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The Miracle That Helped One Mission President's Son Cope With OCD

On Spencer Hyde’s 15th birthday, he boarded a plane for Baltimore, Maryland, with his parents, who had been called to serve as mission leaders of the Baltimore Maryland Mission. Teenage boys usually don’t want to leave behind everything they’ve ever known, but for Hyde, there were even larger concerns: He was suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

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Missionary Work in the "Land of Smiles": A Look at the Church in Thailand

By Phillip Price

The first Mormon missionary in Thailand was Elder Elam Luddington, sent by Brigham Young in 1854. It was an exciting but short-lived expansion of the gospel into another part of the world—Elder Luddington struggled with the language and returned to Utah only four months after his arrival in Thailand. Latter-day Saints wouldn’t return to the Southeast Asian country until the Vietnam War years, when LDS servicemen and their families entered Thailand.

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How quarantine gave me a new perspective on solitude and Christ's love

By Don N. Markland

During the past months being separated from so many, I felt like the world placed me in an unwanted solitude with feelings of stress, anxiety, and above all loneliness. Taking into account the additional challenge of managing children, working from home has felt more like living at work rather than convenience. Being away from my friends, colleagues, and fellow church members has brought up feelings of loneliness and isolation that I simply wasn’t prepared to handle.

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One beautiful aspect of Paul’s conversion I overlooked for 20+ years

By Danielle B. Wagner

The heavens filled with streaming light, angelic visitors appearing at critical moments, divine beings stripping away the veil between us and the celestial in the most dramatic fashion—who wouldn't want a conversion story like Paul?

Brandon Pak looks up at a grove of trees.

Stories of Faith

Berklee grad’s story of returning to the Church is as inspiring as his new music

By Maddie Tolk

Singer Brandon Pak found newfound peace coming back to church after years away. Read his story and hopeful advice for supporting loved ones who leave.

A young adult man seating and looking at the view of our Milky Way galactic core located in the constellation of Sagittarius, an amazing view at Atacama Desert.

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Is God’s love ‘unconditional’? What the scriptures teach about feeling His presence

By Robert L. Millet

Many people suppose there are no conditions associated with experiencing God’s love. But the scriptures help us see an empowering truth.

"We're in Awe of You": "The Doctors" Features Latter-day Saint Who Overcame Blindness, Triple Amputations

By LDS Living

"A family's worst nightmare," is how Dr. Travis Stork from the TV show The Doctors describes what happened toLatter-day Saint author Carol Decker.

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President Nelson Shares 5 Life-Changing Lessons

“We are living in the most crucial era in the history of the world,” said President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “As a Church we need to be doing what the Savior wishes us to do. And as a people we need to be looking and acting like true followers of Jesus Christ.”

'How are we lifting through Christ?' and more questions to ponder in your 'Come, Follow Me' study this week

By Danielle Christensen

Editor's note: “Resources to follow Him” curates study resources, teachings, and thoughts to deepen your study of this week's Come, Follow Me.

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7 Ways We Can Better Love and Welcome God's LGBTQ Children

By Christy Kane PsyD, CMHC

The older I get the more I realize life is an interesting journey. It is a journey that will consistently and constantly teach us if we are willing and open to learn in the areas of unconditional love and acceptance. When I was at Ricks College a long time ago, I met and fell in love with an amazing individual, Ivan. We dated until he left on his mission. Then we dated after he returned from his mission and before I left on my mission. After the missions we lost contact with each other. He went to Utah State and I went to Brigham Young University.