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Is there a Downside to Idealizing Motherhood?

For more great insights from licensed LDS therapist Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hank, check out "Is There a Mormon Burnout Epidemic?"

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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Conductor Led Choir to GRAMMY Awards

In 1957, Richard P. Condie was named the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Under his direction, he brought the Choir into the mainstream, while still performing sacred and classical music. In 1959, at the first GRAMMY Awards broadcast, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and won a GRAMMY for the song, which was included on the album, The Lord’s Prayer. The book, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, describes the event: “The doors in an elaborate set parted, framing the nearly 300 singers clad in blue as Richard P. Condie led them in the words 'Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.' ”

NBC News: The Future of the Mormon Church? It's Latino

By Katie Lambert

This week, NBC News took a fascinating look at how and why Church membership is growing among Latinos.

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LDS Peanut Butter Cannery Comes to the Rescue for Recent Flood Victims

In the wake of widespread flooding and loss in the Houston area the local Mormon peanut butter cannery has come to the aid of the Houston Food Bank with an additional shipment. Though the flood waters have receded, the aftermath is still impacting many area families. The Houston Food Bank distributes to locations in eighteen southeast Texas counties, including 600 hunger relief agencies, many in areas hard hit by the recent deluge.

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Nephi vs. Netflix: 5 Simple Ways to Flood Your Home with the Book of Mormon

By Marilyn Faulkner, author of "The User-Friendly Book of Mormon"

When the Lord commanded Lehi to send his sons back to Jerusalem to get the brass plates, He knew they would face danger, challenges, and peril. We might ask ourselves why, after rescuing Lehi’s family from the impending destruction of Jerusalem, the Lord asked them to go right back into danger to retrieve the records. As Terryl Givens observes, “The cost in expense, effort, and human life demonstrate a profound valuation of scripture… in the Book of Mormon” (The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction).

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21 Inspiring Locker Decorations from Deseret Book

By LDS Living

As school is starting again, send your child back with some uplifting reminders of faith and home that fit easily in their locker!

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Can You Spot LDS Temples and the "Ensign" in this Syndicated, Award-Winning Comic Strip?

By Danielle B. Wagner

For those who regularly read the Pickles comic strip, you might have noticed the tell-tale signs that its creator, Brian Crane, is a Mormon.

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Video: Children Tell the Nativity Story in Their Own Words & Share What We Can Give

The simplicity and beauty of the Christmas story are sometimes best seen from the eyes of a child. Though they may not remember all the details, the humility and innocence off children allow them to see and remember things we often overlook. So, take a little time to enjoy hearing the Nativity story in a new way, from the mouths of children.

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You're Far from Perfect—But Sometimes That's Where God Needs Us to Be

By Zack Oates

So you’ve set some goals to be better and, like every other year, at least a few will be dragged through the winter months before becoming fertilizer to the spring flowers of forgetfulness. And yet, goals are one of the things in life that we need to stay spiritually alive, whether we accomplish all of them or just a few.

Spaghetti with Quick Tomato Sauce from BYUtv's Food Nanny

By The Food Nanny

Enjoy this recipe from BYUtv’s Food Nanny, Liz Edmunds. The Food Nanny is a new reality makeover show that takes a disastrous dinner situation and whips it into shape. Watch The Food Nanny Thursday nights at 6 and 9 p.m. on BYUtv. Watch past episodes on byutv.org.