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Settling the Grace Vs. Works Debate: It's Far Simpler Than We're Making It

Sometimes we get so caught up in the details of doctrine that we don't step back and realize things are far simpler than we make them out to be. Case in point: the debate of whether we are saved by grace or by our works.

Latter-day Saint Life

On Choice & Homosexual Feelings: My Experience As an Active Gay Mormon

Nearly every time I tell someone that I am an active gay Mormon, they hug me. Something about my declaration for some reason inspires them to console me. Mind you, I’m can’t be sure which part of my statement they’re comforting me about: the fact that I’m attracted to men or the fact that I’m Mormon as well. Too often, people look at these two labels, these unstoppable yet opposed forces that seem doomed to butt heads with one another until the end of time. And people worry about anyone who happens to be caught in between the two. Perhaps rightly so. With an ever-growing rally of cries to be “true to yourself” and to live a supposed authentic homosexual life, the pressure can be enough to bring even the strongest members of the Church to crumble, hopeless and defeated.

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Elder Oaks: Not All of It's Addiction—4 Types of Pornography Use & How to Recover from It

MR says: Even without being an addiction, viewing pornography can damage our souls and cloud our minds. But Elder Dallin H. Oaks shares ways we can keep ourselves and our loved ones safe from every type of pornography use.

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Donny Osmond Shares Hilarious, Sweet Memory of Michael Jackson (+ Video)

By LDS Living Staff

For Michael Jackson's birthday on August 29, Donny Osmond shared a humorous story of an adventure they had after he and Jackson presented together at the American Music Awards.

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Touching Story from 1988 Ensign Reminds Us Why We Help Others

The plane glided above the peaceful green islands below. I looked out of the window in awe. Surely we were headed for paradise! One month earlier, my mission president had informed me that I would be sent to serve in a Vietnamese refugee camp on Palawan, an island between Vietnam and the Philippines. My companion had come from one of the refugee camps in Thailand, where she had been serving with twelve other LDS lady missionaries. She was strong, reliable, and full of charity. I remembered my introduction to her at the airport. I had heard that lady missionaries sent to the refugee camps ran the risk of losing their missionary discipline, and I was almost certain that she had. I feared that my new assignment would cause me to lose mine.

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The Student Who Turned Down $1.5 Million & Other Amazing Stories of BYU Refusing to Play on Sundays

Despite money, despite glory, and despite championships, BYU refuses to play on Sundays. Period. Here are some remarkable stories of students and teams who refused to play on the Sabbath and the 99 universities across the country that backed them up.

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President Monson Shares a Message Important for Every Latter-day Family

Recently, President Monson posted a message to his Facebook page, reminding us that families should be the place where we show the most love. Too often our homes are filled with anger or bitterness or impatience. Too often we fail to forgive those closest to us because their words or actions can cut the deepest.

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5 of the Most Unique and Uncommon Bible Editions

Which of these Bibles do you find most fascinating?

From the Church

First Presidency Calls New Temple Presidents to Serve in Honduras, Japan, Missouri, and Peru

The First Presidency has called the following four new temple presidents and matrons. They will begin their service in November 2018.

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Church Makes History by Becoming the First Religious Organization to Receive Good Neighbor Award

After thousands of Mormon Helping Hands Volunteers rebuilt homes and provided food following a number of devastating hurricanes last year, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints received a special honor. About this service, Elder Gordon Smith said, "Because we are disciples of Jesus Christ, we endeavor to live and serve as He would have us live and serve. This effort was simply a manifestation of our love of Christ and our commitment to His discipleship."