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Sister missionaries at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, walk past a new art installation featuring the first single sisters to serve as full-time missionaries.

New Provo MTC mural honors the first single sister missionaries

The mural depicts Inez Knight and Jennie Brimhall, who served as the first full-time single sister missionaries in this dispensation.

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"God Told Me to Give You This:" The Surprising Way One Christmas Card Traveled Hundreds of Miles to Answer a Prayer

By M.C. Sutton

"Can we help them?"

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7 Things to Remember When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered

By Gene R. Cook

We all have times when answers come easily. We have times when answers come clearly and distinctly. And we all have times when we really pray about something and seemingly receive no answer. On some such occasions, we may feel that we've conscientiously followed the instructions in Doctrine and Covenants 9:7-9. We have studied the issue out in our minds, prayed about it (perhaps we even fasted), and asked the Lord if our decision or understanding is right. But after all that, we still do not feel we have received a burning in the bosom—or a stupor of thought—and thus it appears we are left to our own resources to try to solve the problem. Or we may be certain we have received an answer—but then things don't work out the way we thought they would.

5 Common Questions Your Missionary May Ask and How You Can Answer Them with the Scriptures

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5 Questions Your Missionary Might Write Home With (+ Answers from the Scriptures)

By David A. Christensen

Serving a mission is one of the hardest, great, extraordinary, and life shaping experiences a young man or woman will ever have. For most, it’s the first time they are away from the comfort of home. Often they are in a new culture, speaking a new language, and living 24/7 with a companion who is perhaps not anything like them. Suddenly they are pushed onto a stage where they are expected to teach with power and authority and to have answers to difficult gospel questions.

Podcasts

A trip to Bethesda: BYU Museum of Art curator walks readers through an experience with Carl Bloch’s painting

For 20 years, Bloch’s masterpiece ‘Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda’ has attracted visitors from around the world to BYU.

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Sister Marriott's Feet Don't Touch the Floor While Sitting at Conference + Other Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Her

By LDS Living

A former member of the Church Writing Committee and a convert, Sister Neill Marriott exhibits a sincere charity that endears her to Latter-day Saints around the world. Recently, we sat down to learn some interesting facts and inspiring insights from this mother of 11 and beloved second counselor in the Young Women general presidency.

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Mormon Moviegoers Review: What Parents Need to Know About "Thor: Ragnarok"

By Justin Lozada

Mormon Moviegoers is a collective of LDS film reviewers helping you to make informed decisions about Hollywood films. It was founded by family counselor Jonathan Decker (of Ask a Mormon Therapist).

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8 Utah Mormon Historic Sites to Add to Your Vacation Plans

By LDS Living

Whether passing through or staying for a spell, here are a few historical Mormon sites that you should visit while vacationing this summer in Utah. And the best part is, they're free!

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6 Moments No One Saw Coming Last Conference

By Danielle B. Wagner

The April 2018 general conference was unforgettable. Not only did the stars align so that Easter, conference, and April Fools all landed on the same day, we participated in a solemn assembly, sustained a new prophet and two new apostles, and received a few jaw-dropping surprises.

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Elder Holland Gives Can't-Miss Address on Questions, Doubt, and Faith

In an address given to CES religious educators earlier this month, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland shared powerful insights on how we can handle teaching others of our faith and belief in the face of "troubling contemporary issues." Here's what he had to say: