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There’s a quote going around the internet that goes something along the lines of “Never allow yourself to be defined by someone else’s opinion of you.” I really love the message behind this quote but in every version of this quote that I’ve seen, it’s always missing the most important part…the “including yourself” part.

Latter-day Saint Life

U.S. House Requests Investigation into Possible Abduction of BYU Student

Here's the latest news in the possible abduction of David Sneddon. Our prayers are with his family.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Marie Osmond on "Access Hollywood" Reveals How Family Means Everything to Her

On Access Hollywood, Marie Osmond shared how music has helped her through heartache and dark times to find peace and healing.

Romney wins nation's final primary with more than 90 percent of the vote

There was so little doubt Mitt Romney would win Utah's GOP presidential primary Tuesday that national news organizations called the race with less than 2 percent of the state's precincts reporting. Romney capped what had been an often contentious battle to become the Republican Party's presumptive nominee with an easy victory in Utah, a state that has staunchly supported the White House aspirations of the former leader of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Team Obama says 'Mitts' off when it comes to Romney's Mormon faith

President Obama has turned up the rhetoric on Mitt Romney, but one topic will be off-limits — the Republican’s Mormon faith. One of the nation’s most powerful Democrats Wednesday shot down GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch’s claim that Obama’s team would make Romney’s Mormon faith a central campaign issue as Election Day approaches.

Keeping The Faith: Janet Eyring Lost then Found

We sit down with Janet Eyring. She tells her story of being a seeker, losing faith and leaving the Church, the sense of loss from having missed out on the faith of her youth while spending 20 years outside the Church, and her return the LDS Church. We talk about her advice for those with similar journeys and where her faith has brought her.

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How a WWII Spy Became a Latter-day Saint

By Carol J. Hansen Weenig

By many measures, Edith Florence Papworth Weenig Tanner lived a remarkable life. The daughter of a Methodist minister, Edith was raised in the English countryside before moving to London at age sixteen. There, she served as a secret emissary for the British government, and her adventurous, determined spirit sparked a courageous journey of faith. She eventually crossed the Atlantic Ocean to live in the United States and later the Pacific Ocean to live in Japan. Her autobiography, pieced together from notes she made, chronicles a life of faith and conviction in the face of hardship:

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"But If Not": Finding Faith Knowing My Prayers to Be Healed from Stage IV Cancer May Not Be Answered as I Hoped

“Please bless that the two new spots in Mommy’s brain are not cancer.”

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Latter-day Saint Breaks World Record for "Fastest Time to Climb Over a Human Tunnel by a Goat"

By Katie Lambert

Contortionists, weightlifters, and average Joes with really long fingernails. As April Gould flipped through the bizarre but captivating contents of Guinness World Records books, she knew, even as a child, that she wanted to be in one someday.

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The Anonymous Christmas Gift That Transformed How One Woman Saw Loving and Serving One Another

By Wendy Ellison

If service were a color, what color would it be? Maybe for you it’s a soft green or pastel blue. Perhaps it’s a dazzling purple or vibrant orange. For a very long time, service was always yellow to me because of the bright, sunny way serving makes me feel. Many years ago, a significant experience at Christmastime meant from that time on, service would forever be red.