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Elder Rasband tells missionaries worldwide there is great cause to rejoice

Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages from General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church. This story has been updated throughout the week.

Milwaukee Bucks’ mental strength coach shares the scripture that influenced the team’s NBA Finals mantra

Dr. Craig Manning has worked with some of the best athletes in the world. He was with the Cleveland Cavaliers the year they won the NBA championship. And this year? He worked with the Milwaukee Bucks on their mindset prior to their own NBA championship. On this week’s All In podcast, Dr. Manning revealed that he sometimes uses a seemingly unlikely source to inspire the athletes he works with: the Book of Mormon.

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4 Reasons Every Latter-day Saint Should Read the Church's Newly Released History

By Betty Ann Thomas

On September 4, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the first church history in nearly a century, Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days. Unlike past histories, this book brings the stories of past members to life with vivid storytelling that doesn't shy away from controversial church topics, such as polygamy, Joseph Smith's plural wives, seer stones, etc. The book—which is available in 14 different languages in the Gospel Library app and through saints.lds.org, Deseret Book, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble—is groundbreaking in many ways. Here are just a few reasons members should consider reading Saints.

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From Atheism to Disfellowship and Back to God: How a Sacrament Prayer Changed Everything for Me

By Samuel Brown

The following excerpt has been republished with permission from faithmatters.org.

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LDS Church announces new version of scriptures

By Kaela Worthen Gardner

This update to the scriptures is a big deal--the last major revisions to the scriptures were made in 1981, when footnotes and cross references were added--but it wasn't a change that happened all at once.

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What the Original "Little Mermaid" Teaches Us About the Gospel

By S. Michael Wilcox

There is what we might call a sweet spirituality in many of the stories we are told. My mother introduced me to this quality through some very simple stories, and I have searched for it in its deeper invitations ever since.

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Latter-day Saints and Masons: 5 fascinating connections

By Jamie Armstrong

Why did Joseph Smith become a Freemason? What is the relationship between Masonic lodge rites and Latter-day Saint temple ordinances? Here are 5 fascinating facts about Latter-day Saints and Masons.

4 quotes from the footnotes of President Jones’s remarks to inspire your ‘Essential Conversations’

By Lindsey Williams

In her final address as Primary General President, Sister Joy D. Jones spoke of “Essential Conversations,” emphasizing the value of families talking about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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What does it mean to live in 'unprecedented times'?

By Jannalee Sandau

A few weeks ago, I was listening to Music & the Spoken Word as I was getting ready for home sacrament meeting. It was a celebration of 90 years of the program being broadcast, and as the familiar voice of Lloyd Newell began to share the “spoken word,” he said something that struck me.

This Week from the Pulpit: How Service Empowers Us during Times of Fear

By Emily Linder

Editor's note: "This Week from the Pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.