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The Atlantic: Mitt Romney's case for getting married young

Mitt Romney delivered the commencement address at Southern Virginia University this past weekend, his second public speech since he lost the 2012 presidential election. His speech was inspired by a story from Luke's gospel, when Jesus calls his first disciples, a group of lowly fishermen. "Launch out into the deep," he tells them, "and let down your nets." For Romney, "launch out into the deep" is a metaphor for life: He tells the graduates to be bold, selfless, unafraid of life's challenges. One way to embrace this philosophy, according to Romney, is to marry young . . .

How This Blind LDS Woman Ran the Boston Marathon

When Becky Andrews crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon — one of the best-known races in the world — on April 20, her friends and family were there to greet her. As her daughter, Natalie, gave her “the best hug ever” she also whispered in her mother’s ear, “Thanks for showing me that we can do hard things.”

From the Church

New Mormon Message: Abide With Me

Latter-day Saint Life

How to Help Your RM Adjust to Being Home

By Clark and Kathleen Hinckley, Sunny Morton & LDS Living Staff

Check out our earlier articles for more about how to help your missionary prepare for a mission and how to help your missionary even when they are out in the mission field.

LDS Living's Top 10 for 2011: No. 4

By LDS Living

This year has been quite the "Mormon moment" with politicians, musicals, ad campaigns, athletes – you name it – and many of LDS Living's stories have followed these people and topics.

Chad Lewis, others reach summit of Kilimanjaro

Former BYU and Philadelphia Eagles tight end Chad Lewis, joined by former New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi and former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher, climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro this week as part of their eight-day journey to bring attention to the Wounded Warrior Project. Lewis, Bruschi and Fisher ascended to the top of the 19,340-foot summit, known as "the roof of Africa," along with four soldiers who suffered injuries in the line of duty.

Latter-day Saint Life

Vocal Point's "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" Is Definitely on the "Nice" List

By LDS Living

With Santa's departure from the North Pole nearing, you probably better watch out and probably shouldn't cry.

From the Church

Touching Video: LDS Women Throw Baby Shower for Refugee Family

After the Church's new "I Was a Stranger" initiative, one Relief Society decided to reach out to refugees in their area in a special and sincere way: by throwing a baby shower.

Mormons Doing Good Around the World

Brazil: Church Donates 211 Wheelchairs

Fun

The Miraculous Discovery in a Non-Member's Home That Helped Rebuild the Nauvoo Temple

By Jannalee Sandau

When the reconstruction of the Nauvoo Temple was announced in 1999, it was an exciting event. But even more exciting was the fact that the plans for the original Nauvoo Temple were accessible, allowing the new temple to more closely and accurately resemble its historic predecessor than it otherwise could have. But who designed the original Nauvoo Temple, and how were his plans discovered after nearly 100 years of being passed from ancestor to ancestor outside of the Church? Read on for an inspiring example of how the Lord takes care of His temples.