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Gary Crittenden: The Weekly Habit That Changed Everything

What if you paused every week to evaluate your life—not in terms of achievements, but in terms of relationships, discipleship, and faithfulness? For Gary Crittenden, that’s been a Sunday tradition for decades. Inspired by Stephen R. Covey’s “First Things First,” Gary developed a habit to help him keep his priorities straight and on this week’s episodes he shares the ways this practice has helped him in his efforts to become a better disciple of Jesus Christ, a better husband, father, and son.

Leave Romney’s Mormon faith alone

The most popular item on The Washington Post’s website on Sunday was a very good article by Jason Horowitz headlined “Is Mitt Romney’s Mormonism fair game?” The answer, as far as I’m concerned, came from a different publication altogether, The Financial Times. In a recent feature, the novelist Richard Ford observed that “a quarter of our citizens are in a twist over Mitt Romney being a Mormon (rather than just a nitwit).” The smug parenthetical aside, I think Ford has it about right.

Book of Mormon Lesson 43: "How Could Ye Have Departed from the Ways of the Lord?"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Mormon 1-6; Moroni 9

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Watch: Mormon Recreates Meridian LDS Temple Out of LEGOs (+ 4 Other Temple Masterpieces Built from LEGOs)

By Alexandra Mortenson

A LEGO model of the new Meridian Idaho Temple took Ryan Thompson, a Meridian local and software engineer, 80 hours to design and 20 hours to build, the Idaho Statesman reported. The model is a perfect replica of the new temple design, standing three feet tall, three feet wide, and three feet deep at 1/60th of the new temple's actual size.

The Civil War 150 years later: The Mormon connection

By Whitney Sorensen

After celebrating U.S. independence with family and friends beneath a shower of fireworks on Monday, many Americans reflected on the freedoms we enjoy because of sacrifices made in behalf of this great nation. Many sacrificed their lives for that freedom under the fall of some very different fireworks: cannon fire.

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LDS Prophets & Apostles Share Memories, Give Tributes to Mothers

When LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson was a boy, going to Sunday School on Mother's Day meant handing each mother a small potted plant and listening as Melvin Watson, a blind member of the church, stood next to the piano and sang "That Wonderful Mother of Mine."

In case you missed it: Top LDS Living articles from this week

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Sweetest moments from the Friend to Friend, an apostle speaks to young adults in French, and more ministering to the youth this week

This week, many Church leaders shared messages specifically targeted toward the youth and young adults of the Church—but their messages are hopeful, timely reminders for us all. Here is a look at the special events and devotionals that were held for the young people of the Church in the past seven days.

28 times Mr. Rogers taught gospel truths

By LDS Living Staff

Fred Rogers was the heart and soul of the groundbreaking children's program Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, an Emmy Award-winning show that includes 912 episodes. Since the 1960s, Mr. Rogers has helped teach generations of children what it means to be kind, loving, and accepting of our neighbors and ourselves. Here are a few quotes from Mr. Rogers that echo meaningful gospel lessons.

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'There's never an end': The surprising response President Nelson gave to a Primary child's question that changed my understanding of the gospel

By Dr. David T. Morgan

The April 2020 general conference was like no other. Broadcasting from a small auditorium, there was no general admission, prophets sat six feet apart from one another, and I imagine their words echoed from the walls of the mostly empty room. We listened from home and other locations, where fear was an emotional common denominator. COVID-19 was relatively new to the United States at that time and much was unknown, so families and individuals tuned in to conference to hear words of solace and peace. I was one of those. I was scared, upset, and fearful of what the future held. I wanted to hear from my prophet, as I truly believed he would provide a message of faith and comfort.