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Simple, Powerful Ways to Minister: How We Can Go Beyond "If There's Anything I Can Do . . ."

This change in how we minister allows us to really focus on the individual and personal needs of the sisters we are stewards over. But how can we know what their needs are? I posed this question during the recent Relief Society class discussion. A sister raised her hand high before I had even finished speaking. “Ask her,” she said plainly.

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Why It's a Bad Idea to Teach Teens to Never Say "No" to a First Date

By Rachelle J. Christensen

I was taught, as were many girls, that you should always say yes to a boy who asks you to a dance and even a casual date. Although times have changed, that idea still persists, and while on the surface it seems great, I want to explore what we are teaching our teens—both girls and boys—when we enforce that rule.

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Discovering a Renewed Richness in the Gospel

By Adapted from "Power of Stillness: Mindful Living for Latter-day Saints" by Jacob Z. Hess, Carrie L. Skarda, Kyle D. Anderson, and Ty R. Mansfield

Compared with a once-soulful experience of prayer and scripture study, many of us know what it’s like to find spiritual practices becoming impoverished, superficial, and thin. Although it’s easy to conclude that prayer or scriptures themselves are somehow limited, it would be shortsighted not to also consider ways in which larger tendencies toward distractedness, stressful busyness, and an accelerating pace of life might be playing a role.

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What was the greatest battle fought in the Book of Mormon?

By Robin Johnson

I have spent many years trying to heal my heart due to challenges I faced in my childhood. In my search for answers, I decided to read and study the entire Book of Mormon in one month. During that time, I underlined every scripture that had the word “heart” in it with a red pencil.

Lesson Helps

What this week's 'Come, Follow Me' teaches us about remembering the words of the prophets

By Danielle Christensen

Editor's note: “Resources to follow Him” curates study resources, teachings, and thoughts to deepen your study of this week's Come, Follow Me.

Help for Life Challenges

Why you doubt yourself—and the spiritual key to steady confidence

By Michelle Wilson

How do I accept the power to define myself according to God’s view? The answer is simple.

Temple Worship

3 divine ways you learn during the presentation of the temple endowment

By Melinda Wheelwright Brown

Participating in the endowment takes over an hour. That longer time frame allows for several divinely designed learning experiences.

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What We Almost Always Forget About Forgiveness

By S. Michael Wilcox

Forgiveness can be difficult not only to give but also to receive. Once we have repented, sometimes the only person left to forgive us is ourselves. But as we learn to put away our past sins and do them no more, we can enjoy both the gift of forgiveness from our Heavenly Father and from ourselves.

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Elders Bednar, Cook + 3 Other Apostles Whose Family Life Was Not Picture Perfect

By Katie Lambert

Not everyone grows up in an "ideal" family situation. Death, war, financial insecurity, divorce, Church inactivity, there are many circumstances that can shake a family to its core and try each family member's testimony. No one is entirely immune to difficult family situations like these, including the general authorities of the Church.

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Pregnant and widowed at 21: A Latter-day Saint woman’s story

By Jessica Grimaud

When Kyra announced her pregnancy on Facebook, she also had to announced her husband’s unexpected death. But peace would come.