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Judy Eror: The Power of Covenants Even After Divorce

For over four decades, the foremost part of Judy Eror's identity was her role as a wife. But then, after 42 years of marriage, her spouse unexpectedly chose to leave. How does a choice like that affect the promises made over a sacred alter? For Judy, she clung to her covenants more than ever before and has found a peace she ever thought possible.

4: Love Notes from God

Stories in this episode: A trip to the temple reveals the six words that help Danielle remember who she is to God; Two strangers on rollerblades give Robyn the miraculous answer to her prayers; A moment of pure revelation helps Spencer navigate a painful divorce with grace.

Latter-day Saint Life

Give Up Now--You Will Never Stay Married to the Same Person

I have a dear active LDS friend. She married her high school sweetheart after waiting for him on his mission and dating him for two more years. They were married for five years…before he filed for divorce and left the church.

How Many Ways to be Mormon and Gay?

Gay. Lesbian. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Same-sex attracted. Same-gender attracted. LDS. Mormon. Active. Less active. Unorthodox. Open. Ex. Mixed-orientation married. Same-sex married. Partnered. Single. Divorced. Pick any two or three of these adjectives. Link them with a conjunction like “but” or “and.” As many combinations as you can imagine: that’s how many ways there are to negotiate being gay in the Mormon tradition.

Help for Life Challenges

How are we both the children of God and Christ? The answer sustained 1 woman after divorce

By John Hilton III

We know we are the spirit children of Heavenly Father, so how is it that we can also be the children of Christ? The answer is wonderfully ennobling.

Fun

Plural marriage, divorce, adoption sealings, and other relationship topics 'Saints,' volume 2 tackles

By Jannalee Sandau

Editor's note: "Scenes from Saints" is a series of articles highlighting interesting facts from the second volume of Saints. This is the third article in the series.Part one shares facts about the building of the St. George, Logan, and Salt Lake temples,and part two shares facts about early missionary work. Articles will be posted weekly during November and December 2020. You can purchase both volumes ofSaintsthrough Deseret Bookor read and listen to the volumes on the Gospel Library app under the “Restoration and Church History” section.

Latter-day Saint Life

10 Ways to Reach Out to Non-Traditional Families in the Church

Neil L. Anderson begins this talk by saying, "Children today find themselves in many different and complex family configurations."

Latter-day Saint Life

Sister Stephens's Perfect Advice for Those in Difficult Family Situations: "No One Has an Ideal Family"

By Phillip Price

How do we manage when we are living in a family situation that does not seem to be up to par with the Mormon ideal? How do we approach serving others when they are experiencing intense struggles with divorce or wayward children?

Latter-day Saint Life

President Nelson Shares 2 "Built-in Handicaps" We All Experience in Marriage & How to Overcome Them

By LDS Living

In LDS culture, we tend to fixate on marriage as the epitome of everything. While our focus on forever families can bring everlasting happiness, sometimes we forget to mention in our talks or during Sunday School the real, nitty-gritty, everyday challenges that come with marriage, children, family differences, divorce, etc.

Podcasts

Work + Wonder’s Rio Grange talks honoring parents who make decisions contrary to what they once taught and being an adult child of divorce

Rio Grange grew up proud to be her father’s daughter but as she became older, her father’s decisions and “the demons” he faced ultimately tore her family apart. On this week’s episode of All In, Grange opened up about what she has learned from personal experience regarding honoring parents even when they make choices that are contrary to what they themselves may have taught.