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What Jesus Can Teach Us About the Why of Suffering and Our Response to It

As part of an essay we wrote several years ago exploring what the four Gospels have to say about Jesus and suffering, we could easily have begun with any number of historical or scriptural references—from Liberty Jail and the Prophet Joseph in the winter of 1838-39 to Job, whose friends blamed his afflictions on his supposed sins, to the multiple souls described in the Gospels who were plagued by disease, misfortune, natural disasters, or simply the consequences of bad or even impetuous decisions.

From the Church

11 Official Church Statements on Religious Freedom (Timeline)

Following is a timeline of statements and actions from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regarding religious freedom and nondiscrimination: 1835: A general assembly of the Church held in Kirtland, Ohio, on Aug. 17 unanimously adopts a declaration of belief regarding governments and laws: “We believe that religion is instituted of God; and that men are amenable to him, and to him only, for the exercise of it, unless their religious opinions prompt them to infringe upon the rights and liberties of others."

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Sitati Addresses Priesthood Ban and African Saints

Elder Joseph W. Sitati of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke at the “Black, White and Mormon” conference Friday, October 9, 2015, at the University of Utah on the topic of “Race and the International Church.” Elder Sitati, who is from Kenya, addressed self-reliance, race and the growth of the Church in Africa.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Billionaire Gail Miller Becomes 3rd Woman to Win Utah Leadership Award

Miller "is going to show the way for girls, that they can have it all," added Christy Tribe, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Utah, in the video honoring Miller. "So they can be great mothers and great wives, and they can be strong business people, and philanthropic."

Latter-day Saint Life

11 Fascinating Connections Between the Church and the White House

Photo from Deseret News Archives. In 2004, U.S. President George W. Bush presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley in a ceremony at the White House.

Lesson Helps

New Testament Lesson 3: "And the Child Grew, and Waxed Strong in Spirit"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Bednar Talks About the Fear We All Need in Our Lives

MR says: Is fear ever a good thing? According to Elder Bednar, we all need fear in our lives--and that fear can be a source of peace and confidence.

Latter-day Saint Life

'Meet the Mormons' Now Streaming on Netflix

In February, the Church promised that the new documentary Meet the Mormons would be coming to Netflix sometime "later this year."

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Church Praises Lawmakers for Groundbreaking Legislation

Photo from Mormon Newsroom