Brigham Young University invites you to experience Winterfest 2019, where six of the university’s most prestigious groups will perform in Salt Lake City. Over the course of several weeks, beginning January 25th and through March 8th, BYU performing groups will dazzle audiences with performances showcasing a variety of artistic tastes. BYU Winterfest 2019 provides entertainment for audiences of all ages and will be held in the LDS Conference Center Theater as part of the Temple Square Performances.

Right about now, we're probably all missing the temple. Never before has the need for the instant peace that comes from stepping into these sacred spaces been more keenly felt by so many members. But we can do more during this time than eagerly await the day when we can finally return to full temple worship. In this week’s bonus episode, we invite religious scholar Donald W. Parry to help us dig into the meaning behind temple symbols so that we can be ready to enter the Lord’s house with new perspective and greater understanding.

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The Temecula California Stake sponsored its twelfth annual Community Nativity Festival on Friday and Saturday nights, December 12th and 13th by transforming their Pauba Road meetinghouse into first century Bethlehem complete with actors in vintage period dress.

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: The Good Shepherd

From presidents and popes to rappers and authors, the Book of Mormon has come into the hands of some incredible public figures.

March 1927: Editors of the Deseret News review reporters' stories.

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Are you ready to hear Primary songs like you've never heard them before?

The following was written by Audy Leavitt, who starred with her husband Tyson on the TLC reality TV show Playhouse Masters. Read more from Audy with "The Unwanted Answer to a Prayer That Led This Mom to Becoming a Reality TV Star" and atalwaysaudy.com.

The new movie highlighting the relationship between black convert Jane Manning James and Emma Smith, wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith, comes out in only a few short days (click here for more information on where you can watch it starting October 12, 2018!). The story truly lets you see these two women in Church history with all their flaws and strengths as you watch them grapple with the nuances of their faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ and their love for the martyred prophet during a fictionalized account of a night spent guarding Joseph Smith’s body after his death. While the night itself is not found in the history records, the emotions, stories of Jane and Emma’s previous interactions, people, and much of the dialogue comes straight from accounts left behind by those who lived early Church history, brought to life in the poetic, visual world of film. Here are a few of the true facts from Church history that you will find in Jane and Emma.