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Women Seeking Priesthood Marched Again to Temple Square

A group of just more than 200 women and their male supporters entered through the gates of Temple Square Saturday seeking admission to the male gathering of priesthood holders at LDS general conference, despite requests from church officials that they not do so.

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How an Alaskan dad used LinkedIn to help his missionary son in Eastern Europe

By Brent and Jacob Fisher

I had no idea that reaching out on LinkedIn from my home in Anchorage, Alaska, would lead to what I consider significant experiences with Georgians.

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7 Ways Men Can Magnify the Aaronic Priesthood

If you hold the Aaronic Priesthood, read on for seven ideas to help you understand, respect and magnify the office you hold.

From the Church

Church Makes Major Changes to 2018 Relief Society, Priesthood Curriculum

The Church announced some big changes for Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society Sunday meetings in 2018. The Church announced some big changes for Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society Sunday meetings in 2018. As we wrap up the last year using the "Teaching of the Prophets" manuals, Relief Society and Melchizedek Priesthood meetings moving forward will focus on counseling together about local needs in addition to teaching gospel-centered lessons.

October 2012 Sharing Time: Priesthood Blessings

By Shauna Gibby

Preparation: Make copies (print from lds.org or copy from the Gospel Art Book) of the following images: Blessing the Sick, Blessing the Sacrament, Home Teachers, Baptism, Baby Blessing, and a Temple. Cut each picture into ten to twelve puzzle pieces. Print a copy of the information that goes with each image onto a full sized sheet of paper. Place the puzzle pieces and information sheet in an envelope. Have tape available.

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"Don’t Let Me Die Here": How a Touching Visit from Her Deceased Husband Brought One Woman Peace

By Gerald N. Lund

Let me share one example of a divine signature that has special significance for me personally. This was a tender mercy in the fullest sense of the word tender. My father, typical of many other men from his generation, did not express emotion openly very often. In all my growing-up years, I can never remember him telling me or any of my brothers and sisters that he loved us. We knew that he did, because he was a good father. He read stories to us almost every night. He taught us to work and how to be responsible.

Mormon Women and the Priesthood

I recently had the opportunity to read Sheri Dew’s book, Women and the Priesthood: What One Mormon Woman Believes. I should note that I don’t usually share book reviews on this site; we have made a deliberate decision to make this a non-commercial space. But I am making an exception for this book because I believe the doctrine of the priesthood and the doctrines that surround it are so priceless and important. I have long had a deep passion for the power of womanhood in God’s plan (hence the creation of this site!). It is my hope that sharing about her book can help someone want to do more to study and ponder “life-changing, mind-expanding eternal principles” (p. 10) that relate to and bump up against the questions that many people have about why Mormon women aren’t ordained to the priesthood.

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Sister Eubank Shares How Men and Women "Draw Priesthood Power into Their Lives"

By LDS Living Staff

"In the Church, we rightly talk a lot about the priesthood, or God’s power on the earth. From conversations I’ve had with women and men over the years, there are some things we get wrong when it comes to understanding God’s power and who has access to it," Sister Sharon Eubank, first counselor in the general Relief Society presidency, recently shared on Facebook. "All men and women who make covenants and keep them have the ability to draw priesthood power into their lives. The real question isn’t 'Do you have the priesthood?' but 'What are you doing with the priesthood power you have?' The essential nature of priesthood power is to bless and improve the lives of others."

Videos

Haka Performed in Memory of LDS Player and Rugby's First Global Superstar

Latter-day Saint and legendary rugby player Jonah Lomu died recently at the age of 40 after a lengthy battle with nephrotic syndrome. Watch mourners perform the haka in his memory.

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LDS Scholar Reveals Surprising Facts About Joseph Smith's Presidential Campaign: "I Sure Wish Joseph Smith Were Running in 2016"

At the Church History Museum, Susan Easton Black gave an in-depth look into Joseph Smith's presidential campaign, something that revealed some interesting facts.