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CHAPTERS: But If Not by Camille Fronk Olson

Many of us go through life with certain expectations—about relationships, about blessings, about what it means to live a faithful life. But life often doesn’t play out the way we planned. People we love make choices we wouldn’t choose. Pain enters in ways we didn’t anticipate. And we may start to wonder: If God loves us, why does such opposition exist?

Tackling Joseph's Complexities

Topics surrounding Joseph Smith’s life can sometimes be controversial, and they’re not exactly things we can sidestep on a journey to get to know him. So how do we tackle this complexity hundreds of years after his death? How do we make sense of the moments in Joseph’s life that were sometimes controversial? And how do we become stronger for it? We talked to Heidi’s friends, some of whom are renowned historians, who had these very same questions and learned from their experiences how we might find the answers for ourselves.

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5 times Obi-Wan Kenobi reminded us of gospel truths

By Jannalee Sandau

Though perhaps not as prolific or well known as Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi has shared many pieces of counsel that can also be applied to a gospel setting.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Elizabeth Smart Nominated for Emmy Award

By LDS Living Staff

"Can't believe this just happened," Elizabeth Smart writes on her Instagram post announcing her Emmy nomination.

Feature Stories

Matchmaking by a fellow Apostle, an unexpected job resignation, and a baseball cap: The story behind President and Sister Oaks’s first date

By Richard E. Turley Jr.

After they first met, President Oaks wrote in his journal, “Sharmon and I met and walked with Kristen McMain, who proved to be attractive, intelligent, faithful, and fun.”

The Spiritual Themes in the Art of James C. Christensen

By Jamie Armstrong

Beloved LDS artist James C. Christensen passed away on January 8, 2017, after an ongoing battle with cancer. For more than 35 years he delighted the world with his whimsical yet spiritually profound art. Here is a look back at what he had to say about his art, as well as a gallery of some of our favorite paintings.

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28: "Great Shall Be Their Reward and Eternal Shall Be Their Glory" (Doctrine and Covenants 76)

For this week’s lesson, you may want to buckle up because there’s a reason Doctrine and Covenants 76 is called “The Vision” with a capital “V.” This is the vision of the three degrees of glory. There is so much pivotal knowledge of the gospel in these verses, and it’s going to be quite a wild ride as dive into this section. So grab your scriptures and as many colored pencils as you can find, and let’s dig in to section 76.

35: “Let Every Thing That Hath Breath Praise the Lord” (Psalms 102–103; 110; 116–119; 127–128; 135–139; 146–150)

We’ve talked a lot about trusting in the Lord this year. And in this week’s lesson of Psalms 102–103; 110; 116–119; 127–128; 135–139; 146–150, that trust is an important theme. To help us dive deeper into this topic, we invited Chad and Kymberly Wells to talk with us. The Wells' are the parents of Mason Wells, who was severely injured as a missionary in the 2016 Brussels attacks. Their perspective on those harrowing events is anchored in trusting the Lord even through days of great distress and heartache. Their story, along with these chapters in Psalms, will teach us what trust in the Lord can do in our darkest moments.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Are my children modern-day stripling warriors if they don’t even go to church?

By Christi Davis

Most of the time, stories from the scriptures bring me peace and strength. But every now and then, I grapple with them and what they mean in my life.