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What We’re Missing About Women In The Scriptures

One of the most sacred of subjects in the scriptures is women of faith. It’s easy to see that there aren’t as many examples of faithful women in the scriptures as are there are of faithful men. That is definitely not to say there have been more faithful men than faithful women throughout history. We might take for granted how many women there are in the scriptures and in church history who can help us understand how to be a faithful follower of Christ.

Latter-day Saint Life

3 Lies Satan Uses to Make Us Feel Miserable

By David Morgan, author of "My God Hath Been My Support: Seven Keys to Understanding and Enduring Personal Trials"

Imagine you are trying to drive to a place that you have never been. Fortunately, you have modern technology and a trusty GPS to give you turn-by-turn instructions. You input the address and commence your journey with confidence. A pleasant and familiar voice says, “Turn right in one quarter mile.” Then unexpectedly, a different but also pleasant voice says, “That’s not right. Stay straight in one quarter mile.” As you get closer to the turn, the competing voices speak again. “Right turn in 500 feet,” says the familiar voice. The other voice speaks, “Don’t listen to her. She is running outdated software. You need to go straight. Besides, who is she to tell you what to do?”

How Truman G. Madsen's Joseph Smith Lectures Are Still Changing Lives 40 Years Later

By Trent Toone

Of all the letters Truman G. Madsen received over many years from people who read or listened to his Joseph Smith the Prophetlectures, one from a man in Australia stood out to Madsen.

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11 Hollywood Movies with Unexpected Mormon Connections

By Jamie Armstrong

Church members have some solid credibility in Hollywood, with classics like Napoleon Dynamite and more recent successes such as The Twilight Saga, Ender's Game, The Maze Runner, and Austenland all based on novels written by LDS authors. Here are 11 famous movies you might not realize have LDS connections.

"There Is a Place for You": How a Single Message of Peace Helped One Woman Combat Depression

By Greyson Gurley

Courtney Rich was jokingly referred to by her family as “president of the happy club," so when she first experienced depression after her parent’' divorce in high school, the depression was thought to be situational. However, it was actually only the beginning of what has now been an 18-year battle with depression.

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5 Faith-Inspiring Quotes From Maya Angelou

We Sistas are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Dr. Maya Angelou. Through her work and activism she taught us to value ourselves, contribute in our communities, and that nothing is impossible with God on our side. Maya Angelou, gone from this world but greeted by all the Angels as she dances into the next! Enjoy these five faith inspiring quotes from Maya Angelou.

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FHE: The Third Article of Faith

By LDS Living

13 Weeks of FHE

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Forbes Features Lindsey Stirling, She Talks About Faith, Music (Video)

Forbes recently featured Lindsey Stirling in their latest episode of "Ready To Roll," where she shared her rise to stardom and how her faith influences her music.

Fact-checking, Social Sharing Two Ways Tech Is Changing Millennial Faith

Millennials are on their own level when it comes to following religion through technology. According to a recent study by Barna, a research organization, people aged 18 to 29 “stand apart in their unsurpassed digital savvy” and are using social and digital media to practice and engage with the religion.

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Are You Exhausted By Faith?

“Does faith have to be this exhausting?”