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

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?

Podcasts

Listen: Latter-day Saint wife and mother shares beautiful final testimony before passing away

Of this week’s All In podcast, host Morgan Jones wrote the following:

Everything you need to know about Latter-day Saints in the Tokyo Paralympics

By Haley Lundberg

Olympic athletes may be long gone from Tokyo, but the Paralympic athletes are just getting started. These athletes from around the globe are getting ready to compete in the dream of a lifetime over the coming weeks, and among them are a handful of Latter-day Saints. Here's a list of who's competing at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

How doing ‘intellectual legwork’ will increase our spirituality, according to one Latter-day Saint

By Logan Mickel

Quick—how many examples from the scriptures and Church history can you think of where God expected someone to use their intellect to solve a problem?

Brother Brad Wilcox meets pioneering Ethiopian family, shares how living in Africa shaped his career and testimony

By Emily Linder

A little over a month ago, LDS Living published a story about Betty Zermariam and Woudneh Redahegn, a remarkable couple from Ethiopia who have had a great spiritual and temporal impact on their country.

Latter-day Saint Life

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?

Latter-day Saint Life

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.

Latter-day Saint Life

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.

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.

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.