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5 Things Every Future Missionary (and Their Parents) Needs to Know

Future missionaries, their parents, and their leaders are inundated with information about preparing for, entering, and serving in the mission field. With all of that information, deciding what to start with can sometimes be overwhelming. Here are five simple things that your missionary can do to focus on what’s most important as they prepare to serve:

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3 Ways to Survive Your Mormon Quarter-Life Crisis

By Katie Lambert

After graduating college, I realized I hadn't hit nearly as many checkboxes as I wanted on the five-year plan I made when I was a Mia Maid.

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1 phrase in Latter-day Saint scripture that changes our entire understanding of the Fall and Adam and Eve

By Daniel K Judd

While the command “thou shalt not eat” is included in this passage, the phrase that follows, “nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself,” is unique to the Pearl of Great Price.

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5 Mormons You Didn't Know Were Child Actors

By Katie Lambert

From Dean Jagger to Marie Windsor and Donny Osmond to Gladys Knight, Mormons have shined throughout their careers in the entertainment industry.

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The Church in India: Miracles Past and Present

By Lucy Stevenson

Of India’s 1.3 billion people, its 13,500 members of the Church represent only a sliver of the country’s total population. But although this number seems small, the faith of the Saints in India is great. The Church in India has grown significantly since the gospel was first introduced, and more growth is coming. With the recent announcement of the new temple in Bengaluru, the hastening of the work in India is just beginning.

D&C Lesson 42: "Continuing Revelation to Latter-day Prophets"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: One of the great realities of the Restoration is the fact there is now communication between this planet and the eternal worlds. Beginning with the vision in the grove and continuing on through the years to this very day, we see evidence of continuous communication between God and his children. We have seen it in the unfolding of the revelations in the D&C and in the unfolding of the latter-day organization of the Kingdom of God on earth. President James E. Faust said:

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3 Ways Satan Deceives Us--and How to Avoid Them

By Nayda Easley

March of 1945, nearing the end of WWII, the Americans were preparing to cross the Rhine River into Germany’s heartland, the most direct route to Berlin. It was expected to be one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The Nazis said the river would run red with blood, and after the causalities of D-day, the Allies believed them.

One Problematic Way to Think of Truth + How to See It as a Living, Breathing Entity

By George B. Handley

We live in an age of polemics. Choices are presented as mutually exclusive and you're given little time to listen, to be reflective and careful in your judgment, or to acknowledge the validity of different points of view. Don't water your perspective down with nuance. Keep it simple, blunt, and direct, but whatever you do, don’t seem to be of two minds. You're supposed to pick your enemies, not consult with or even love them. You're asked to make a choice and a quick one at that, one that binds you to one camp that is defined by its opposition to another. Where do you stand?

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11 powerful truths about our Heavenly Mother from prophets and apostles

By Danielle B. Wagner

Prophets and apostles have confirmed our Heavenly Mother's divine existence and mentioned Her divine attributes on multiple occasions.

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'There's never an end': The surprising response President Nelson gave to a Primary child's question that changed my understanding of the gospel

By Dr. David T. Morgan

The April 2020 general conference was like no other. Broadcasting from a small auditorium, there was no general admission, prophets sat six feet apart from one another, and I imagine their words echoed from the walls of the mostly empty room. We listened from home and other locations, where fear was an emotional common denominator. COVID-19 was relatively new to the United States at that time and much was unknown, so families and individuals tuned in to conference to hear words of solace and peace. I was one of those. I was scared, upset, and fearful of what the future held. I wanted to hear from my prophet, as I truly believed he would provide a message of faith and comfort.