What if the first day of your relationship was the only day you had?

When I was about 19 years old, I started to have a bunch of "concerned adults" come up to me on a regular basis and tell me that I needed to change this behavior and that behavior so that I'd be able to go on a mission. You know what? They were exactly right. But at the time I wasn't having any of it.

January 23, 2019—the day Kyle Dory of Laramie, Wyoming, eagerly looked forward to entering the missionary training center.

This excerpt is adapted from Reaching for the Savior available now for preorder at DeseretBook.com.

Our youngest son recently graduated from high school with plans to attend college in the fall. Because of a number of vacations and other summer plans, it hasn’t worked out for him to get steady employment during the time between graduation and college departure. As such, he’s kind of broke most of the time, but he has things he wants to do, some of which cost money. I will periodically get a text message saying, “Dad, could you loan me some money for [insert item here]?” When I get such texts, I usually have two competing thoughts. The first is I love my son and want to do everything I can for him. I want him to be comfortable and enjoy life. Just give him the money! The second thought is Hold on! He needs to learn to be responsible and that money doesn’t grow on trees. Make him work for it. Those thoughts duke it out in my brain for a moment, and then after consultation with my amazing wife, we usually arrive at a compromise that enables generosity combined with responsibility.

When Anne Bednar’s world was rocked by a cancer diagnosis, stories from the Old Testament came alive, teaching her that, truly, “God meant it unto good.”

“Writing for LDS Living has given me a unique perspective, and at this point, not a lot catches me by surprise. But what recent Church announcements have caught me off guard, and why?”

Happy March Madness to those who celebrate! If you’re a sports junkie, it's the most wonderful time of the year.

The word “anxiety” is mentioned only eight times in the Book of Mormon. Four of these times it is used by the prophet Jacob. Looking at his life, it makes sense that he probably experienced anxiety.

I asked my dad about his motives of baptism. I expected a personal miracle. ... What I got was a simple statement: “Because the Church school had more food.”