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22: "Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause" (Doctrine and Covenants 58–59)

Picture this: You have just arrived in Jackson County, Missouri, with the early Saints. You’re so excited and you just can’t wait to begin the work of building up Zion. But you have no idea where to start. Everywhere you look the land where the Savior will come again just seems like untamed American frontier. But then the prophet Joseph Smith arrives with very important instructions from the Lord. That's what this week’s lesson in Doctrine and Covenants 58–59 is all about—instructions the Lord gave, for the Saints then and for us today, about how to prepare spiritually to gather and build up Zion.

Two young women read together on the couch with a little girl listening next to them.

Latter-day Saint Life

This story will inspire you to reopen your scriptures

By Maddie Tolk

A prophet called this account “one of the finest stories in all of the scriptures.”

Latter-day Saint Life

You Smashed That": Judges Praise Latter-day Saint as He Advances to Final 6 on "So You Think You Can Dance

By LDS Living

Last week was a difficult one for Ezra Sosa.

From the Church

Alexa and Google given a 'gospel voice' through new Church feature

By The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

A few simple words directed at your Amazon or Google smart speaker will, beginning July 22, 2020, bring scripture, music, general conference talks, and other important content from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into your home.

From the Church

Church announces 2021 Easter initiative, #StartingToday

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

As Christians around the world prepare for Easter week, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has started its annual Easter initiative. With the ongoing challenges brought on by the pandemic, this year’s campaign offers a timely message of hope and renewal in Jesus Christ through His atoning sacrifice in our lives.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Ways to Handle Rejection as a (Member) Missionary

Rejection of any kind is difficult to handle. And I’m not just talking doors slammed in your face or shouted slurs or something quite so obvious, because the tough reality of life and missionary work is that you will be rejected very often. It might not be a major rejection; it may be as simple as “I didn’t read the Book of Mormon this week” or “I don’t want to go to church this week” or something similar.

Podcasts

What helped this Latter-day Saint woman keep her faith after 3 of her adopted children were abruptly taken back

In this week's episode of This Is the Gospel, Holly and her husband explain that they never imagined they would adopt multiple children during their lifetime. But after seeing the devastation of the Romanian Revolution, Holly and her husband felt the Spirit directing them to adopt children who were hard to place or neglected. And after feeling confirmation from the Spirit to adopt three girls from Africa in 2006, Holly felt that their family was about to grow yet again—until a devastating turn of events caused Holly to question her faith and trust in the Spirit.

Director: LDS reading tutors set the bar high

The large numbers of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who volunteered for area reading programs last spring got a compliment from Sally Carter this week. Carter is a co-director of the Volunteer Engagement Center at United Way of Northern Utah.

Motivating Missionaries: You Can Do It!

Last week, my sister entered the MTC. I patiently awaited her first email, which explained her new missionary schedule. From her letter it seemed like she was adjusting well and happily to the MTC. After this general email to the family, she sent me another, which looked a little like this:

Latter-day Saint Life

How My Bishop & a Mop Changed My Perspective Forever

This week as I’ve perused pictures and pondered the memories of my own children’s baptisms, I noted that one of the strongest and most colorful memories isn’t from the last; it’s from the first. And it didn't unfold during the service. It hit before it began.