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Elder Cook encourages racial unity; Elder Holland and others commemorate anniversaries

By Lindsey Williams

Editor's note: "This week from the pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church.

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New BYUtv Show Is Unexpected Mashup of Family History Meets Reality TV

By Michelle Prince, BYUtv

HI! YOU DON’T KNOW US, BUT WE’RE RELATED…CAN WE STAY AT YOUR HOUSE?

Dean Hughes: Digging Into Polygamy and Other "Muddy" Issues

When Dean Hughes began writing his latest book, he didn't plan on writing about polygamy but the topic became impossible to ignore. At times, there are things (both past and present) that may affect our beliefs and be impossible to ignore. Dean describes these things as "muddy," but explains that there are faithful ways to approach seemingly messy aspects of our faith or our Church's history.

Filling Our Lives with Honesty with Kayla Jackson

In Philippians 4, Paul shared: “whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest…think on these things.” We’ve heard it before that “honesty is the best policy” so how do we discover what it really means to be honest with God, honest with ourselves, and honest with others? President Nelson has shared that we can change the world and find peace in our lives when we interact with others managing our differences with honesty and respect.

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How an Old Hawaiian Church Plaque Changed the Way I Think About the Atonement

By Cameron C. Taylor

The following is an excerpt from the book The Way of Aloha: Lanai by Cameron C. Taylor. Manu is a Hawaiian Kahuna teaching two missionaries, Elder Taylor and Elder Balane, who are serving on the Hawaiian island of Lanai.

The Power of Trying with Cristi Brazao

An important part of our Heavenly Father’s plan is that he doesn’t want us to simply do what is right, but he wants us to choose to follow him and his will for us. Showing up with a willingness to God is a level of faith that will lead us to more peace. When we do this, we can know, like Nephi, that the Lord will prepare a way for us to accomplish his purposes as we courageously say, “I will go and do.”

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