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{LDSL Blog} Top LDS Living Stories of 2012

The Church has made huge strides this year in reaching out to the LGBT community and opening up the discussion on homosexuality within the context of the gospel. This article was by far our biggest pot-stirrer of the year, but it is also one that helps spread understanding and compassion. Without proclaiming what is best for others, one man dealing with same-sex attraction, Ty Mansfield, shares his faith-affirming testimony of his experiences that led to his getting married in the temple and starting a family of his own.

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Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley Lesson 22: "Reaching Out with Love to New Converts and Less-Active Members"

By Kelly Merrill

Those of us who are actively involved in the gospel of Christ have become accustomed to its demands. We direct music, give talks, run whole organizations with secretaries and counselors. We volunteer countless hours in service, clean our church houses, and willingly pay tithes and offerings regularly. Can you name any other organization on earth that requires so much of its members? I can’t name one.

15 Times Gandalf Taught the Gospel

By Danielle B. Wagner

In celebration of Hobbit Day―the shared birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins on September 22―I thought it would be worthwhile to learn from one of J.R.R. Tolkien's wisest characters―Gandalf, a.k.a. the Grey Pilgrim, a.k.a. Mithrandir.

Latter-day Saint Life

How Ordering Pizza Transformed the Way I Pray

By Anne Maxson

A few weekends ago, we had the opportunity to watch the Idaho Falls Temple rededication. As I listened to the dedicatory prayer, I thought about my own prayers. I’d been thinking recently that I needed to give more thought to my prayers and make sure it is a two-way conversation rather than a quick, “Thanks for…”, “Help me…”, “See ya later.” Obviously, they weren’t quite that half-hearted, but I was missing out on mighty prayer.

Latter-day Saint Life

A Letter All Mormons Need to Read Before (and After) Entering the Temple

By Adam S. Miller

Unveiling the mysteries of the kingdom, the temple will initiate you into what you do not know. It will acquaint you with your own ignorance. It will, with little explanation, commend to your care a series of undeciphered stories and symbols that you must neither dismiss nor explain but keep.

Latter-day Saint Life

100-Year-Old Veteran Reflects on How the Miracles He Experienced in WWII Inspired "Saints and Soldiers"

By Danielle B. Wagner

After a reconnaissance mission in France during the closing years of World War II, Sergeant Benner Hall sat with his men along a small country road, waiting for his next assignment. A sudden feeling descended on Hall—a prompting to move his men out of danger.

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Rock star Brandon Flowers explains the spiritual meaning behind some of his lyrics

By Danielle Christensen

Editor’s note: Content of the songs referenced in this article may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Latter-day Saint Life

6 Tips for Parents of Adult Children Who Don't Believe in the Church

By David Ostler

If you are a believing Latter-day Saint parent, your greatest hope is that you and your children will all be together in eternity. But—with increased disaffiliation from the Church—many parents, maybe even most, have or will have adult children who no longer believe.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Prompting That Saved One Pioneer Family from Death + Their Remarkable Faith

By Lois Thompson Bartholomew

In A. J. Russell's iconic photograph of the celebration following the driving of the golden spike, Samuel S. Montague, chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad, is shaking hands with Grenville M. Dodge, chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad. Somewhere in the crowd is Leland Stanford, who first missed and then tapped the golden spike into a pre-drilled hole in a special railroad tie made of polished California laurel.