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Sponsored: A beginner's guide to residential construction loans

Even though I’m in the banking industry, I’ve always had a deep-seated interest in real estate—the thrill of hunting for just the right property, imagining how my family will look inside, and, yes, even the mortgage process! If you choose to build a custom home, you can add the exhilarating opportunity to add all the features you’ve been dreaming of into the design.

Sponsored: How to get a home equity line of credit

By Mountain America Credit Union, advertiser

The warm weather is finally here to stay! If you’re anything like me, that means more projects around the house. Just when we think we’re done for a while something comes up and we need to remodel the basement or an upstairs bedroom. Depending on how large your project is, you may want to think about getting a home equity line of credit (HELOC). It’s a great way to add value to your home.

The excitement in Tokyo isn't over yet—6 things to know about the newly renovated Tokyo Japan Temple

Tokyo, Japan, may be stepping out of the limelight now that the Olympics are over, but the city is still an exciting place to be for Latter-day Saints. Why? After four years of renovation, the Tokyo Japan Temple is complete and will be rededicated when COVID-19 precautions allow.

Lesson Helps

Book of Mormon Lesson 5: "Hearken to the Truth and Give Heed unto It"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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Lesson Helps

Book of Mormon Lesson 5: "Hearken to the Truth, and Give Heed unto It"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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From the Church

What You Need to Know About the LDS Church's Recent Changes for Venture and Varsity Scouting Programs

By LDS Living

With the decision for the Church to drop Scouting programs for boys ages 14–18, some may have questions about what this change means and how it will affect the Church's involvement with Boy Scouts of America.

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.

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.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Incredible Vision About Temples That Led to the End of Polygamy in the Church

By Katie Lambert

"Yes, I saw by vision and revelation this [Logan] Temple in the hands of the wicked. I saw our city [Salt Lake City] in the hands of the wicked. I saw every temple in these valleys in the hands of the wicked. I saw great destruction among the people" (Wilford Woodruff, "Discourses of Wilford Woodruff," Deseret Book Company).

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.