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"Unspoken Testimony": How the Carthage Jail Continues to Change Lives 175 Years After the Martyrdom

By Trent Toone

Ryan Olsen will never forget his first visit to Carthage Jail.

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Mormon Bloggers Unite to Read Every Available General Conference Session for 14-Year “Odyssey”

What an arduous but inspiring undertaking. I think this would be something every Church member could learn from.

From the Church

Church Leaders Visit Cambodia's "Trash Mountain," China, Mongolia, Bringing Light & Love

MR says: Two women general officers of the Church recently visited Latter-day Saints in a former landfill known as “trash mountain” as well as other places throughout Asia, observing how the Church has flourished despite hardship.

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Rescuers Ask for Prayers for LDS Boy Kidnapped from Church in Haiti As Search Narrows After 7 Years

By Jamie Armstrong

On December 6, 2009, two-year-old Gardy Mardy, whose father, Guesno, was serving as a counselor in the Haiti Port-au-Prince Mission presidency, was kidnapped from an LDS meetinghouse. Seven years later, the child rescue organization Operation Underground Railroad continues the search for Gardy, and according to the O.U.R. Facebook page, rescuers are closer than ever and are requesting your prayers.

Lesson Helps

"Come, Follow Me" April 29–May 5: “I Am the Good Shepherd”

By LDS Living

This week’s readings: John 7–10

Fun

Is Mormon Dating Broken?

The dating game within the Mormon culture can seem a bit broken at times. The guy is supposed to ask the girl, but the guy doesn’t ask at all. The girl is supposed to remain calm and unassuming when asked, but the girl is so rarely asked that she automatically jumps to the conclusion that the guy must REALLY be interested. Which in turn keeps the guy from asking out any other girl for fear that by doing so his simple invitation to get ice cream will be misinterpreted as a marriage proposal. Its a vicious cycle that can be easily avoided by understanding the 5 Stages of Dating. Yes. Five. Can you guess what they are?

Kathryn Davis: Parenting and Teaching Teenagers

Kathryn Davis, host of the new Magnify podcast, does not claim to be an expert on teenagers but she does have a few teenagers of her own and she does teach a lot more in her seminary classes each day. She has also been involved for years with the EFY and now FSY programs, and even worked with Stephen Covey to help implement and train the "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" into her high school curriculum. In short, while Kathryn may not consider herself an expert, she has definitely spent enough time with teenagers to speak to what they are like and why she absolutely loves them.

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An Honest Letter About Pornography Every Mormon Needs to Read

Latter-day Saints have often been taught about the dangers of pornography. However, sometimes in talking about pornography we can tend to mix up the sin with the sinner. Here are three ways that Mormons can sometimes hurt rather than help those struggling with pornography.

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Teaching teens about moral cleanliness in a way that sticks

By Celisa Young

The updated ‘For the Strength of Youth’ manual provides an encouragingly clear guide for parents to follow, reminding me of how my mom taught me.

Justin Coulson: How Might Jesus Parent?

How do you follow the Savior's example if your child has left the Church or is struggling with their faith? What's the balance between giving your child room to use his or her agency while showing your love for them? In this week's "All In" episode, parenting guru Justin Coulson explains how the Savior's teachings about love, compassion, and mourning with those that mourn apply to the family. Whether we're a parent or not, we can all learn from the Savior's example of how to "Suffer the little children to come unto me" (Mark 10:14).