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Watch: Latter-day Saint Shares Honest, Raw Story of Finding the Savior After an Abusive Relationship

When Brittany was a teenager, her parents divorced left her with overwhelming feelings of abandonment. But while searching for acceptance, Brittany became involved in an abusive relationship.

20: “What Lack I Yet?” (Matthew 19–20; Mark 10; Luke 18)

What if you had the chance to ask Jesus anything? Not in the next life, or someday in the future, but today? What would your question be? Would His answer resolve a concern or confirm a truth—or both? Matthew 19–20, Mark 10, and Luke 18 contain stories of people who had the opportunity to ask Jesus questions. In this week's study, we'll examine those questions, and apply Jesus's answers, to our own lives.

Listen: Calee Reed Shares When God's Silence Led Her to a Life She Never Expected

By LDS Living

"I feel like I'm floating through my life a lot," Latter-day Saint singer-songwriter Calee Reed says in a This Is The Gospel podcast. "And every now and then, I get like a buoy. . . . Like, 'Ah, I've reached the thing! Here's the thing that I'm supposed to be doing! . . . And in that moment, I feel totally aligned—and then the moment passes and I'm back floating around again."

Courtney Rich: My Recipe for Battling Depression—Christ and Cake

Following her parents’ divorce, Courtney Rich experienced depression for the first time. Doctors called it situational but in the years since, depression has become an ever-present obstacle in her life. However, in recent years two things have transformed and aided her fight against mental illness.

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.

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."

Former Priest, Pastor Share LDS Conversion Story

Randy Casto of Lusby, Maryland, grew up wearing a red and white bathrobe and celebrating Catholic mass in his bedroom, offering passionate sermons to his twin brother. The ebullient young man dreamed of a long life of service in the priesthood. Meredith Carter grew up wearing robes of fear and anxiety in a home hammered by divorce, and, later, abuse. She was raised Episcopalian and, despite her tumultuous childhood and teenage years, held to the promise that God lived and loved her. The hopeful young woman dreamed of a long life of health, happiness and a loving family.

Latter-day Saint Life

The One Question That Saved My Marriage (and Could Save Yours, Too)

My oldest daughter, Jenna, recently said to me, “My greatest fear as a child was that you and mom would get divorced. Then, when I was twelve, I decided that you fought so much that maybe it would be better if you did.” Then she added with a smile. “I’m glad you guys figured things out.”

7: "O How Great the Plan of Our God!" (Feb. 10–Feb. 16)

When you were a kid, were you ever afraid of monsters? Maybe you still peak under the bed or in your closets just to be sure nothing is lurking there? In this week’s Sunday on Monday study group, we're digging into 2 Nephi 6–10 to talk about THE monster—death and hell—and it's pretty scary. But don’t worry, we’re also going to share how to defeat this monster through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

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Videos

Watch: Presidents Cordon, Lund answer youth’s question of how to navigate her divorced parents’ different beliefs

By Danielle Christensen

In the most recent addition to LDS Living’s video series Real Questions, Scarlett has a pressing matter that has been weighing on her mind: