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Sacrament Meeting on a War Ship + More Powerful Photos of Latter-day Saints During Wartime

By Saints at War Project

Latter-day Saints have a rich heritage of patriotism, going all the way back to the twelfth Article of Faith. Many have pledged their lives in military service as a part of that patriotism, and the Saints at War Project has collected the stories, photographs, and artifacts of their experiences. Here are just a few.

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3 Powerful Moments from Unnamed Women in the Book of Mormon

By McArthur Krishna

I am ashamed to say that I had read the Book of Mormon a number of times and still managed to miss most of the women. We could examine my psychology to figure why that is, but frankly, I think it is more interesting to talk about the women I discovered when I finally read while paying attention. Here are just a few powerful moments I found involving women in the Book of Mormon.

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9 historic celebrities and members of royalty who have visited temple square

By Alicia Soto

Here's a look back at famous people of various faiths and backgrounds who have visited this historic spot which, preconstruction, received 5 million visitors every year.

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‘Not enough room inside’: Caribbean Saints rush to fill the temple before remodeling closure

By JeaNette Smith

“Faithful Saints flew in from Puerto Rico and bussed in from Haiti. My husband and I watched in awe as people patiently waited outside because there wasn’t enough room inside to accommodate everyone.”

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3 Things No One Tells You About Serving a Mission

By Ben Bernards

So you’ve decided to serve a mission? Fabulous! I hope your mission prep classes are helpful and that you’ve scheduled time to go out on splits with local elders or sisters. Your bishop has probably given you some great advice on how to prepare, and hopefully you’ll read a good mission prep book or two.

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3 Years U.S. Presidents and LDS Prophets Shared Similar Christmas Messages

By Abbie Armstrong

It’s surprising the similarities one can find in the inspiring messages given by our nation’s leaders and the Church’s prophets. Here you will see a few Christmastime remarks, spoken in previous years, that invite us to remember what this season is truly about and the positive effect it can have on us as individuals and as a country alike.

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The lessons Eve and Adam learned in the garden before partaking of the fruit

By Melinda Wheelwright Brown

The perceived distance between innocence and knowledge has everything to do with lack of experience, and life in the garden epitomized this

Eating Disorders: Not Just About Food

By Kaela Worthen Gardner

My senior year of high school, I stopped eating. My freshman year of college, I started throwing up. And the two continued to alternate in my life for the next five years.

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What a One-Year-Old's Tragic Accident Taught Me About My Own Spiritual Healing

By Michelle Wilson

When my friend's daughter burned her hands on a gas fireplace, her story of physical healing turned out to be a powerful parable about my own spiritual healing.