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3 Reasons the First Vision Will Help You Talk About the Gospel

As a young elder in the MTC, I thought I knew how to do missionary work until I had an experience that changed everything about my approach to sharing the gospel.

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Is It Ever Okay to Swear? What a Prophet Had to Say About It

By President Spencer W. Kimball

The following is an excerpt from President Kimball Speaks Out.

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2 Reasons We Don't Let God Love Us (and How We Can)

By Wendy Ulrich

We learn who we are and what we can expect from others in the context of relationships. Some of what we learn from our mortal relationships encourages us to trust our Father in Heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ, and to reach optimistically toward Them. Some of what we learn can interfere with that trust, making it hard to comprehend Their love, let alone be filled with it.

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11 trek essentials: Get the most from your pioneer journey

Does your child have a pioneer trek coming up this summer? Or are you a “ma” or “pa”? Deseret Book has you covered!

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The Gospel Lesson a Damaged Ferrari Taught Me

By Cameron C. Taylor

While I was serving as the Scout Master in our ward, our troop was creating a movie to earn the Cinematography merit badge. We needed to film one of the scenes with a luxury car. One of my neighbors had two beautiful Ferraris, so I arranged with him to film the scene at his home.

Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 10: "The Scriptures—The Most Profitable of All Study"

By Kelly Merrill

Everyone feels pressured and is busy. No one likes to waste their time or at least feel like their time has been wasted. So why not put our time to the best use possible? This is a rhetorical question that puts most of us to shame. Either we believe there is nothing more important to learn than the word of God or we don’t. If we do believe it, why aren’t we spending more time studying His word and less time online in social media, in gaming, or with other fun activities?

Tips for When Unemployment Hits Home

By Doug Mallory

For Joe, an electrical construction estimator, unemployment can be summed up in one word: lonely.

Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 4: "Help from on High"

By Kelly Merrill

This lesson is about the Lord’s promise to give us help while we are in mortality. That help can come in times of peace and in times of need. It can come through prayer, not just the noun, the thing called prayer, but the verb, the thing we do on our knees and in our heart. Help is also found in the scriptures and through meditation or pondering.

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Photo Essay: The Lights at Temple Square

By Photos by Deseret News and Joey Ferguson

One man. Six weeks of work. 40,000 lights. Those were the Salt Lake City Temple Square lights in 1965.

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The Mountain Meadows Massacre: 5 things every Latter-day Saint should know

By Jeff Hampton

On September 11th, 1857, a group of Latter-day Saint militiamen persuaded a band of passing emigrants to march down a trail in Mountain Meadows, Utah. Under the pretense of protection and following the orders of their local Church leaders, these militiamen proceeded to execute 120 men, women, and children.