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Watch: How a Former NFL Player's Powerful Testimony Helped Bring a Temple to Philadelphia

Born in Tonga in 1962, Elder Vai Sikahema was 5 years old when his family traveled to the nearest temple in New Zealand for the first time. "Whatever could be sold was sold for our passage to New Zealand," Elder Sikahema says in a new LDS Living video.

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LDS Stake Takes in Muslim Worshipers After Mosque Destroyed by Arson

By Danielle B. Wagner

Just after 2:30 a.m. on January 14, flames destroyed a mosque in Bellevue, Washington, valued at $1.2 million, according to the Seattle Times.

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Why Buses in London Say "I Love Mormon" on the Side

By LDS Living

Less than one percent of Britain's population is Mormon, so it may be surprising to find an "Ask a Mormon" ad on the side of a bus.

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4,000 rare Church history items will soon go up for sale. See 11 photos of the most exciting pieces

By Haley Lundberg

Some of the collection’s most valuable items include three first edition copies of the Book of Mormon—including one removed from Hawn’s Mill—and letters handwritten by President Brigham Young.

Young Men Lesson 47: Consecration and Sacrifice

Manual 1; Excerpt from "Desire," by Dallin H. Oaks

From the Church

Elder Soares speaks to Haitian Latter-day Saints virtually; Brother Wilcox, President Cordon on participating in the Church

Two themes about the Church were apparent both over the pulpit and on social media this week.

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A nighttime visit from a spirit: An uplifting story from President Packer

By President Boyd K. Packer

The following excerpt from The Holy Temple originally ran on LDS Living in October 2016.

Jennifer Reeder: Emma Smith—Giving All That Is Required

A thread of complexity is woven throughout the life of Emma Smith. Her love for her husband, the Prophet Joseph Smith, was enduring despite her struggles to understand his participation in polygamy. Her family was the most important thing to her, yet she suffered familial losses over and over again. She gave her all for the gospel of Jesus Christ but chose not to go west with the Saints. Many have asked, “Did Emma fall short?" This week, we talk with Jennifer Reeder, the author of the new biography, “First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith," about why the answer to that question is no—Emma gave all that was asked of her.

8: "Stand as a Witness" (Doctrine and Covenants 14–17)

Do you remember a time when your home was so full of family or guests it was basically “at capacity”? The Whitmers knew this feeling all too well in their small home with eight children. Then things became a little more exciting than usual when they took in Emma, Joseph, and Oliver to help with the translation of the Book of Mormon. As the work of restoring the gospel progressed, some of the Whitmers began to wonder how they could help. In this week’s lesson, we’ll study Doctrine and Covenants sections 14–17 to see what the Lord had to say to three of the Whitmer sons and learn how these revelations relate to us today.

Connecting with Joseph

Oceans and time separate many Latter-day Saints from Joseph Smith. And yet, many Saints from around the world have testimonies of this 19th-century American prophet. How is this possible? How have so many Saints of so many different time periods, ethnicities, cultures, and backgrounds, felt connected to Joseph Smith? In this episode, Heidi asks her friends from different continents and countries how they reached across oceans to gain their testimonies of the prophet of the Restoration.