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3 Priesthood Ordinances You Didn't Know Were Ordinances

What a sweet reminder of the counsel and priesthood guidance we should seek at every stage and in every decision of our life.

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich was born in 1938 in Sugar City, Idaho. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1960 with a BA in English. That fall she moved with her husband, Gael Ulrich, to Boston, Massachusetts so he could begin graduate work at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). During the next ten years, while engaged with her growing family, she worked with a dynamic group of Mormon women to produce a popular guidebook to Boston (a fund-raising project for their local congregation) and helped to found a Mormon feminist newspaper. Exponent II (now a magazine available in print or on-line). Taking one course a semester, she completed an MA in English at Simmons College in 1971.

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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.

Latter-day Saint Life

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.

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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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.

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Missionary Writes Powerful Letter to Family of Companion Who Returned Home Early, One Every Mormon Needs to Read

By Cameron Condie

The following is a letter we've republished with permission from Elder Cameron Condie and Elder Cayden Cazier's family:

6 places to start as you seek to understand and navigate conversations of racial strife

What do you say when people’s hearts all over the world are hurting? What do you say to try to make up for the pain that has been felt over generations? Where do you start when you are determined to be better and do better? These are all questions we, at LDS Living, have asked ourselves over the past few weeks.

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.