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Church launches protection training for leaders of children and youth

The scriptures contain many examples of the Savior’s love for His children. His Church does not tolerate abuse of any kind. As part of an ongoing effort to protect children and youth, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched an online training course for all adults who interact with children and youth in their Church assignments.

Get to Know Mother Eve and Father Adam with the LDS Living Book Club Pick for May: “Eve and Adam”

In early March, listeners of the All In podcast were introduced to Melinda Wheelwright Brown and her upcoming book, Eve and Adam.

CNN article highlights how 1 Latter-day Saint family of ‘short sleepers’ is living the dream

By Danielle Christensen

The curse of sleep deprivation—anything less than seven or eight hours of shut-eye at night leaves most adults struggling to function at best and cranky at worst. Maybe some people have even dreamed of what could be accomplished if the body didn’t require so much rest.

From the Church

What Church leaders have shared as part of President Nelson's #GiveThanks challenge

By Lindsey Williams

Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages from General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church.

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

By LDS Living

Here’s a snapshot of what you may have missed on LDS Living this week. You can also subscribe to the LDS Living newsletter for daily inspiration right to your inbox.

Feature Stories

When have Latter-day Saints served as US ambassadors and senior administration officials? Here’s your master list

By Haley Lundberg

For all you history buffs and trivia nerds out there, here's your master list. And for all you non-Jeopardy competitors, keep an eye out for a few names you might just recognize.

Podcasts

Marie Osmond talks being prepared to answer questions about faith

The Osmond family has been expected to answer very personal religious questions in very public settings. On this week's All In podcast episode, Marie makes it very clear that she remains a firm believer in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Latter-day Saint Life

Listen: The Dream That Prepared a Cancer Doctor to Operate on One Latter-day Saint Woman

By LDS Living

Kim White is a Latter-day Saint woman who has been battling stage 4 cancer for nearly five years—something doctors told her at the time of her diagnosis that she would be lucky to do.

Why Magnolia Chief of Staff Emily Snyder Doesn’t Like The Word “Become” + What She’s Learned from Her Influential Bosses

Emily Snyder was raised a member of the Church with a dream of being a mother just like her mom. However, as she got older, she realized that her life may end up presenting her with a different set of circumstances and opportunities. Now a graduate of Columbia’s MBA program who has previously worked closely as an assistant to both Clayton Christensen and Julie B. Beck, Snyder is employed in Waco, Texas, where she works for Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia as the company’s chief of staff.

Latter-day Saint Life

Host of ‘Sunday on Monday’ podcast discusses the ‘strange land’ of becoming a stepmom

Marrying and becoming an insta-mom to two little girls was a lot harder than Tammy Uzelac Hall thought it would be.