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Honor & Redemption: BYU's Spencer Hadley Opens Up on Suspension

One by one, BYU football players -- dressed in blue and white team gear -- filed onto a bus outside the Holiday Inn Express in Orem, Utah, last Friday night. It was just after 6 on the eve of the Cougars' annual grudge match against Utah, but instead of watching film or making last-minute preparations, the team was headed to the Promontory Correction Facility in nearby Draper to speak to inmates in the prison's Substance Abuse Treatment Program.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Things You Should Know Before Going Through the Temple

Wednesday, after an inspired and somewhat difficult journey getting there, I got to go through the temple for the very first time to become endowed. To be there with my family around me, particularly my grandpa, who struggles with various health issues and essentially fasted all day so his dietary problems wouldn't keep him away, was probably the best part.

Latter-day Saint Life

9 Things to Do with an Extra Copy of 'Meet the Mormons'

If you haven’t heard, Meet the Mormons is now for sale on DVD. Larry Richman, who runs the popular blog LDS Media Talk, reports that the popular documentary is now available on DVD and Blu-ray through many different outlets, including 3,500 Walmart stores nationwide. I know that not everyone can afford to buy extra copies, but for those who can and would like to further promote this incredible, uplifting movie, here are a few ideas!

Hot topic: So . . . When you gonna have kids?

I was 31 when I got married, my wife 28--much later than the typical “Utah County Mormon” timeline. We’d each heard “when ya gonna get married?” plenty of times, as if choosing a spouse is like buying a car. Just go find one you like and sign the papers. Done. But finally, sweet tender mercies, we found each other, got married, and started our life together in Lehi, Utah.

Fun

11 Beehive-Themed Items to Make Your Home Even Sweeter

By Kaitlyn Rowbotham

Beehives are a symbol of industry commonly associated with Latter-day Saints. Elder M. Russell Ballard said in the October 2012 general conference: "The beehive has always been an important symbol in our Church history. . . this symbolism attests to one fact: great things are brought about and burdens are lightened through the efforts of many hands “anxiously engaged in a good cause” (D&C 58:27). Imagine what the millions of Latter-day Saints could accomplish in the world if we functioned like a beehive in our focused, concentrated commitment to the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ."

Temple Worship

9 exciting temple ‘firsts’ you may have missed

By Maddie Tolk

Last year was filled with new temple milestones.

Fun

What She Really Wants: Toyland Jewelry Line from Shane Co.

By Shane Co. (Sponsored)

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Latter-day Saint Life

7 things Relief Society doesn’t do anymore (+ 3 things it still does)

As the Relief Society celebrates its 180th anniversary, here are some interesting ways you may not have known the organization has grown and changed over the years.

Czech Republic gives prestigious award to LDS couple

By Emily McClure

Richard and Barbara Winder, residents of South Jordan, Utah, have just become the first Utahns to receive the Czernin Palace Award. This highly prestigious award is given by the Czech Republic to a person or group that has contributed significantly to positive relations between the United States and the Czech Republic, and after more than 50 years of interaction with the Czech Republic, the Winders received the award in recognition of their efforts.

From the Church

Church Institutes New Method for Planning Sacrament Services

In a recently released leadership training video, members of the Seventy and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles discussed the importance of keeping the sabbath day holy and making sacrament meeting more meaningful. A shortened version of that meeting was then sent out to stake leaders to share with individual ward councils.