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One Mormon Still Standing Strong on "American Idol" & Her Latest Performance Will Amaze You

Check out Jenn Blosil's latest, stunning performance of "The Hanging Tree" originally performed by Jennifer Laurence in The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 1.

Help for Life Challenges

This perspective on physical suffering is a must-read for anyone in pain

By Camille Fronk Olson

“In such tender times, feeling the presence of God or His angels is not uncommon.”

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The Student Who Turned Down $1.5 Million & Other Amazing Stories of BYU Refusing to Play on Sundays

Despite money, despite glory, and despite championships, BYU refuses to play on Sundays. Period. Here are some remarkable stories of students and teams who refused to play on the Sabbath and the 99 universities across the country that backed them up.

Latter-day Saint Life

“Is it just me?”: A convert’s honest thoughts about feeling sad, ashamed, outcast, and unworthy at church

By Jimmy Birman

I was silent and discouraged at church until my wife said, “Your experience needs to be shared to help the meeting feel inclusive and not exclusive.”

March of the digital missionary door-knockers

For a moment I thought a friend of mine had become a Mormon. There in my news feed on Facebook, between posts from people I barely know and photos of babies (I'm 30), was a status update that read: "No matter how bad your past has been, you can change and move on." How nice! But the post wasn't by or even endorsed by anyone I know: it was an advert for the Mormon Church placed in my feed (where I don't remember ever seeing advertising) as part of an online mission of such scale it would be the envy of its most prominent believer's presidential campaign.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Do we unintentionally teach our kids that people can’t change?

By Jamie Goodwin

When we tell our children they can’t play with certain children anymore, we may be unintentionally teaching them that there’s no space for forgiveness and no place for change. As I’ve thought about this, I've learned three truths that I hope can guide parents in similar situations.

Latter-day Saint Life

Do What She Needs: The Amazing Change from Visiting to Ministering

By Michelle Wilson

Visiting teaching. In years past, these two words spoken in any Relief Society gathering a evoked a myriad of conflicting emotions. Joy. Guilt. Gratitude. Annoyance. Peace. Guilt. Excitement. Frustration. Love. Guilt. Some loved the watchcare program set forth nearly two hundred years ago. Others, not so much. And most, whether you love it or not, have carried some guilt associated with it. Because that’s what we women do. When we don’t live up to the expectations of ourselves or others, we feel guilty. But now no more. No more guilt, and as of April 1st, 2018, no more visiting teaching.

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How to Never Miss a Day Reading Scriptures

Today’s post is all about something that up until last January, was super hard for me… consistent scripture reading. Whether you read The Bible or The Bible AND The Book of Mormon, daily devotionals, or whatever else enriches your life, this can work for you.

How to Renegotiate Your Too-Long To-Do List

In my chili-scenario from above, I put a crock pot of food before my family. I had all kinds of justifications as to why that was necessary, but really … was it?

Latter-day Saint Life

The quote about eternal progression bringing me an incredible sense of peace

By Haley Lundberg

Latter-day Saints have always believed in Christ’s admonition to “be ye therefore perfect,” but what does that look like in our daily gospel living?