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How to Distinguish Doctrine from Policy + Why There Is More Than One Type of Church Doctrine

Have you ever heard something and wondered, “Is that Church doctrine?” For example, suppose you were in a Church class studying the passage where God teaches Moses there are “worlds without number . . . and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten” (Moses 1:33). Someone asks, “If Jesus created multiple worlds, did Jesus’s infinite Atonement redeem God’s children on other earths?” What would you say? Is that true? Is it a sanctioned Church teaching? How would you know?

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Help for Life Challenges

4 principles to help you respond to any sincere question—even when there aren’t easy answers

By Maddie Tolk

When a loved one asks a hard question, it can be difficult to know the right things to say. Here are simple ways to make these conversations easier.

Latter-day Saint Life

14 Powerful Refugee Stories from the Scriptures

Two and a half weeks before terrorist attacks on Paris, the First Presidency issued a letter, read over Sacrament meeting pulpits, encouraging Latter-day Saints to continue contributing to refugee relief.

Football team's winning secret? LDS standards

By Aaron Olsen

With more wins than any other football team in the state, the Cokeville, Wyo. high school football team clinched their 17th state championship last November. Running on a dynasty of only one losing season in the last 30 years, Cokeville shut down the Niobrara County Tigers 26-6. Their secret? Living LDS standards, according to the coaches.

Lesson Helps

FHE: Jesus Christ

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk:

Lesson Helps

FHE: My Home Can Be a Holy Place

By Danielle B. Wagner

Purpose: To teach children what they can do to help bring the Spirit to their home and help their family be happy.

Latter-day Saint Life

Tan France of "Queer Eye" Praises Latter-day Saints, Cites President Hinckley

By Jamie Armstrong

Tan France, fashion expert for the wildly popular Netflix series Queer Eye, spoke to a sold-out audience in Salt Lake City on June 12. The purpose of the event was to discuss his New York Times best-selling memoir, Naturally Tan, but he also took the opportunity to encourage love and tolerance between the religious and LGBTQ communities.

Latter-day Saint Life

Church Announces President Nelson's Upcoming Ministry Tour in Latin America

President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Wendy, along with Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Mary, will travel to Latin America at the end of August for ministry devotionals with Latter-day Saints and others. The global faith leaders will visit five countries in nine days from August 24 to September 2, 2019.

Latter-day Saint Life

"Dear Future Daughter" Letter Becomes Evidence of Eternal Families

By Alexandra Mortenson

Twenty-nine years ago, 15-year-old Nicole poured out her heart in a handwritten letter addressed "To my dear future daughter" after a seminary teacher challenged the class to write a letter to a future spouse or child.

To Mormons: Baptisms and Bar Mitzvahs

By Chrisy Ross

I popped on Facebook one morning last week, and was excited to see that I had some notifications and a couple of messages. The first item I clicked on was an invitation to a friend’s daughter’s mission farewell. Sitting alone, I said, “Aw.” I’ve never met my friend’s daughter, so I was even more touched by the invite.