more hilarious tweets that resulted.

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The Mormon Whose Life Inspired One of the Most Iconic Romance Movies of All Time

By Danielle B. Wagner

Did you know that the iconic movie Somewhere in Time was based on the real life of an LDS actress?

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Former Ute & NFL Player Never Looked Back After Joining the Church

MR says: As a professional football player, Claron Bailey embraced the Church. But his conversion wasn't an easy one as he quickly came up against opposition from his family.

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After 60 Years, LDS Convert Finally Reunited with Person Who First Taught Her About the Church

By Jason F. Wright

This Thanksgiving, Martha Stevenson of Arlington, Virginia, is thankful for all the usual things. She’s got family, friends, freedom, and a roof over her head. But this year she adds one other thing to her gratitude list.

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5 Miraculous Stories of Temples Surviving Natural Disasters

By Chad S. Hawkins

Through the years, temples have had direct or close encounters with brush fires, sand storms, tsunamis, blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes/typhoons, flooding, and lightning strikes.

Mormons in the Paralympics: Snowboarder Takes 8th

Paralympian Nicole Roundy, of the Millstream YSA Ward, Bountiful Utah YSA Stake, took eighth in the Women’s Snowboard Cross, Standing division, at the Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

Latter-day Saint Life

What You Knew in Premortal Life

MR says: You might think you don’t have a testimony, but in fact, you always have. Find out other important truths that you know from premortal life but may have forgotten along the way.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Dad with 3 Special Needs Children Shares How God Brought Him Back from Spiritual Exhaustion

By Rick Daynes

I have been listening to the words of modern prophets all my life. I read the scriptures, attend my meetings, and try to live the gospel to the best of my ability. I have a testimony of the Savior and His plan for us. I have had trials and understand the purpose of mortality in the plan of salvation. I know the Lord answers prayers and loves me. When we sacrifice and obey the commandments, blessings come.

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The Bible Lands on the 10 Most Challenged Books List: Why I Support It No Matter What

By Danielle B. Wagner

When the American Library Association published its list of the 10 Most Challenged Books in 2015, something unprecedented happened. Appearing on the list with titles like Fifty Shades of Grey was one sacred book all Christian families, including the Latter-day Saints, are familiar with: The Holy Bible.