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Sponsored: New App Seeks to Unify and Balance Nauvoo Tourism

According to statistical research conducted last year, the average family that tours Nauvoo visits only 13 sites while on vacation in the historic town. “There are two problems with that,” says resident Matthew Von Trapp. “First, there are easily 60 historic sites, landmarks, and points of interest worth visiting in the immediate area, each lending perspective to the LDS time period. Second, Nauvoo has multiple time periods worth exploring beyond the 7-year LDS period of 1839-1846.

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Bednar Shares the Biggest Lesson He's Learned as an Apostle, Sister Bednar Shares What It's Like Being the Wife of One

By LDS Living Staff

As the president of BYU-Idaho, David A. Bednar received a phone call from President Gordon B. Hinckley to meet with him the next day at 3 p.m.—a call that didn't surprise him in the least.

Latter-day Saint Life

8 Conversation Pieces that Make Member Missionary Work a Breeze

By LDS Living Staff

The other day I was wearing a shirt that had “New York” written on the front, which led to a pleasant conversation with a stranger that went something like this:

LDS NYT Best-Selling Author Tells Graduates 7 Truths We Often Forget but All Need to Remember

By Jason F. Wright

LDS New York Times best-selling author Jason F. Wright recently spoke at a high school commencement in Washington, D.C. Among the wisdom he shared, Wright told the students of seven truths he has learned throughout his life—ones that we often forget.

When I Spent the Morning with 2 Homeless Heroin Addicts (+ the Powerful Lesson It Taught Me)

By Jason F. Wright

Savage and Jen live in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. In their early 30s, the couple has a small, humble place to lay their heads, clothes on their backs, and two undersized bikes that carry them from one side of the city to the other.

Fun

9 Books Every YSA Member Should Read

By Kensie Smith

Being a young, single member of the Church is both exciting and terrifying. On one hand, I have more freedom than I will have at any other time of my life. It's a time that I am completely focused on me—what I want to do. What I want to learn. Where I want to go. How I want to spend my money. But on the other hand, the limitless possibilities of the future is incredibly daunting.

FHE: Scripture Study

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk:

Latter-day Saint Life

I Live the Word of Wisdom Differently Than You, and Why That's a Good Thing

By LDS Living Staff

The Word of Wisdom can be a tricky topic of conversation, partly because it encompasses so much while still remaining incredibly vague. While prophets have helped clarify certain common questions about the Word of Wisdom among Mormons—such as the fact that "hot drinks" refers to tea and coffee—much is left up to personal interpretation. And as a result, that leaves plenty of room for disagreements or differences between Mormons.

From the Church

New LDS.org Pages: Race & Priesthood, Are Mormons Christian?

By Kate Ensign-Lewis

We all want to be good member missionaries, and usually we can answer questions about our religion without too much difficulty. But occasionally a particularly difficult question comes up. Thankfully, the Church is providing valuable resources and very recently released new topic pages to help with these challenging questions at the "Gospel Topics" section of LDS.org.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Sweetest, Non-Judgy Advice Sister Marjorie Hinckley Gave for Moms Overwhelmed by Christmas To-Dos

Christmas is now less than three weeks away. That means there are only 19 (or 20 if you really want to push the last-minute limit) days to finalize all shopping, gift wrapping, decorating, caroling, baking, cleaning, and a million other plans and to-dos on your list this December.