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Tithing Paid in Cows and How Pioneers Performed Plural Marriages: What's Inside the New Joseph Smith Papers Volume

To say the summer of 1842 was a busy season in the life of Joseph Smith would likely be an understatement. During the time, his responsibilities included overseeing missionary work, encouraging the construction of the Nauvoo Temple, editing the Times and Seasons, gathering converts, serving as mayor, and dealing with his bankruptcy application.

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Latter-day Saint Psychologist: How to reach our potential for happiness

By Dr. David T. Morgan

When I was about 13 years of age, a new family moved into our ward. They had a 12-year-old son. He and I had some things in common. He was the oldest in his family; I was the oldest in my family. He had an alpha male personality; I had an alpha male personality. But perhaps the thing we had most in common was a very strong dislike for one another. I don’t know why—we didn’t even know each other well enough to be enemies. Yet it was true that we did not get along at all.

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10 books and study resources to help you learn from Church leaders

If you, like us, can't get enough of the wisdom, counsel, guidance, and promises we hear from our Church leaders during general conference, here are a few great resources to help you continue learning from their wise words and their lifelong examples.

Why our belief in ‘a fortunate Fall’ can help us when questions of faith arise

William T. Bruner represented most religions’ take on the fall of Adam and Eve when he wrote, “There was nothing fortunate about the fall of man. It was a total tragedy for God and man.” However, as Latter-day Saints, our doctrinal beliefs surrounding the fall are quite different. Daniel K. Judd outlined that difference in his piece, “The Fortunate Fall of Adam and Eve”:

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4 scripture passages and questions to spur discussion in this week’s ‘Come, Follow Me’

By Lindsey Williams

Editor’s note: “Resources to follow Him” curates study resources, teachings, and thoughts to deepen your study of this week’s Come, Follow Me.

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Why Ambiguity in the Gospel Is a Good Thing

By Bruce C. Hafen

This excerpt originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of LDS Living magazine.

From Arranged Marriage to Temple Sealing: A Different Kind of Latter-day Love Story

By Morgan Pearson

Prabhu Pothuri and Divya Pothuri are sitting together in a classroom in a Latter-day Saint chapel in Wilson, North Carolina, an estimated 8,500 miles away from their native India. Aside from Divya’s traditional Indian sari, they appear to be like any other couple worshiping in the chapel. But the Pothuris’ love story began very differently than most Latter-day Saint couples. The Pothuris had an arranged marriage.

‘Where are the Brown angels, Dad?’ How a child’s question sparked the idea for this tender children’s book

By Lindsey Williams

At ages 4 and 7, siblings Ari and Geo Bonner notice who is depicted in the images around them. They are excited to see their favorite superheroes and princesses. They are proud to point out people they recognize in books and movies. And, sometimes, they are confused when they don’t see people who look like them.

Are desires to lead in the Church a bad thing? Former bishop weighs in after a decade of study

After being called as a bishop at just 28 years old and with a desire to learn how to better lead and serve, Kurt Francom has interviewed hundreds of people over the past decade about their service within the Church. In this week’s episode of All In, Kurt talks about what he has learned from Church leaders serving in various callings all over the world, including how to recognize the needs of those you serve and the difference between motivation and ability when it comes to serving in leadership positions.

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First Black man sealed in the Salt Lake Temple shares the moment he heard the 1978 priesthood revelation

By Danielle B. Wagner

In 1967, Isaac Thomas walked onto the Missouri Valley College campus on fraternity pledge night. As one of only 32 black students at the school, he stood out starkly, but, being an outgoing young man fresh from an all-black high school, Thomas didn’t think anything of it. He had never come face to face with the violence and hatred racism breeds—until that night.