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8 Ways to Prevent Awkward Silences When You Teach

If you follow these eight tips, there's no need to fear. As a seminary teacher, these are my go-to methods that work for me when teaching the gospel. My experience is in teaching youth and adults, but most of the techniques can be adapted to teach primary classes and will work in more structured settings like Institute and seminary or in regular Sunday meetings.

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7 Roadblocks Keeping You from the True Power of Prayer

By Robert L. Millet

There are certain roadblocks or barriers to communion with the Infinite, things that get in the way and prevent us from enjoying the kind of closeness with our Heavenly Father that we could have. We all could volunteer examples of such roadblocks. Let me suggest but a few.

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Ask a Latter-day Saint Therapist: I’m Divorced and Chastity Is More Difficult Than Before I Was Married

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

For daily gospel-based relationship insights, join Jonathan’s Facebook group. To submit a question, click here.

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Brad Wilcox: 8 Things the Atonement Is Not

By Brad Wilcox

All my life I thought Big Ben was a famous clock tower in London. I was absolutely sure of it and had even taught that fact to others. Then I went to London and found out that Big Ben is actually the nickname of the largest bell inside the tower, which is now called the Elizabeth Tower in honor of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. And if we are going to get picky, it’s not even officially in London, but rather in Westminster. In that moment, the bell and the tower had not changed, but my understanding certainly did.

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4 signs you may be acting like a Pharisee—and how to stop now

By Arianna Rees

If there's one group of people the Savior had a problem with, it would probably be the Pharisees. Christ calls the Pharisees fools, serpents, and vipers, and at one point even says that they are "full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanliness" (Matthew 23:27). At every point in the Savior’s earthly ministry, there always seemed to be a Pharisee lurking about, trying to trip Him up or make Him look foolish. Is it any wonder that they frustrated Him so much?

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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.

Podcasts

Former ESPN analyst Chad Ford shares how giving his father a priesthood blessing changed his heart

Fans of ESPN likely recognize Chad Ford’s face or at the very least his name. For years, Ford was an NBA Draft expert for the television network, but what many didn’t know was while simultaneously working in many people’s dream career, Ford was pursuing his true passion teaching conflict resolution and peacebuilding at BYU–Hawaii. In his new book, Dangerous Love, Ford teaches principles he has taught about the transformative effects of changing the way we view conflict. He teaches that we can either approach conflict with love or fear and illustrates how the path we choose can make all the difference.

From the Church

Elder Bednar said 18 temples would start construction in 2020. As of this morning, we know all of them and then some

By Lindsey Williams

Amid announcements of a new proclamation, a Church symbol, and eight new temples, one announcement during April 2020 general conference may have flown under the radar.

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How Elder Rasband’s insights about a familiar parable gave new meaning to the phrase ‘I am a child of God’

By Danielle Christensen

The fact that His Atonement is a testament of our divine identity as children of God is powerful and nothing short of miraculous to me.

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What Eliza R. Snow’s response to a tragedy 100 years ago teaches us about the influence of women

By Emily Linder

What do you say to a community forced to bury 11 young people after a tragic accident?