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Temple Worship

This new temple is the first of its kind in a big way

By Emily Linder

“I didn’t fully appreciate the significance of this temple feature until I visited the open house.”

Videos

We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet

Latter-day Saint Life

What You Need to Know for Planning the New Temple and Priesthood Preparation Meeting for Youth

The rising generation is coming “to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities,” Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught. “We cannot be casual in how we prepare them” (“Tell Me the Stories of Jesus,” April 2009 general conference).

Fun

How These Mormon Women Became Some of the World's Best Cybersecurity Hackers

Sarah Cunha and Laura Wilkinson, two seniors at Brigham Young University, didn’t make it to graduation this year.

From the Church

23 members so far: Elder Christofferson dedicates new African country for missionary work

By Emily Linder

Only 23 Church members live in The Gambia, 11 of whom were baptized within the past week. Elder Christofferson testified that God is anxious to bless the whole country.

Famous Latter-day Saints

The Miracles That Led a Homeless Delinquent to Become a Latter-day Saint NFL Player

By Danielle B. Wagner

Garett Bolles stood on a curbside in Lehi, Utah, all his belongings scattered around his feet in a few duffle bags and cardboard boxes. Tears stained his cheeks as the realization hit: He had no place to go. Suddenly homeless at 18, Garett didn’t know what to do with his life, let alone where he’d sleep that night. That’s when Greg Freeman pulled up next to the 6' 5" teen, unable to miss the imposing figure. Not knowing what else to do, Greg loaded Garett’s belongings into his car, not understanding this simple moment would change all of their lives forever.

Latter-day Saint Life

How Our Fear of Condoning Sin Keeps Us from Loving Others

By Josh Searle

Occasionally I get a letter from a concerned parent about their child in a gay relationship or leaving their Christian faith. Often these parents are paralyzed with fear. Fear of condoning or accepting immoral behavior yet fear of losing their child to choices the parent disagrees with. Based on correspondence with these parents, I feel many in the name of “truth and righteousness” draw their swords only to find it turned into a tragic event that was avoidable.

The ‘All In’ podcast has topped 8 million downloads. Here are behind-the-scenes stories fans will love

By Lindsey Williams

Author’s note: When the All In podcast launched in October 2018, I was immediately drawn to it. I had worked with Morgan Jones previously and was excited about the work she was doing at LDS Living. I later had the opportunity to work with the LDS Living team myself where I learned more about what goes into producing the weekly episodes that I had listened to for months. I hope this piece gives readers new insight into the story of the All In podcast.

The ‘Lamb of God’ composer calls Peter and Judas ‘interesting foils’ of each other. Here’s why

We weren’t there in the Garden of Gethsemane and we weren’t there by the Garden Tomb when the Savior rose again. We also weren’t present when the Father and the Son appeared to the boy Joseph Smith or when key characters from Church history met each other for the first time. We have studied these stories and heard them countless times, so it may be easy for us to feel like we know exactly what happened, why people reacted the way they did, or made the choices they did. But there is so much we don’t know.

Excerpt: Jacob T. Marley

By R. William Bennett

A prequel to Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol