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Steve Young: How an Airplane Conversation with Stephen Covey Changed My Football Career

In honor of Stephen Covey's 85th birthday, we thought we would celebrate the incredible life this influential author and Latter-day Saint led with the life-changing conversation Covey had with fellow Mormon and former NFL quarterback Steve Young.

D&C Lesson 27: "They Must Needs Be Chastened and Tried"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: Zion is a place, but it is much more than that. Zion is a place only because things must be located someplace. Unless it is filled with Zion people, it is something else. Contemplate the following comment:

Latter-day Saint Life

One Not-So-Obvious Reason Mormons Are So Defensive

Why are Mormons so defensive when questions about their faith arise? And how can we as a Church be more embracing of those who are different than us?

Latter-day Saint Life

What This Harry Potter Oversight Reveals About the Plan of Salvation

What would you do if one day you discovered you were a wizard with an incredible potential, with a magic and power you didn't know was within you? What if your letter for Hogwarts came tomorrow and you learned you could change to entire world for the better? How would you respond?

Photos: Demolished LDS stake center in Joplin, Mo.

By LDS Living

One woman from Joplin, Mo. recenlty posted photos of a demolished LDS stake center on her Facebook page. To view the photo gallery, click here. (You have to be logged into your Facebook account to view the gallery.)

Lesson Helps

Practical applications for Daughters in My Kingdom

This week, our ward Relief Society received our copies of the new book, Daughters in My Kingdom. I was so excited to see it finally passed out!

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Family of Missionary Killed in Crash Share Touching Testimony & Hope

What a sweet testament to the life of this incredible sister missionary: "We draw comfort from the belief that Sadie is with her Heavenly Father and that she continues the Lord’s work with the same vigor and enthusiasm that she did in life. Sadie ended each of her emails with the words of a favorite Primary song, 'Have faith, have hope, live like his Son, help others on their way.'"

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FHE: Providence

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk

BYU study finds profanity link to aggression in teens

Profanity in media is linked to teen aggression, a recent study out of Brigham Young University found. Research shows that exposure to profanity directly relates to an individual's beliefs and behavior. "We were really interested in how the media can influence your view about profanity," Laura Stockdale, a coauthor of the study, said. "So we looked at if [teens] think it is OK to use profanity, if [they] think that it's normal and appropriate, and then [their] actual profanity use and how [their] profanity use is related to aggressive behavior."

August 2013 Visiting Teaching Message: Welfare

Welfare