Elder Duane and Sister Margaret Cardall are having unique experiences in a city they love as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They say it’s a rare opportunity and a gift.

From Hong Kong to Utah, learn more about the new stake presidents announced by the Church in August and the 10 new stakes that were just created.

The “Reformation” and the Utah War

What a beautiful thought from Richard Paul Evans: "Real love is not to desire a person, but to truly desire their happiness—sometimes, even, at the expense of our own happiness. Real love is not to make another person a carbon copy of one’s self. It is to expand our own capabilities of tolerance and caring, to actively seek another’s well being. All else is simply a charade of self-interest."

When I was growing up, every December we would read the Christmas story from Luke 2 and Matthew 2 about Christ's birth in Bethlehem, the shepherds, and the wise men. But as Latter-day Saints, we know there's more to that story—there's a second Christmas account about what was happening in the Americas at the same time, found in the Book of Mormon.

The Church’s World Report takes a look back at the last six months of news, projects, and messages from Church leaders.

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"You never think something you write on a whim on Facebook before going to sleep will change your life, nor be read by an estimated 100 Million people in less than a week, and end up landing you as front page news in London, China, India, Brazil, Italy, France, and every major U.S. city," Jason Hewlett writes on his website.

We love these 5 "killer" recipes from Josi Kilpack's culinary mystery novels--they're simply "to die for!"

For Latter-day Saints today, the Pittsburgh Gazette interview is most notable for providing us with a detailed account of Joseph Smith’s First Vision.