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First Chapter of New Gerald Lund Book "Only the Brave"

"One of the things I most enjoy in writing fiction, particularly historical fiction, the creation of characters who become like actual people to me," writes beloved author Gerald Lund in the preface of his new book, "Only the Brave". "...I have come to learn that the characters should--perhaps even must--take on lives of their own if they are to be worth caring about."

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Helping My Sons Value Receiving the Priesthood

As most of you know, I am father to four sons. This year, the youngest FOMLs celebrated his 12th birthday. For those of you not familiar with the LDS priesthood, young men may be ordained to a preparatory (Aaronic) priesthood at the age of twelve. This is an important beginning of what should become a lifetime of church service.

Women and the Priesthood Meeting

This weekend the LDS General Conference will kick off, bringing with it what has become a conference tradition -- protesters.

D&C Lesson 8: "The Restoration of the Priesthood"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: It would be a mistake to over-simplify the restoration and purposes of the priesthood, but perhaps an analogy will help us understand what is happening.

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What “Having the Priesthood in Your Home” Meant to Me as a Single Woman

By Camille Fronk Olson

Camille Fronk Olson is a professor emeritus of ancient scripture and former department chair at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Her research and publications have focused on women in the Bible and Palestinian families. She loves to travel, garden, and research stories about her ancestors. She scored when she married Paul Olson, a decision that included the blessing of two children and four grandchildren.

From the Church

First Presidency Message: Faith in the Power of the Priesthood

Lesson Helps

Young Men Lesson 1: The Priesthood

Manual 1; Excerpt from "The Power of the Priesthood," by Boyd K. Packer

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Robert Millet on Women and the Priesthood

By Robert Millet

Both Women and Men Have Access to God's Highest Spiritual Blessings

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7 Celebrated LDS Writers on Women and the Priesthood

By Various Authors

This winter, one of our favorite reads comes to us from noted LDS figure Sheri Dew: Women and the Priesthood. Her book was so good, we simply had to share it with some of our friends. (You might know them, too: Emily Freeman, Fiona Givens, Brad Wilcox, and lots of our favorite LDS writers.) We asked each one to check out a chapter of this amazing book and write us back with their thoughts. And so straight from their pens to your eyes, we bring you their reflective and sincere responses:

42: "His Sacrifice Shall Be More Sacred unto Me Than His Increase" (Doctrine and Covenants 115–120)

Deciding what to name a stuffed animal, a doll, or a pet is usually a pretty fun thing to do. In those situations, the stakes are low and imaginations can run freely. But naming a person, a business, or an important organization? Now those are decisions to take more seriously because people’s perceptions and expectations for something will be influenced by its name. This week we will dig into Doctrine and Covenants 115–120 where the Lord reveals the name He decided on for the Church in this dispensation. We will learn why that name matters and what the Lord expects from us as a Church community living under that name.