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A Powerful Lesson on Ministering from Mary, Martha, and Jesus

As Sister Eubank so beautifully and succinctly stated in October 2017, ministering to our sisters is about doing what she needs. We no longer have a monthly visit to check off our list. It’s not about not finding time the entire month then dropping off a card and a treat on the last day of the month with a doorstep apology. It’s not about our checklist. It’s not about our efforts, it’s about them being ministered to. It’s not about our performance, but about their needs.

Roger Connors: Understanding God’s Patterns

As a former mission president and former MTC branch president who currently serves in a YSA stake presidency, Roger Connors has heard from a lot of young people who feel like God just isn’t keeping His end of the deal. It is for these people that Connors set out to write his new book, Divine Patterns. It is His belief that as we observe the way that our unchanging God has worked in the lives of men and women throughout history, we can more easily recognize that He is with us every minute of every day.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Miraculous Story of the First Missionary from Pakistan

By Brad Richins

Oftentimes within the restored Church of Jesus Christ, missionary work can have a negative connotation attached to it, being perceived as an overwhelming obligation rather than a blessing or an opportunity.

Stories of Faith

Osmond brother dies, family doesn’t hold back sharing their hope in Christ

By Abby Larkins

“He would want everyone to know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true.”

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Renlund’s perfect response when a branch president kept giving priesthood blessings incorrectly

By Dale G. Renlund

It could be awkward or uncomfortable to correct someone giving a blessing. But Elder Renlund had the perfect response.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Donny and Marie Receive Key to Las Vegas Strip, Names on Walk of Stars

By LDS Living

After 11 years and more than 1,600 performances at the Flamingo, Donny and Marie were honored by the city of Las Vegas with a key to the Strip and an upcoming star on the Walk of Stars.

Watch: Story of Jon and Michelle Schmidt's Search for Annie Shared in New Osmond Sound Advice Video

By Morgan Pearson

Fans once filled stadiums around the world to listen to Merrill Osmond sing with his brothers—but these days Merrill is inspiring audiences in a different way with his son, Justin. A new video series, Osmond Sound Advice, features stories of overcoming. This week’s episode features The Piano Guys’ Jon Schmidt and his wife, Michelle, as they talk about losing their daughter, Annie, after a tragic hiking accident.

Bonus: Matthew Godfrey: The Liberty Jails That Refine Us

Having spent the last decade of his life working on the Joseph Smith Papers, Matthew Godfrey knows a thing or two about the Prophet’s life. And as next week the Come, Follow Me chapters cover the stirring revelations Joseph received in Liberty Jail, we sat down to learn all we could from Matthew about them. For example, did you know that Joseph wrote nine letters total from Liberty Jail and just two them make up sections 121–123? On this special bonus episode, Matthew shares why he believes Liberty Jail changed Joseph as a person and as a prophet.

31: "The Power of Godliness" (Doctrine and Covenants 84)

What to do you think of when you hear the phrase, “season of joy”? You probably think about Christmas, don’t you? Or maybe your birthday month because, let’s be honest, everyone loves their birthday month. But as joyful as Christmas and birthdays may be, that’s not what Joseph Smith was talking about when he called the events leading up to Doctrine and Covenants 84 a “season of joy.” And after this week’s lesson, we will see how this section brings lasting, eternal joy to all of our lives.

25: "I Will Make an Instrument of Thee" (June 22–28)

Do you have a favorite mission story, whether it’s a funny one from your own mission or an inspiring one that you heard from a friend? This week we dig into a treasure chest of great mission stories in Alma 17–22 that teach us about how we can become instruments in the hands of God and what we can do when we, like them, face discouragement and are tempted to turn back.