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‘Our story is not over yet’: Relief Society General Presidency on looking at your life holistically

The night before she was called as Relief Society General President, Jean B. Bingham contemplated the purpose behind a meeting that was scheduled between her and President Thomas S. Monson the next morning. “What could he possibly want to talk to me about?” she remembers asking herself.

Fun

Maintaining Spiritual Routines in the Summertime

Ask anyone who has played much basketball to show you their free throw routine, and they will know exactly what I am talking about. They would be able to instantly show you what ritual works for them before they shoot. Don’t believe me? Ask, and they can demonstrate.

Washington Post: Mormons speak for the faith

It's ironic that a discussion of the public's comfort-level with Mormons should be pegged to a question about politicians, since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is meticulously neutral in partisan politics.

A Mormon billionaire with distinct ideas of philanthropy and presidential politics

Jon M. Huntsman Sr. — billionaire industrialist, father of a presidential hopeful, four-time cancer survivor — has no patience for the Scrooges of the world. Even the philanthropist club of billionaires started by Mr. Huntsman’s friend Warren E. Buffett that is trying to enlist the world’s richest to give away half their wealth seems tight-fisted to him. “I suggested 80 percent,” he said. “A tremendous number of wealthy people haven’t given much of anything.”

Scott Howell says Democratic National Convention has 'Mormon moments,' too

As far as Scott Howell is concerned, the Republican Party doesn't have a corner on "Mormon moments." Despite the heavy influx of Mormonism during the final evening of last week's Republican National Convention, the former Utah State Senate minority leader and current U.S. Senate candidate says he has participated in a couple of similarly significant events that have spotlighted The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the ongoing Democratic National Convention.

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Holland and Other Church Leaders Answer Members' Deeply Personal Questions on Facebook

After Jeffrey R. Holland participated in thefirst-ever LDS Face to Face event with young single adults with Elder Donald L. Hallstrom and Sister Carole M. Stephens, the three Church leaders continued to answer the more than 3,000 questions they received from Church members around the world on Facebook.

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5 Ways Other Religions Have Made Me a Better Latter-day Saint

As I reflect on the many ways my own life has been enriched through associating with people of different religious faiths, I see clearly that much of what I know about how to be a devoted Latter-day Saint comes from lessons I have learned from those outside my faith. I have been strengthened in unique ways by the virtues and values reflected in the lives of the followers of many religious faiths. Here are five simple ways other religions have touched my life and helped make me a more committed Latter-day Saint:

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Elder Bednar to Singles: "You Do Not Find the Perfect Partner or the Perfect Marriage"

By LDS Living

Dating takes work. Marriage takes work. Being a good spouse takes work. And no one is perfect. But sadly, there's a misconception that the perfect spouse or perfect marriage is just out there, waiting. But the truth is, you have to work at being a good spouse and you have to work to create a perfect marriage.

Podcasts

What a mother said that helped her 2 children while they were stranded on paddleboards during a storm

In this week's episode of This Is the Gospel, MeiLani and her family try to enjoy some time at the beach together while on a work trip. But when rain and snow periodically dampen their plans, they quickly realize that every moment of sunshine should be seized outside. During such a moment of fun in the sun, MeiLani gets a prompting to be near her two children who are paddle boarding in the water. As the weather quickly takes a turn for the worst, MeiLani is forced to watch helplessly as her children struggle to make it safely back to land—until she remembers two words that carried her family through a storm of a different kind.

{Single Saints} Free Dates Don't Make You Cheap - They Make You Cool (+ Poll)

By Kaela Worthen Gardner

Some guys seem to have a complex about free or low-cost dates. They worry that if they don’t throw wads of cash around, women will think they are cheap. If they use a coupon at a restaurant, it’ll be tacky. Etc.