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Why Do We Suffer? Here's One Crucial Reason We Hardly Ever Talk About

One late August afternoon years ago when I lived in Connecticut, I was driving on one of the innumerable semi-rural roads flanked by endless trees. The summer light accented the trees, creating highlights of green so vivid that my eyes could scarcely take in the view.

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6 Things About 'Freetown' That Will Change How You Watch the Movie

Freetown is the next missionary thriller from the makers of the Saratov Approach. The story depicts the desperate journey of Liberian missionaries caught in the middle of a brutal civil war. With their teaching stymied by the conflict, they flee the widespread violence of their native country for a new place where they can continue to proselyte: Freetown, Sierra Leone.

{Lifestyle} Forget Resolutions - Make Changes That Work!

By Connie Sokol

Making a life change doesn't have to seem overwhelming. It simply takes a subtle shift in mindset and a few keys to successful goal-setting.

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The Beautiful Symbolism Behind Temple Sealings and How They Represent Christ's Suffering

By Bruce C. Hafen

Many of us go to the temple today the way Adam and Eve first offered sacrifices—simply because we are commanded, without knowing why. Simple obedience is certainly better than not performing the ordinances at all. But the Lord who sent that angel must have wanted Adam and Eve to know why they performed the ordinances—and I believe He wants us to know why we do.

The LDS Convert Whose Tragic Story Was Turned Into a Movie Nominated for 5 Academy Awards

By LDS Living Staff

Editor's Note: LDS Living is in no way endorsing this movie. We are merely discussing the fact that it tells a compelling true story about an LDS man.

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How a Drowned Laptop Taught Me the Miracles of the Temple

By Alexandra Mortenson

In the September 1995 Ensign, President James E. Faust wrote:

The One Thing Men Wish Wives Knew but Can't Tell

By Connie Sokol

In Shaunti Feldhahn’s book For Women Only, the author asked 400 Christian men, ages 21 to 75, in a national survey what they wished their wives knew, but couldn't tell them. They could have said anything, and did—more understanding, respect, sex, and taking care of herself. But even when a man could have finally had the ultimate say, the number one thing he wished his wife knew was this: how much he loved her.

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Elijah, Moses + 6 More Times People Were Translated by God

By Jay A. Parry and Larry E. Morris

We know from the scriptures that there were people who did not "taste of death" or who were "taken up by the spirit." But what does it really mean to be translated?

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (May 23 - May 29)

By LDS Living

Elder Perry's cancer was reported terminal this Friday.

{Lifestyle} Finding More Joy in Womanhood

By Connie Sokol

Sometimes I observe women—at church, the grocery store, the park playground. And single or married, what I most often see is a plethora of the “Mom Stance”—hands on hips, furrowed brow, and NO SMILE. It plagues us all, this serious business of daily living. Even Sister Julie B. Beck shared in a talk from the 2010 Women’s Conference that as she lamented what she could do better, her daughter said, “You could smile, mother. You could smile.”