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The Gospel Lesson a Damaged Ferrari Taught Me

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.

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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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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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4 Ways You Might Be Deceiving Your Spouse Without Realizing & How to Avoid It

By Jason B. Whiting, PhD

I was once introducing myself to a couple coming for marital therapy, and the husband, who I will call Joe, did a strange thing. We shook hands and he slipped a folded paper in my palm. We made our way to the couches, and, feeling like I was in a spy movie, I snuck the note into the pile of paperwork and glanced at his scrawled message: “Need to meet with you alone, without Lynnette. Confidential!!!”

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Apostles and Church Leaders Share How They Prepare Their Conference Talks + What It's Like Speaking at Conference

By Danielle B. Wagner

When the prophets, apostles, and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregate every six months to speak to the world, members and nonmembers are invited to tune in and hear their inspired counsel. With so many ears to hear, hearts to listen, and minds to enlighten, Church leaders turn to the Spirit.

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12 Ways to Support Part-Member Families in Your Ward or Branch

By Debra Sansing Woods

Many Latter-day Saint families have a parent or spouse who is less-active or not a member of the Church. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find ways to love and include them in our own ward and family activities. Find out how you can better support those part-member families you know.

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We Need to Stop Judging Each Other and Our Righteousness Based on Church Callings

By Richard Ostler

A recent post by Richard Ostler has been gaining traction on Facebook, receiving over 100 comments in just a matter of days. In the post, Ostler delves into how we tend to judge each other and our own worthiness based on our Church callings—a tendency that can have very harmful effects. Ostler says:

School Bombing Survivor Joins Church After Miraculous Blessing

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School Bombing Survivor Converted after Priesthood Blessing

By Jamie Armstrong

Amy Bagaso Williams with her husband and four children