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Susan Easton Black has written over 170 books, and many are about Joseph Smith. Here’s why

From listening to her grandmother tell stories about the Prophet to teaching about his life for over three decades, Black has many reasons why she considers Joseph to be a phenomenal man.

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Adorable LDS Couple Recreates "UP" Opening Duet to Celebrate 60th Anniversary

Remember that first 15 minutes from Pixar’s UP, of Carl and Ellie’s married life together? Well, be prepared to laugh and cry again as this adorable LDS couple, well into their 80s, play the theme from UP as a piano duet for their 60th anniversary.

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The Last Time a Mormon Called Me the N-Word Was April 2017: Speaking to the Pain of a Black Mormon Woman

By Zandra Vranes

What a powerful article.

BYU’s Batty named National Track Athlete of the Year

After steady performances all season long and winning an individual national championship, BYU junior Miles Batty has been named the National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. “I never really would have thought I would win something like this,” Batty said. “Knowing I was voted this honor gives me a lot of confidence and added pressure to accomplish all my goals going forward.”

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100 Changes in the Church in the Last 100 Years

By Tommy Johnson

Inside the rich history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, changes in policy, practice, and place are not unfamiliar. Updates from the First Presidency and other Church executives, through both revelation and evaluation, are frequently made, and while some changes are more impactful than others, all adjustments are felt by the members involved. Listed below are 100 changes the Church has made over the last 100 years. This list does not include every change the Church has made since 1919, nor does the list act as a ranking system in any way.

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LDS Couple Wins North American Wife Carrying Championship

By LDS Living

A wife carrying race is no walk in the park, but that's exactly what Jake and Kirsten Barney of Lexington, Virginia, made it look like. Jake and Kirsten competed together in the North American Wife Carrying Championship last October in Maine. The couple took first place running the 278-yard (254-meter) race in a time of 58.26 seconds.

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How the Lord Reminded a Widow that the Veil Is Thin

By Gerald N. Lund

Editor's note: We’ve all heard it said, “Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” But in his 2010 release, Divine Signatures, Elder Gerald N. Lund wrote that “sometimes, the Lord sends His blessings in such a highly unusual, dramatic, or precisely timed manner, that it might be likened to a 'divine signature.'”

11: “These Twelve Jesus Sent Forth” (Matthew 9-10, Mark 5, Luke 9)

In a burst of eagerness to help clean up, a young girl noticed that there were two jugs of milk in the fridge, but one of them was expired. Determining that the best thing to do was consolidate, she poured the remaining expired milk into the good jug, much to her mother’s chagrin. A lesson from that story might just come into play in this week’s lesson in Matthew 9–10, Mark 5, and Luke 9 as we study Christ’s teaching about old and new wine bottles and the special mission of His chosen Apostles.

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3 Ideas for Christ-Centered Gift Giving

By Whitney Permann

In an effort to make Christmas more Christ-centered, our family is trying to incorporate Him into the very act of gift giving. Here are three traditions that help us focus on the reason we give gifts in the first place.

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The power of stories: Honoring ancestors during Black History Month

By Chanté Sinclair Stutznegger

A story is a gift; it connects us to our past while lighting the way to our future.