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Book of Mormon Lesson 9: "My Soul Delighteth in the Words of Isaiah"

2 Nephi 11-25

A Hawaiian Man Shares His Dream of Heaven That Might Change the Way You Pray

The following originally ran on LDS Living in June 2017 and is an excerpt from the book The Way of Aloha: Lanai by Cameron C. Taylor. You can also read about the powerful lessons Taylor learnedwriting the sequel to this book, The Way of Aloha: Moloka‘i, here.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 things a Latter-day Saint couple dealing with infertility wishes you knew

By Lindsey Redfern

“My most painful experiences so far in mortality are centered around the struggle to grow my family.”

Feature Stories

The Gatherer and the Thorn: BYU dean for diversity and inclusion on ‘rooting out racism’

By Lita Little Giddins

Lita Little Giddins explores how racism can be a “thorn in the flesh” for those who seek to gather Israel.

From the Church

5 of our favorite First Presidency Christmas devotional stories

By Haley Lundberg

Here’s a look back at the last five years of Christmas devotionals and some of our favorite stories that were shared.

Lesson Helps

Book of Mormon Lesson 27: “All Things Denote There Is a God”

By Ted L. Gibbons

When Korihor had his first-hand experience with the power of God he tried to explain to Alma why he had attacked the truth. According to his statement in Alma 30:53, this is the path he followed:

Latter-day Saint Life

Why It's a Myth That Mormons Have a Monopoly on Truth and Salvation

By Fiona Givens

The language of Mormon culture, like that of most other cultures, is fraught with contradictions. All faiths have their intemperate zealots, and even the wisest and best men and women can say uninspired, ridiculous, and even reprehensible things. The religious scholar Krister Stendahl has suggested that in evaluating religions, it is only fair to characterize a faith group in terms of its best, not its worst, manifestations.1

Lesson Helps

Old Testament Lesson 30: "Come to the House of the Lord"

By Ted L. Gibbons

In 1980 I walked through Hezekiah’s tunnel. It was an astonishing stroll. We made our way through the darkness with the uncertain aid of flashlights and sang hymns about light: “Lead Kindly Light,” “The Lord Is my Light,” “There Is Sunshine in my Soul Today,” and so on. The tunnel is not straight. It bends and angles many times through nearly 1,800 feet. The Jews built the tunnel to bring water into the city as a hedge against an Assyrian siege.

Latter-day Saint Life

The First Time I Saw the Missionaries Was Through the Scope of My Rifle

By Malcolm Leal

The first time I saw the LDS missionaries was through the scope of my sniper rifle—their white shirts strikingly visible against the intense green of the jungle. Who would dare be so visible in the middle of a war?

Lesson Helps

New Testament Lesson 26: "To This End Was I Born"

By Ted L. Gibbons

This lesson could be a book, or many of them, and they have been written. There are so many messages, such profound insights, and numerous events of incomparable importance taking place in these chapters. I do not intend to make a comprehensive examination of these passages. I will shine a light on some insights that might otherwise be missed, suggest some applications that are worth some pondering, and share some stories that may help in understanding and believing. The rest is up to you.