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Church Rolling Out New Online Tithing Payment System in 2015
The First Presidency announced today that a new online donations website will be released this year. "Donating online is an alternate method to contribute to the Church, similar to giving the donation to your bishop or branch president," shares a new "Online Donations" page in the Help Center on LDS.org.
"Shall We Not Go On" by Elspeth C. Young
Stories of Faith
The intense moment when Joseph Smith’s teenage sister protected the gold plates
By Kyle R. Walker
Joseph came to Katherine “panting for breath, … and in a gasping voice whispered hoarsely, ‘take these quickly and hide them.’”
Latter-day Saint Life
5 Important Themes from the October 2019 General Conference
By Trent Toone
The journey from premortality back to our heavenly home is like a “great adventure,” as told in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel The Hobbit.
Latter-day Saint Life
"Let the Devil Roar": Brigham Young's Surprising Statement After the St. George Temple Dedication
By Casey Paul Griffiths, Susan Easton Black, and Mary Jane Woodger
Whether you’re a history buff or simply curious, you have probably collected a decent store of knowledge about important events in Church history. But no matter how much you thought you knew, there are a surprising number of fascinating facts that you might have overlooked. Here is an interesting story from when the St. George Temple was dedicated.
Latter-day Saint Life
3 Reasons President M. Russell Ballard's General Conference Talk Was Particularly Significant
By Morgan Pearson
When President M. Russell Ballard stepped up to the pulpit on Sunday morning, he revealed that the talk he would proceed to give was prepared before his wife’s passing on October 1, 2018, after battling many health problems, including Alzheimer's.
Latter-day Saint Life
Where the Myth That Those Who Die by Suicide End Up in the Telestial Kingdom Originates
By Katie Lambert
I don't think anyone ever told me the telestial kingdom specifically, but I do remember growing up with the belief that anyone who died by suicide wouldn't make it to the celestial kingdom.
Latter-day Saint Life
What Happens to Loved Ones Who Die and What Is the Purpose of Death: 5 Comforting Insights from President Nelson
By Russell M. Nelson
In his book The Gateway We Call Death, President Russell M. Nelson shares profound insights about understanding and coping with that inevitable event of passing from this life to the next. The following excerpts from his book tell precious truths and inspiring stories that may help us “no longer feel that death is always that foe to be feared” but instead a “potential friend to be understood.” [1]
Latter-day Saint Life
How the Faith of an LDS Mother Helped Save Her Unborn Child and Helped Her Rediscover Her Relationship with God
By Emily Belle Freeman
I am seventeen weeks pregnant when the complications begin. This is our fourth baby, so I recognize the contractions immediately when they start. For three days and three nights I time the constant rhythm and I worry. There have been complications with every pregnancy—with each of the three babies we held on to before this pregnancy, and with each of the pregnancies we lost. I know what these contractions mean. The chance of loss, the months of bed rest ahead. We have been through this before.
Houston Temple Flooding, According to New Church Update
The Churchupdated its statementabout the impact of Hurricane Harvey, sharing that the temple has now begun to flood:
A Powerful Reminder for When Someone Misbehaves at Church
By Marion D. Hanks
Marion D. Hanks recounts a story of a man who accosted him one day on Temple Square. In answer to Elder Hanks's inquiry of the problem, the man told his story: