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How the Book of Mormon Teaches Us to Use Social Media for a Holy Purpose

It seems impossible. How could an ancient record that was written before modern-day technology teach us about social media? Surprisingly, the Book of Mormon is full of lessons we can apply to social media and how to use it for good.

From the Church

LDS Church announces new version of scriptures

By Kaela Worthen Gardner

This update to the scriptures is a big deal--the last major revisions to the scriptures were made in 1981, when footnotes and cross references were added--but it wasn't a change that happened all at once.

Latter-day Saint Life

7 New Year's Resolutions to Consider from President Nelson's Teachings in 2018

By Jannalee Sandau

Though he has been the prophet for less than a year, President Nelson has already issued some amazing invitations and statements that can make fantastic New Year's resolutions for you and your family to help you come closer to the Savior this year. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

From the Church

Church Creates Ad with Special Message for LGBT Members of the Church: "You Have a Place in the Kingdom"

By LDS Living Staff

"I want anyone who is a member of the Church who is gay or lesbian to know I believe you have a place in the kingdom and I recognize that sometimes it may be difficult for you to see where you fit in the Lord’s Church, but you do," an LDS Church ad on social media states.

Latter-day Saint Life

A Letter to Moms with Young Children at Church

By Michelle Wilson

Moms of young kids, I know you. I’ve been you. I’ve sat in sacrament meeting with children on all sides, pulling my clothes and my hair, trying to crawl under the pew, smashing Cheerios in the bench.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Unexpected Blessing That Can Be Found in Our Suffering

By Kristine Frederickson, for LDS Living

While I was growing up, my mother frequently reminded me and my siblings not to toss garbage into the wastebasket but to walk over and carefully drop it into the can.

The Seeming Contradiction Between Jesus’ and Joseph Smith’s Teachings on Marriage in the Next Life: How Early Christian Sources Add to Our Understanding

By James and Judith McConkie

For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is a paradox that in the four Gospels it does not appear that Jesus spoke about eternal marriage. The idea that marriage in the temple is the ultimate sacrament simply cannot be found. However, this teaching is so central to our understanding of what it means to be saved that it seems like an almost insurmountable contradiction between what Jesus did or did not teach during His earthly ministry and what was clearly revealed to Joseph Smith about eternal marriage.

Latter-day Saint Life

What the Original "Little Mermaid" Teaches Us About the Gospel

By S. Michael Wilcox

There is what we might call a sweet spirituality in many of the stories we are told. My mother introduced me to this quality through some very simple stories, and I have searched for it in its deeper invitations ever since.

Podcasts

Why does God only seem to intervene sometimes?

“How come He rescued Peter and how come He didn’t rescue James? Is Peter more valued? Is Peter more righteous?”

From the Church

"It Was Electric": Thai Dignitaries, Members Celebrate Ground Breaking for the First Temple in Thailand

By LDS Living

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints broke ground for its first temple in Thailand on Saturday, January 26, 2019, in a much-anticipated event. Since the Bangkok Thailand Temple was announced in April 2015, Latter-day Saints around the world and especially in Asia have begun preparing for this new temple of the Lord.