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Stories of Faith

Why this Latter-day Saint stands out in the largest opera house in the world

By Maddie Tolk

A pianist and opera coach at the Met, Debbie Robertson has left quite an impression on her colleagues.

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Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well: 3 Questions That Will Transform Your Understanding of This Beloved Story

By James and Judith McConkie

In the decade it took for us to research, pray over, write, and re-write 18 essays about the Messiah, we read works by New Testament scholars. One whose specialty was social and religious customs in His day had a formula; he said that seeing the content or plot of a scripture in the context of its time and place revealed important messages. Simply put, he said, “Content in context is meaning.”

{Food Dish} Cooking with the Girls from Our Best Bites

By Ashley Jones

Here’s the situation: I'm in my kitchen wearing a flowery apron that once belonged to my grandmother, chopping up cooked chicken to put in this mix I was making for the recipe: Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos. (That's right: baked, not fried.)

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Prophecies About Mary That Will Help You See Her in a New Way

By Camille Fronk Olson

The following story originally ran on LDS Living in 2016.

Old Testament Lesson 7: The Abrahamic Covenant

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: I have been interested in a statement made about Abraham by Moses in Genesis 24:

71: The Gift of Curiosity

In this episode, we explore one of the ways that we can become better storytellers and better listeners through cultivating our holy curiosity. In honor of Black History Month, we revisit the faithful story of Isaac Thomas, a black Latter-day Saint who converted to the gospel in the 1970's despite the fact that he would be unable to hold the priesthood or participate fully in the restored gospel he loved. We'll also hear from Tamu Smith and Zandra Vranes, (aka the Sistas in Zion) who give us their tips for better ways to interact with one another across cultural divides.

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This Stunning Music Video Looks Like Something Right Out of a Fairytale

This stunning arrangement created by LDS artists Jenny Oaks Baker and Jason Lyle Black seems like something right out of a fairytale. Written by Jason Lyle Black, "Champs-Élysées" is an original song from his album Piano Preludes which recently topped the iTunes charts.

McLean to Debut New Year-Round Inspirational Song on ‘Forgotten Carols’ Tour

By The Forgotten Carols (Sponsored)

As Michael McLean tells it, The Forgotten Carols is a gift he received from Heavenly Father, and like all great blessings, he was directed to share it with others. Now, over a quarter-century later, more than a million people have had the opportunity to personally see The Forgotten Carols performed throughout the world. This year, thousands more people will experience this holiday tradition through one of the largest run of performances in its history—22 performances covering 12 cities in 5 western states.

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Annie Schmidt's Brother Shares the Song He & Annie Were Working on When She Died, "Why Do You Have to Go?"

By LDS Living Staff

"Before my sister Annie left on her LDS mission a few years ago, we wrote a song together about her leaving. Life happened and we never got around to finishing it. Months before she passed, we fell back in love with the song and were working towards finishing it," writes Spencer Schmidt, the brother of Annie Schmidt who went missing on October 16 and whose remains were recently found.