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When I Had to Eat Birdseed for Dinner on My Mission

I was a new missionary, having arrived just over four weeks earlier. With several unanticipated expenses that first month, no one could blame me for completely running out of money three days before the month ended.

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9 Insightful Books That Will Help You Prepare for the Temple

By LDS Living

You’re going to the temple! How exciting! The day you’ve been preparing for is nearing, and chances are you’re feeling intimidated, confused, or overwhelmed. You certainly won’t be able to understand everything before going to the temple for the first time (or even after you’ve been going for several years), but being prepared can help calm your nerves and help you understand the covenants you’ll be making. Here are just a few of our favorite books that will help you learn to love serving in the temple.

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When a Warning from the Spirit Saved President Oaks's Life + How Warnings from the Spirit Work

By Gerald N. Lund

In some cases, warnings may come as thoughts to our mind. In other cases, they will come as feelings. Many times both thoughts and feelings are involved.

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How General Conference Led Me to the Man of My Dreams

By Jennifer Brinkerhoff Platt

On the day that I defended my doctoral dissertation, I went to the Mesa Arizona Temple to express gratitude for the divine help I had felt throughout my academic journey. I was also interested in mapping out what would be next for my life. I had accepted a position to teach at Brigham Young University and was anticipating a move to Utah. I felt like it was a new beginning. I sensed that my life had a clean slate of sorts. Further, I had the words of the previous general conference resonating in my mind and heart. In particular, the teachings of Elder Dallin H. Oaks were profoundly penetrating my heart:

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6 Copycat Restaurant Recipes So Good Your Kids Won't Know the Difference

By Six Sisters' Stuff

Why go out to eat when you can make a delicious meal yourself? Here are some recipes from Six Sisters’ Stuff to bring your favorite restaurant dishes into your own kitchen.

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12 Meaningful Gifts Perfect for LDS Homes

By LDS Living

"If you need a burden lifted, I want you to imagine I am in a personal, private, closed-door chat with you. I want to help you if I can." With those words, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland invites every readerof his latest book to become a friend, to receive instruction and encouragement, counsel and comfort, in any circumstance.

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The Heavenly Sign Heber C. Kimball Saw the Night Joseph Smith Received the Golden Plates

By Matthew B. Brown

On a most significant night, a final sign was seen in the heavens by Heber C. Kimball and other individuals. They witnessed this sign at the very time that the angel Moroni turned over the plates of the Book of Mormon to the Prophet Joseph Smith—September 22, 1827. Brother Kimball tells the story.

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Latter-day Saint Therapist: Why Do People Like to Date "Bad Boys" + What Truly Makes for Exciting Relationships

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

Whether it’s art imitating life or vice versa, society at large seems to agree with a prevalent theme of pop culture: nice guys and good girls are boring while bad boys and wild girls are attractive and exciting. Allow me to challenge this frothy fiction with the potency of reality: there is nothing more attractive than someone with a strong conscience.

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3 lessons one young mother was reminded of while watching last year’s Friend to Friend event

By Jannalee Sandau

As I pulled out the kid-sized table and chair and tried to convince my almost-2-year-old to sit down before the Friend to Friend event, I wasn’t sure how things were going to go.

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How One Filmmaker Was Prompted to Be Baptized After 3 Dreams About the Church

By Greyson Gurley

When we think of ways to receive revelation, what comes to mind? We might think of inspiration coming to us through prayer to our Heavenly Father, while reading the scriptures, or writing in our journals—and maybe even while we are asleep.