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Five Common Questions About Being LDS and How to Answer Them

Have you ever been asked a question about being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but you weren't quite sure how to answer it? Check out a few of the most commonly asked questions, and read some scripture-based answers that you can use the next time you're asked one of them.

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9 Things You Have Forgotten About Your Premortal Life

By Brent L. Top

In virtually all of us, there is some sort of innate yearning to know what was before this life and how it affects us here.

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"Peanuts" Creator Charles Schulz’s Missionary Comics, LDS Connection, and Legacy of Faith

By Danielle B. Wagner

This article originally ran in LDS Living in 2015. In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Charlie Brown's first mention in a comic strip on May 30, 1948, we wanted to share Charles M. Schulz's legacy of faith with our readers.

Growing older without getting old: What Church leaders and research have taught me about ‘living longer’

By Norman C. Hill

Some people dread getting old. They focus on the limitations rather than the possibilities of aging. The actress Bette Davis, seeing few film roles from her agent and more wrinkles in the mirror, famously said to a reporter during a newspaper interview, “Old age ain’t for sissies.”

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My First Experience with Religious Freedom

By Steven T. Collis, author of "Deep Conviction: True Stories of Ordinary Americans Fighting for Freedom to Live Their Beliefs"

Twenty-five years ago, without really knowing it, I had my first experience with religious freedom. Looking back, this shouldn’t surprise me, given the religious uniqueness of my hometown: mostly Catholic, a strong contingent of atheists, and a smattering of other faiths. But as a senior in high school, when I began to explore my own spirituality in an overt way, exposing myself to both ridicule and opposition, religious liberty was a friend and constant companion for which I am only now beginning to show proper gratitude and reverence.

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The Miracle of the Fishes + Other Ways Jesus Demonstrated His Focus on the Family

By S. Kent Brown

This is the second article in a three-part series on Jesus Christ's teachings about families found in the Gospels. Read part one, "How Christ’s Teachings Highlight the Ever-Present Emphasis on Families in the Gospels," and part three, "How Jesus Honored His Family Despite Complicated Relationships." In light of the Gospels' interest in families and their proper nurture, we turn to reports, partially told, of how Jesus intentionally impacted families in enduring ways.

These Primary Children Are Seeking to Change the World through Kindness and This Father-Daughter Duo Is Determined to Tell Their Stories

By Morgan Pearson

It’s hard to believe Chase Hansen is only 10 years old. When you ask him a question, he looks you directly in the eye and confidently answers questions. He’s only in Primary, but he seems significantly older when it comes to communication skills—skills he has developed in an unlikely place, sitting across the table from a homeless person.

Feature Stories

How strenuous clinicals in a psychiatric facility led to a nursing student’s baptism

By Emily Linder

Jonathan Monteon’s natural pull to God had waned a bit over recent years, but now something inside was tugging him back.

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‘There is room for my brown paper-doll family’: 2 gospel truths I learned as a young girl that carry my faith

By Kimberly Applewhite Teitter

When I reflect on how I found the gospel, I realize that my family’s experiences informed two important pieces of my testimony.

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Pres. Nelson always called his father ‘Daddy.’ Read more about their sweet relationship

By Susan Arrington Madsen, Emily Madsen Jones, and Rebecca Madsen Thornton

Russell’s obvious affection for his father, Marion, is perhaps most apparent in his word of choice when referencing his father: “Daddy.”