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Church Announces Changes to Strengthen Youth

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are announcing changes to Aaronic Priesthood quorums and Young Women classes that give young men and young women more opportunity for all-around growth. The Aaronic Priesthood is the lesser of two levels of priesthood in the Church and is conferred upon faithful male Latter-day Saints starting the year in which they turn 12.

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Car Crash Victim Survives After Receiving Priesthood Blessing on Freeway, Story Goes Viral

After rolling six times on the freeway, Jessica Bingham lay at the side of the freeway in her demolished car. Within moments of the crash, Danny Paniagua quickly administered a priesthood blessing to Bingham, who is not a member of the Church, sharing this touching testimony and the remarkable story on his Facebook page:

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Disputed Poll's Surprising Results Show How Mormons Feel About Women Getting the Priesthood

Regardless of the outcome of this poll , one thing is clear and encouraging: most Church members believe in continuing revelation and sustain our Church leaders, no matter what.

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Over 100 artists from around the world contribute their depictions of Christ to new book

By Deseret News

“The whole vision of this book is that Christ is for everyone,” says Rose Datoc Dall.

48: He “Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood” (Doctrine and Covenants 135–136)

Few things could have been more discouraging for the early Saints than the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith. But although it was a somber time in Church history, the Saints showed remarkable perseverance and faith in the Lord. This week we dig into Doctrine and Covenants 135–136 to put the martyrdom in context as well as look at thoughts from early Saints that will help us see how we too can persevere through our darkest moments.

Weekend Craft: Classy and Fabulous Cards

By Oh My Crafts

We think so too! This cute card kit can be made into several kinds of cards: birthday, best wishes, thinking of you, etc. Whether you use this kit or one of the many others, it is so easy to create a beautiful card in minutes. The kit comes with a separate sheet of printed card weight paper and several die cuts that can be used individually or layered for more effect. Add more embellishments, or not; it’s up to you.

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June 2014 Primary Sharing Time Helps

Monthly Theme: Priesthood Ordinances and Temple Work Bless My Family

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Elder Perry's Final Message to the Young Men

This article was prepared by Elder L. Tom Perry on May 28, 2015, two days before his passing, to be shared with young priesthood holders.

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What I Hope We'll Teach Our Daughters (and Sons) About the Priesthood (Part 2)

By Wendy Ulrich

The following is a segment of an address originally given by Latter-day Saint Wendy Ulrich, Ph.D., at the FAIR Mormon conference and reposted with permission. To access the first part of the address, click here.

The priesthood revelation that changed the world, on 'Mormon Times TV'

The summer of 1978 was a turning point in my life. I’d just graduated from Brigham Young University in broadcast journalism and made a last-minute decision to apply for an internship in New York City — the Y.’s first group of communications students ever to work in the Big Apple as interns. My marriage prospects weren’t too enticing and the job offers weren’t pouring in, so I thought it would be the perfect place to get my feet wet in the industry (other than the TV internship I’d done the previous summer at KSL. Who’d have thought it would take me 34 years to return?).