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"Is There No Blessing for Me?" The Incredible Conversion and Life of Jane Elizabeth Manning James

Shuffling through dirt and mud, stumbling over cold stones that rubbed their skin raw, Jane Elizabeth Manning James and her family inched toward Nauvoo, Illinois, barefoot. It was 1843; James was one of the first black converts to the Church and lived in a time where some people saw her as property first and a human being second.

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LDS Women Leaders Meet with Peru's First Lady, Give Her LDS Church Literature

By LDS Living Staff

Continuing a series of visits between leaders of the LDS Church and the president and first lady of Peru, Sister Carol F. McConkie, first counselor in the Young Women general presidency, and Sister Sharon Eubank, first counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, met with the first lady of Peru, Nancy Lange Kuczynski, in Lima, Saturday, October 14, 2017.

"All In" Podcast: Thomas McConkie Shares Experience with His Grandfather, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, as Advice for Those Who Love Someone Struggling with Their Faith

Thomas McConkie stopped attending church at age 13 and did not return until he was 32 years old. However, on this week’s episode of All In, McConkie shared with host Morgan Jones an experience he had in his early 20s when his grandfather, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, who at the time was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, asked him to come visit him at his office and how he believes his grandfather’s perspective reflected God’s love for him and impacted his life.

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The 3 Gardens of God: Bruce R. McConkie's Beautiful Look at the Plan of Happiness

I feel, and the Spirit seems to accord, that the most important doctrine I can declare, and the most powerful testimony I can bear, is of the atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Sister McConkie: Young Women Can Extend the Savior's Love to All Who Feel They "Don't Belong"

At one time or another, everyone feels a little out of place. But what happens when those feelings come to the young women of the Church? Sister Carol F. McConkie, the first counselor in the Young Women general presidency, shares how these young women can feel the Savior's love through the covenant-keeping behavior of their peers.

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Why James the Mormon Says He Hates Being James the Mormon and Why He Almost Quit His Music

By Katie Lambert

James the Mormon is no small name among Mormons.

New LDS Young Women general presidency members present first public speech

Young women need the example of virtuous and righteous women, Bonnie L. Oscarson, newly called Young Women general president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said during Women's Conference at BYU on May 3. In their first public speaking assignment since being called to serve as the Young Women general presidency, Sister Oscarson and her counselors Sister Carol F. McConkie and Neill F. Marriott, encouraged women to help the youth recognize the dangers surrounding them as they nurture their flames of testimony.

Oxford University and Latter-day Saints join for King James Bible symposium

Scholars and faith leaders joined together on Saturday, 14 May 2011, for a symposium at the University of Oxford in England marking 400 years of the King James Version of the Bible. The event, which was jointly organized by Harris Manchester College and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, celebrated the impact of the Holy Bible on culture, religion and literature.