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43: "I Speak unto You As If Ye Were Present" (Mormon 7–9)

It can be easy to look at the world today with devastating natural disasters, a sweeping pandemic, and horrifying social injustices and assume the day of miracles has passed. But that’s simply not the case. In this week’s study group, we’ll dig into Mormon 7–9 to find that not only do miracles still exist today, but we can experience them in our lives as we seek to come closer to Christ.

Conlon and Rachel Bonner: Coping With the Death of a Child

On New Year’s Day 2023, as many people were waking to the excitement and endless possibilities of a new calendar year, Conlon and Rachel Bonner awoke to find that their nine-month-old son Joshua had passed away. The youngest of their six children, Joshua had been a source of light and love since joining their family in 2022, and now they were left to figure out how to live without him. For the Bonners, this meant focusing on how to live their lives with faith pointed toward a future when they will be reunited with Joshua again.

Lesson Helps

"Come, Follow Me" FHE: Reaching for Christ

By Jessica Grimaud

This week's FHE lesson topic comes from the Come, Follow Me reading in Matthew 8-9 and Mark 2-5. Check outthis week's Come, Follow Me study ideas on LDS Living for additional resources and suggestions.

Latter-day Saint Life

How the Secretary to 3 Popes Became a Mormon

By Danielle B. Wagner

"When I was a nun teaching in the convent, the children called me Sister Piera. Now that I am a Mormon, I am still called Sister Piera," Piera Bellaviti Schorr told the Deseret News in 1976. "Otherwise, my life is much different."

Help for Life Challenges

What if I pray for peace and feel nothing? We love these therapists’ comforting explanation

By Emily Linder

How do we reconcile the promise of peace in Christ when mental illness or other difficult circumstances prevent us from feeling peaceful?

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Ballard: We Need to Be Better at Answering Difficult Questions and Never Brush Them Off

By LDS Living

When we come across something in Church history or when we struggle with a point of the Church's doctrine, it can feel uncomfortable to ask questions about it.

Latter-day Saint Life

How a Priesthood Blessing Helped One Mom Understand the Loss of a Child, God's Eternal Love

By John H. Groberg

One day I was visiting with a faithful couple who had tried for several years to conceive a child but who had been unsuccessful. Over those years, they had spent countless hours together with doctors and in prayer. They had already been given many blessings, but they asked if I would be willing to assist in giving the wife another. I felt impressed to fulfill that request.

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Alma 13-16: Rest

Read this powerful request from Alma: “I wish from the inmost part of my heart, and with great anxiety even unto pain, that you would hearken unto my words…” (Alma 13:27). He said this while preaching with Amulek to the people of Ammonihah, but what would follow applies just as much to us today. This week’s Come, Follow Me reading in Alma 13–16 tells us what these important words are and how they can lead us to our ultimate goal of God’s rest.

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