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Watch Over 200 Missionaries Performing an LDS Haka

Just before the New Year, over 200 missionaries in New Zealand performed a special haka that was featured on Te Karere TVNZ. Not only was this sacred cultural dance taught to the missionaries, but Branch President Herewini Jones also made sure they understood the values and customs behind it. Check out this incredible mission tradition:

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"Indiana Jones," "Lord of the Rings" Actor Stars in New BYUtv Holiday Film

By Danielle B. Wagner

Set to premiere Thanksgiving night, BYUtv's new holiday film, Winter Thaw, stars John Rhys-Davies, best known for his roles as Gimli from Lord of the Rings and Sallah from Indiana Jones.

Latter-day Saint Life

A Touching Example of Mormons and Former Mormons Working Together to Try to Save a Life

By LDS Living

Sometimes it seems like there is no greater divide than between Mormons and ex-Mormons—especially in Utah.

Podcasts

Staff Picks: LDS Living team shares their favorite 'All In' episodes

While it’s impossible to choose just one favorite episode, several of the people behind All In shared one of their favorite episodes.

Your Story Has Power

In this final episode of This Is the Gospel, KaRyn, Katie, and Erika sit down and listen to their favorite untold stories from the pitch line—submissions from you that didn't make it into an episode for one reason or another, but that we love all the same. These three-minute stories range from wild, epic bear chases to small, quiet moments of revelation. While the voices and narratives may vary, each illustrates how even in a matter of minutes, individual’s stories have the power to bind us all together.

Latter-day Saint Life

What Gandhi's Life Teaches Latter-day Saints About Fasting and the Atonement

By Tad R. Callister

Force has never been the Savior's governing scepter. Instead, he teaches that power and godly influence come "by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned" (D&C 121:41).

25: Lesson Learned

“Going to high school as an adult is hard! Way harder than when you were a teenager!” When Lauri decided to get her diploma in her 40’s, she was unprepared for the way it would stretch her. But when she realized that going back to school was connected to her efforts to come back from excommunication, the difficulties and lessons she learned took on new meaning.

17: When God Speaks...And When He Doesn't

If there was ever a time when Calee needed to hear the voice of the Lord loud and clear, it was the year she found herself in the midst of a difficult divorce navigating life as a single mom. The fact that the heavens seemed completely silent might have driven her further from her faith, but Calee’s determination to hold out for more from God takes her to new and exhilarating places when she seeks to understand the quiet.

Latter-day Saint Life

From an LDS Comedian: The Curse of Being Too Happy

MR says: Most people would never consider being too happy a curse, but LDS comedian Jenna Kim Jones knows that happiness is not something typical in her profession. She also knows where her source of happiness comes from.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Woman in Coma Unexpectedly Helps Others Around the World Find Faith & Hope

MR says: What began as a social media campaign to find hope and secure prayers for an LDS woman in a coma has actually awakened the faith and hope of others. People from all over the world have begun posting on the Pray4MadFacebook page, with comments like, "Just wanted to let you know that although I'm not a particularly religious person, there was a heartfelt tearful prayer sent up for Maddi from Scotland."And just Friday morning, another woman posted: "Thank you for letting her sleep, so the rest of us could wake up."