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How Bill Marriott balanced being a bishop, father, and CEO of a multi-million dollar company

Bill Marriott puts faith at the forefront of his life, and that's no secret. In the rooms in his hotels guests can find a copy of the Book of Mormon and Bible. At a party celebrating the opening of his $24-million Los Angeles hotel Bill recalled a memorable moment with John Wayne: “He was a very large man and a man of few words, but he let me know exactly what he wanted—a drink—when he said, ‘I understand liquor flows like glue at Mormon parties.’” There was little doubt in any one's mind that to Bill Marriott, faith and family came first.

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20 movies nearly every Latter-day Saint has seen

By Emily Linder

Read through this list of movies or short films and then let us know how many of them you’ve seen!

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One Black couple’s call to serve a unique mission in the midst of prejudice in the Church

By Emily Cushing

In 1951, Martha Ann and her husband, Abner, were called to serve an extraordinary mission, one that was never again duplicated.

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One singer’s journey of trading hollow fame for gospel joy

By Ellie Smith

Experiencing worldly fame helped Brandon Pak realize how much sweeter the joy of the gospel is.

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Why Do Latter-day Saints Struggle So Much with Grace?

By Audy Leavitt

My best friend in jr. high was a born-again Christian. We would often share some of the unique doctrines that made our churches different. I explained the Godhead to her once and she said, “Oh yeah! We believe they’re three separate beings too! It wouldn’t make sense any other way.” The next day she came to school to confess that she’d talked to her mom and she had been wrong. Her church actually believed in the Holy Trinity, meaning God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are all one being.

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4 Things We Know About the Holy Ghost

By Robert L. Millet, "The Holy Spirit: His Identity, Mission, and Ministry"

What do we understand about the Personage we know as the Holy Ghost, the third member of the Godhead? Elder Bruce R. McConkie taught: “Prophets and saints in all dispensations have seen the Lord Jesus Christ in both the dreams of the night and the visions of the day, and also face to face as a man looketh upon and speaketh with his friends. Some have even been privileged to see the Father also. But with the Holy Ghost it is otherwise. His voice is heard; his influence is felt; his presence is manifest—but his person is kept hidden from view in all but rare instances.”1

Feature Stories

A tale of two fathers: How an earthly father and a Heavenly Father shaped the life of S. Michael Wilcox

S. Michael Wilcox has one memory of his father prior to his parents’ divorce: he is very young and sits atop his father’s shoulder in an amusement park.

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LDS Dad One of Only 5 to Finish Deadly 1,000-Mile Motorsports Race (+ How the Race Deepened His Faith)

By Alexandra Mortenson

On November 14-18, 2017, the Baja 1000 motorsports race hosted its 50th-anniversary event. Nineteen riders signed up to race in the Ironman class as motorcyclists. Only five finished.

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Sacrament Over the Internet, Church in Sub-Zero Weather + Other Things You Didn't Know About Saints in Alaska

By Fred E. Woods

The story of how the Church came to be in the cold, northern climate of Alaska is truly the story of one man—one man and a series of remarkable firsts.

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Billionaire Gail Miller Shares How One Question from Her Son Brought Her Family Back to the Church

By Gail Miller

When my son Greg was five years old, he approached me in the kitchen with his typical curiosity and asked, “Mommy, where does God live?” He had no idea how the question would change our lives. Without that question, I’m not sure I’d be writing a book, and certainly not one with a chapter on faith.