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How Finding the Restored Gospel Helped One Atheist Find Herself and Her Faith

In November 2016, I joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the best, and I mean the best, decision I have ever made in my life.

Podcast: Artist, Professor Talks How LDS Art Isn't Always Accurate to Church History

In another interesting podcast from LDS Perspectives, Russell Stevenson talks with Dr. Anthony Sweat, a BYU religion professor as well as an artist, about how LDS art sometimes can portray Church events in ways that aren't historically accurate.

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Hilary Weeks Begins Her First-Ever Concert Tour (+ 5 Fun Facts About the #1 Billboard Artist)

By Jamie Armstrong

Hilary Weeks has enjoyed a long and successful music career, but did you know that the LDS singer-songwriter has never done a concert tour?

What a World-Renowned Latter-day Saint Photographer Learned from an 844-Mile Bike Race

By LDS Living

Chris Burkard isn’t known for his endurance on a bike, but perhaps he should be. Burkard, a photographer whose Instagram account is followed by 3.5 million people, was this week’s guest on All In and shared the lessons he learned while participating in Iceland’s WOW Cyclothon this June. Burkard set a new solo record in the race, completing the 844-mile race in 52 hours, 36 minutes, and 19 seconds, besting his previous record by over 20 minutes. Burkard said one of the biggest takeaways from the race was the recognition that we need others’ support in life.

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What I Learned from My Calling as Bishop's Wife

On the surface, it appeared to be a typical Sunday in a typical LDS chapel in Phoenix. There were a couple of items, however, that would make it stand out in my mind forever. It was Leap Day 2004 — the day after my 25th birthday – and it was the day my husband was sustained and set apart as a bishop. It was the day I became a bishop’s wife.

Why churches welcome Hispanic converts, with or without papers

A few months ago, I went to a local publisher with an idea for a book. I wanted to spend a year in an LDS ward in Tijuana, Mexico, chronicling the rites of passage of the members — the births and deaths, the baptisms and marriages. I was told that because of the immigration controversy, publishers had a hard time interesting white American readers in the religious lives of Hispanic people.

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Learning to Rest on the Seventh Day

My eyelids flew open to stare at the ceiling. I felt my gut slowly overturn and a slight frown form on my face. “Today’s Sunday” I realized. All at once I felt heavy. Sinking, 3 G’s of force going down the Olympic bobsled track kind of heavy.

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Church Releases Video Series on Sister Aburto's Life (+ What the General Relief Society Presidency Says About Her Trials)

By LDS Living

"I knew I needed to share my story, even though there were parts of my life that I didn’t want to relive," says Sister Reyna I. Aburto in an article recently posted onlds.org.

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Why God Prompted Me to Give Away My Car in a Dollar Store Parking Lot

Though the gospel of Jesus Christ has been a huge blessing in my life since the day I was baptized over 20 years ago, my relationship with Heavenly Father has been a complicated one. To put it mildly, we haven’t always seen eye to eye. Even after learning the truth about the gospel, I struggled with communicating and trusting in Him. Because I had lived without any knowledge of God for over 17 years, I was foolishly under the impression I could handle everything myself and often relied on my own strong will. I learned to kneel in prayer during times of trial, but when I prayed and didn’t get the answers I had hoped for, I resisted in embracing His divine plan.

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Elvis Presley's Copy of the Book of Mormon Ain't Nothin' but a Forgery, Church History Experts Say

While the Book of Mormon preserved in the historical collections of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a forgery, learn about Elvis' close connection with Latter-day Saints and a Book of Mormon he did receive from Olive Osmond, though what happened to the book is unknown.