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Mission Possible: Finding Solutions for Missionaries with Mental Illness

I have had the privilege of serving as a psychiatrist for forty years. They were years when psychiatrists did both medications and therapy, so I knew my patients more intimately than I knew my friends. During thirty-five of those years, I often took care of missionaries who needed psychiatric help in the Washington, DC, North and South missions. It was interesting to see the variety of personalities in the missionaries I met, and I learned that the Lord needs many kinds of missionaries to teach the many kinds of people that walk the earth.

Latter-day Saint Life

3 Reasons President M. Russell Ballard's General Conference Talk Was Particularly Significant

By Morgan Pearson

When President M. Russell Ballard stepped up to the pulpit on Sunday morning, he revealed that the talk he would proceed to give was prepared before his wife’s passing on October 1, 2018, after battling many health problems, including Alzheimer's.

Latter-day Saint Life

6 Ways to Live Without Guilt When Your Child Chooses a Different Path

By Robin Zenger Baker

Even when we don’t always love our children’s choices, we can let kids know we love them and want more than anything to stay connected.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Conan Features Studio C, Raves About Their Hilariously Clean Comedy

By Danielle B. Wagner

Conan O'Brien raved about Studio C when he featured them on his show Tuesday night, saying the group has managed to do something rare in the entertainment world—keep their comedy hilarious but clean.

Lesson Helps

Young Women Lesson 10: Encouraging Enjoyable Family Activities

Manual 3; Supplement from "What Have I Done for Someone Today?" by Thomas S. Monson

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Christofferson Shares Why Watergate Made Him Question His Profession: "It Was Like a Punch to the Gut"

By LDS Living Staff

During theDeseret News event "Integrity & Trust: Lessons from Watergate and Today," Elder D. Todd Christofferson detailed the experience that "put an end to [his] life of crime."

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Things to Never Forget When Your Loved One Leaves the Church

MR says: If you have had a loved one leave the Church, here are five important things to remember that can help you find hope and comfort.

Fun

Latter-day Saint Movie Review: What Families Need to Know Before Seeing "Gemini Man"

By Trina Boice

This movie spent a very long time in production—20 years! Disney was going to produce it years ago but computer effects at the time weren’t quite up to the task. The technical innovations were worth the wait, but the story could have used some more time to work out. As the name Gemini Man suggests, an assassin is cloned.

"He Looked Up to the Heavens": The Impressions Presidents Bingham, Jones Had While Watching President Nelson Film the Proclamation

By Danielle Christensen

On April 5, 2020, during the Sunday morning session of general conference, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints watched a prerecorded video of President Russell M. Nelson in the Sacred Grove.

Lesson Helps

5 Ways to Spice Up Your Sunday School Lessons

By Alexandra Mortenson

There’s no denying it: treats are great for capturing the attention of wiggly children or fidgeting, drowsy teenagers during a Sunday lesson smack dab in the middle of the long three-hour church block. And let’s admit it--even us adults get a little bit giddy if one of our teachers brings us something to munch on.