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What We've Been Getting Wrong About the 3 Nephites

Few legends in scripture capture our imagination more than the three Nephites. We’ve all heard the tales in testimony meeting or from our Great Aunt Suzie about mysterious, kindly, old gentleman appearing out of nowhere on a deserted stretch of highway, then suddenly disappearing after helping change a blown tire.

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"My Life Without the Book of Mormon Would Likely Be Over" Members Share Powerful Responses to President Nelson's Questions on Facebook

By Katie Lambert

Editor's note: The following responses have been edited for length and clarity. Names were not included to respect the privacy of those who responded.

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Counsel from President Monson You Should Keep in Mind as You Make Your New Year's Resolutions

By President Thomas S. Monson

Even though Christmas is over and our attention turns to making resolutions and the new year, it doesn't mean that we lose our responsibility to light the world. If you participated in the Church's 2016 #LIGHTtheWORLD Christmas campaign, you have served others for over 21 days, which is long enough to form a habit.

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3 Years U.S. Presidents and LDS Prophets Shared Similar Christmas Messages

By Abbie Armstrong

It’s surprising the similarities one can find in the inspiring messages given by our nation’s leaders and the Church’s prophets. Here you will see a few Christmastime remarks, spoken in previous years, that invite us to remember what this season is truly about and the positive effect it can have on us as individuals and as a country alike.

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What we've misunderstood about grace and how to unlock its power in our lives

By Brad Wilcox

The following excerpt originally ran on LDS Living in April 2017. Changed through His Grace is now available as a Pocket Gospel Classic.

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7 temples children and youth helped to build

By Chad Hawkins

Throughout history, the Lord has tried His chosen people by requiring them to make significant sacrifices. Though the sacrifices required of us today for the building of temples are very different from those required by the Saints in the early days of the Church, we are still blessed with opportunities to contribute and serve. Here are a few stories of children and youth who made their own contributions for the construction of the house of the Lord.

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Everything You Need to Know to Prepare for the Temple

By Rosemary Card

You're going to the temple! Can we just soak in for two moments how exciting that is?! Whether you've been a member of the Church for 100 years or 1, this is a big deal. Not because anything freaky is going to happen, but because you're about to make another covenant that you came to this very earth for the very purpose of making! Receiving your endowment is how life compensates for bad blind dates and finals.

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The Surprising Way Church Members Caught the Attention of the Creator of the Popular Marco Polo App

By Michelle Wilson

It’s 7 a.m. I grab my phone and head downstairs for a bowl of shredded Mini-Wheats. As I pour the milk, my phone lights up. I have just received a video message from my mom. Without worrying about my bedhead and puffy eyes, I tap on the screen and see my mom’s smiling face from two states away, wishing me good morning. The message is not long, maybe a minute or two. But I feel connected, and it makes me smile.

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What a One-Year-Old's Tragic Accident Taught Me About My Own Spiritual Healing

By Michelle Wilson

When my friend's daughter burned her hands on a gas fireplace, her story of physical healing turned out to be a powerful parable about my own spiritual healing.

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36 of the Best Twitter Reactions to General Conference

By Lindsey Miller

Latter-day Saints from all over the world tuned in to general conference last weekend and were spiritually fed by the words of our prophet and Church leaders.