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Everyone Will Have a Urim and Thummim in the Celestial Kingdom + 4 More Fascinating Things We Know About It

By Katie Lambert

The celestial kingdom—the highest kingdom of glory and home to our Heavenly Parents and our Savior.

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An Ironic Story That Perfectly Illustrates the Blessings and Priesthood Power Available to Every Member

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

I recently sat with a number of members of the Community of Christ, previously known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as part of an interfaith dialogue. I have great love and respect for these people, those I consider brothers and sisters in the faith. We talked openly and in a friendly manner about similarities and differences between our two churches and landed squarely on the topic of women and the priesthood. One of the women in the room who had been ordained to the priesthood described her responsibilities and shared her feelings regarding the blessing it was for her to be able to perform priesthood ordinances.

What One ER Doctor Has Learned From Witnessing His Son's Addiction Recovery

By Shaun Gogarty

One Friday in 2015, nearing the end of my shift in the ER, an EMS radio call came: cardiac arrest. We were told it was a male, approximately 30-years-old. He appeared to have overdosed and didn’t have a pulse. The day before, arguing again with my 29-year-old, heroin-using son, I had threatened to throw him out of the house. He responded that he would kill himself with an overdose. After the EMS report, I rushed to call my son—he didn’t answer. I called my wife. She hadn’t seen him.

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'Lovest thou me?': A look at what may be Jesus's most critical question

By S. Michael Wilcox

The September pick for LDS Living Book Club is What Seek Ye? by S. Michael Wilcox. Follow the LDS Living Book Club Instagram for more insights with the author.

Mini Feature

‘Not a coincidence’: How one Ethiopian couple found each other and the Church, becoming modern-day pioneers

By Emily Linder

How did Betty Zermariam of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, meet her husband in Japan, join the Church, and become a spiritual, cultural, and temporal ambassador for her country? Perhaps Betty offers the best explanation: “God’s hand is in it.”

President Nelson Shares Deep Insights into What Mormons Know About Angels

By President Russell M. Nelson

The word angel is very meaningful. It comes to us from the Greek language. The Greek word, ΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ, means “messenger.”1 This same noun is centered in the Greek word for gospel, which is ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ. Its literal meaning is “good message” or “good news,” with an implication of a heavenly or angelic source. ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ is the very first word in the Greek New Testament (“Gospel According to St. Matthew”).

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I know what it’s like to consider straying—here’s why I stay and support others on their journeys

By Cristi Brazao

It’s exciting to see my friends come back to church, and I don’t judge them for their path.

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A more hopeful way to see the ‘lost’ ones in Lehi’s dream—and in our lives

By Lisa Higginbotham Anderson

We may be discouraged when reading of those who are ‘lost’ in Lehi’s vision. But if we examine the context, the vision can actually be a hopeful message.

Stories of Faith

Watch: Adorable 11-year-old plays the organ for his ward

By Emily Linder

Kobin's summer was off to a boring start as he recovered from brain surgery. But music, and the help of a generous neighbor, turned it all around.

Stories of Faith

Osmond brother dies, family doesn’t hold back sharing their hope in Christ

By Abby Larkins

“He would want everyone to know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true.”