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9 Things to Say to Your Childless Friend (and 5 You Probably Shouldn’t)

“So, when are the babies coming?” is one of the most repeated questions I was asked on the night of my wedding reception. Because once you’re married it’s time to have babies, right? While I knew my neighbors, friends, and loved ones meant no harm in their questions of when we would grow our newly created family, I started to wonder a few things surrounding that question.

Latter-day Saint Life

"I Heard a Prophet Pray": President Ballard Shares 2 Transformative Experiences That Changed His Testimony

By M. Russell Ballard

The following stories were excerpted from Our Search for Happiness and When Thou Art Converted.

Delicious Pumpkin Recipes

By LDS Living

Fall is often associated with the many colors, shapes, and sizes of squash that abound during this season. Most famous of all is the pumpkin, used as a Halloween decoration and in pies galore. But its uses extend beyond the traditional baked goods. Check out these recipes to find new and exciting ways to introduce pumpkin to your table.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Comforting Revelation One Sister Received in the Temple Following Her Son's Suicide

By Danielle B. Wagner

Nearly a decade ago, one Latter-day Saint sister endured the unthinkable for a mother—the loss of her son to suicide. After years of heartache and struggling with tremendous guilt, suffering, and "what ifs," this sister found a sweet peace in the temple.

From the Church

TV shows, stereotypes, and Church assets: 5 of Elder Bednar’s best replies at the National Press Club luncheon

By Morgan Pearson

Elder David A. Bednar’s National Press Club luncheon address was followed by some hard-hitting questions and some unexpectedly comical answers.

Podcasts

How Nauvoo midwife Patty Sessions empowers the brains behind ‘The House That Lars Built’

In February 1846, Patty Sessions left her home in Nauvoo along with her fellow Latter-day Saints. Today, she still inspires her posterity.

What Working for Chip and Joanna Gaines Has Taught Two Latter-day Saint Women

By Morgan Pearson

Located in downtown Waco, Texas, Magnolia Market at the Silos welcomed an estimated 1.6 million visitors in 2017, reportedly drawing more people to the state of Texas than the Alamo in San Antonio. Magnolia Market is really pretty simple: it consists of a home décor shop, a bakery, a garden and a grassy field surrounded by food trucks. So why do people come from all around the world just to see it?

Mormons get double dose of growing religious intolerance

A report published Monday by The Liberty Institute and Family Research Council “…catalogs the growing hostility towards religious expression right here in the U.S.” The report further states that religious groups are “…facing a relentless onslaught by well-funded and aggressive groups and individuals who are using the courts, congress and the vast federal bureaucracy to suppress and limit religious freedom." Beyond the report’s findings of general intolerance, its seems that the Mormon faith faces additional attacks and persecution most frequently from fellow believers in ultra conservative Christian faiths.

Salt Lake Buddhist temples have Protestant, Mormon roots

Two Buddhist temples dot Salt Lake City’s urban core. Both are housed in historic structures, serve a diverse population and preach about the transitory nature of human life. One of these temples, though, is simple and understated, while the other is ornate and awash in traditional Asian colors. And the details of their sacred spaces reflect very different — even opposite — historical trajectories.

Church leaders ask for day of service

The announcement of three new temples and a call for Mormons everywhere to plan and participate in a "Day of Service" highlighted Saturday's first day of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 181st Annual General Conference. A total of 19 talks were given during Saturday's three sessions at the LDS Conference Center — the morning and afternoon general sessions and the evening priesthood session for males ages 12 and older.