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Historic Mormon Tabernacle Choir Performance in the Newly Built Eccles Theater

Since Music and the Spoken Word broadcasted for the first time 88 years ago, the choir has never performed in a Salt Lake venue other than the Conference Center or the Tabernacle on Temple Square.

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6 Ways to Help a Loved One Win the Battle with Pornography (Tips from a Former Addict)

Winning the battle with pornography isn’t easy. This post isn’t the answer to all the questions about overcoming pornography addiction, but I hope to at least share things that have helped me and my friends, who have battled with pornography, to WIN that battle.

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What Happens to Loved Ones Who Die and What Is the Purpose of Death: 5 Comforting Insights from President Nelson

By Russell M. Nelson

In his book The Gateway We Call Death, President Russell M. Nelson shares profound insights about understanding and coping with that inevitable event of passing from this life to the next. The following excerpts from his book tell precious truths and inspiring stories that may help us “no longer feel that death is always that foe to be feared” but instead a “potential friend to be understood.” [1]

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Gospel Principles Lesson 43: Signs of the Second Coming

Supplement from "Preparation for the Second Coming," by Dallin H. Oaks

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President Uchtdorf Talks Refugee Childhood: "We Lost Everything...Twice" (Video)

The LDS Church is putting more money toward helping refugees.

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Former Tabernacle Choir Tenor Sings to Patients as Paramedic (Video)

By LDS Living

Lewis Quinn, a 37-year-old Latter-day Saint in the U.K., spent 12 years studying opera in the U.S. before becoming a paramedic.

The Best New Year’s Resolution I Ever Made

A couple years ago as it came time for New Year’s goals, I realized that I had made the same goal every year since I was thirteen—I would lose some weight (five pounds or ten or twenty–depending on the year and how much I hated what the scale said). It made for a lot of miserable Januarys and a few miserable Decembers since I’d justify eating extra even if I wasn’t hungry because the food was delicious and available. And throughout the year, I’d continue this pattern—as the seasons changed, when big family events occurred, when I started blaming the dryer for shrinking my clothes–until I realized that I was living my life in two speeds: dieting and preparing to diet.

Mormon missionaries and Martin Luther

Some hymns on occasion seem almost to compel the congregation to rise to their feet. Some hymns seem to demand the sonorous peeling of the organ. And some hymns (and you'll have your own preferences here), like Martin Luther's powerful "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" ("Hymns," No. 68), seem to me to call for punctuation, at the end of each line, by a 21-gun cannonade. Whether in English or in German (where we sing three verses), the lines worship God in simple, straightforward, forceful sentences:

Rare 1924 photo reveals astonishing number of twins in one Latter-day Saint ward

By Jamie Armstrong

Did you know that today about one in every 42 children is born a twin? But well before the days of fertility medications, there were 11 sets of twins in one ward!

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LDS Mother from Taiwan Receives Incredible Support, Love from Japanese Members After Losing Her Husband

"Our members have learned from this experience that the church is true wherever it is in the world," Chen wrote. "We are all sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father and we are not alone wherever we are. We are all grateful for the rescuing efforts performed by these wonderful Saints in Japan."