There's nothing like life in a large family. Everything is bigger and more when you've got a gaggle of kids living under one roof: the messes, the love, the noise, the stares from strangers.

With all the buzz about the Kirtland Temple, here are the newly acquired fascinating artifacts you might have missed.

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After singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for five years, Tyler Hill didn't expect his and his sister's music to grab the attention of big name celebrities, let alone a man who is famous for drinking his own urine, wrangling alligators, and gutting and climbing inside a dead camel to stay alive.

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Nearly every home has at least one Bible, although few read it. But 16 percent of Americans log on to Twitter every day. And that’s where author Jana Riess takes the word of God. A popular Mormon blogger at Religion News Service and author of “Flunking Sainthood,” Riess spent four years tweeting every book of the Old and New Testaments with pith and wit.

I didn’t change my Facebook profile picture for eight years.

On a sunny summer’s day in Provo’s North Park, hundreds of children are out with their parents, lining up for pretzels, lining up for face painting, and lining up to pet sheep. On a stage set up in front of a children’s playground, a folk band entertains a crowd of smiling people in shorts and T-shirts. At the park’s north end, men and women dressed in period costume sit on wooden chairs and embroider cloths by hand, spool yards of wool on a knitting wheel, or guide visitors around a pioneer village. It’s July 24, Pioneer Day, a state holiday in Utah. It marks the 166th anniversary of the arrival of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon settlers in Salt Lake Valley. Pushed out of Illinois and Missouri by suspicious locals, the group of 1,600 pioneers established a new colony in an inhospitable region of mountainous scrublands. To survive, the pioneers had to show resourcefulness and determination that would withstand the elements – the dry, dusty summers, and the frigid winters, when lakes turn into ice cubes.

Kimi lives in Bountiful, Utah with her husband, Bob, who is kind and funny, can do all the things, and is everybody’s favorite. She enjoys hiking, movies, audiobooks, and girl trips. She loves people, and has many beloved friends from all walks of life and of all ages. She also loves copyediting, and in 2021, she proudly earned her English degree from Utah State University at the age of 52.

Amid the many berries and other foods bursting forth abundantly during the summer, zucchini can sometimes get neglected. And seeing as how this vegetable tends to burst forth in copious amounts, we began to search for delicious ways to use it. Once we found Brenda Stanley, author of The Zucchini Houdini, we knew our search was over. She agreed to give us some recipes for our July/August 2011 issue. (Click here to see all the recipes.) Encouraged by the recipe titles, we decided to put a few of her recipes to the test – and we got great results.