What a great way some missionaries can share their mission experiences with their families.

Can teaching Brazilians new languages turn Carlos Wizard Martins into a billionaire? The question asked two years ago by a Forbes article was answered today with the purchase of Grupo Multi by Pearson – a media and education company with 36,000 people in more than 70 countries – for $719.6 million in cash. Language learning is set to keep growing in Latin America’s largest country, mainly thanks to the World Cup and the Olympics coming, the growth of the middle class and of Brazil’s tourism sector. Consider that fewer than 3% of Brazil’s 200 million people are fluent in English and it is easy to realize why Pearson, owner of the Financial Times, has been investing so heavily in the Brazilian market. In 2010, Pearson acquired a Brazilian school system business for $372 million, Pearson’s largest-ever acquisition outside of the U.S. before today’s announcement. Founded in 1987, Wizard’s Multi Group is the market leader in Brazil’s booming language teaching industry, with over 2,600 franchised schools, generating over 20,000 jobs and more than 800,000 students.

In scripture, God tells His saints to “be of good cheer.”

This folding card made from a file folder has four different tags to express your sentiments. The best part is that it truly stands on its own and will be a treasured keepsake! And, as Nat King Cole expressed it, “Love was made for me and you.”

While speaking to BYU-Hawaii graduates in February, Elder Dallin H. Oaks advised members to refrain from "ugliness, personal meanness" in conversations on and offline. In a recent Facebook post, Elder Oaks also advised members to "stand clear from the current atmosphere of hate and to refrain from participating in the contentious communications that are so common today."

Hundreds of Latter-day Saints will take to their keyboards to entertain, uplift, offer commentary and share the gospel on the Internet during the weekend’s 183rd Annual General Conference. Memes like this, as well as LDS blog posts, tweets and Facebook posts become common during general conference. (Courtesy memegenerator.com) In the April 2011 General Conference, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, told a worldwide audience that sharing the gospel is easier than ever before because of social media.

When Thomas S. Monson was called to the Quorum of the Twelve in October of 1963, one of the first assignments he was given was to supervise the work of the gospel in the Polynesian area. He came to know and love the members in Polynesia, even giving his October 1966 conference talk on "God's Gifts to Polynesia's People."

Though we definitely don't like it, discouragement, disappoint, and despair are a part of our earthly existence. Everyone at some time or another will experience these difficulties, whether by experiencing them firsthand or witnessing them through a loved one.

Jon Louis, a college student living in New Orleans, Louisiana, has found peace in his life through being grateful. His father passed away in the line of duty as a fireman when Louis was very young, but even though he has lived most his life without a father, Louis is grateful for the example his father set for him.

Asked about the conversion process that took place over those weeks, Curtis remembered a lot of prayers along with some struggles. “It’s interesting,” Brown said. “I don’t know if other people go through this, but it was more like it was revealed to me that it wasn’t not true. After every discussion they asked us to go home and pray about it, to pray to know if this gospel is true. I’d go home and I’d pray really hard and I’d read the scriptures they had me read. I’d sit there and at the end of the day I’m praying and I’m thinking is this true or is this not true, or give me a sign. And then at the end of it … after receiving the discussions, I hadn’t received anything negative but I hadn’t received anything telling me that it is true.”