Whether you have chosen to run a 5k, 10k, half-marathon, or marathon, this year you will want to take the time to prepare and train. Some of the elements that are involved to accomplish your goal are selecting a run, making sure you have the proper clothing, setting up a training program, and establishing a reward. If you include all of these elements into your training along withpreparing mentally, your overall experience will be rewarding.

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1. The “preface” to the Doctrine and Covenants (section 1) was given only after William E. McLellin, Oliver Cowdery, and Sidney Rigdon attempted to write a preface themselves. Section 1 of the Doctrine and Covenants was revealed in November 1831 at a conference where Joseph Smith and other Church leaders decided to publish Joseph’s revelations as the Book of Commandments. According to William E. McLellin, he, Sidney Rigdon, and Oliver Cowdery were appointed by the conference to write a preface for the publication. When they presented the draft to the conference, the conference participants “picked it all to pieces” and asked Joseph to request a preface from the Lord. Joseph and those at the conference then prayed, after which Joseph dictated the preface “by the Spirit” while “sitting by a window.” According to McLellin, “Joseph would deliver a few sentences and Sydney [Rigdon] would write them down then read them aloud, and if correct, then Joseph would proceed and deliver more.” In this way, McLellin declared, “the preface was given.” Section 1 served as the preface for both the Book of Commandments, whose printing was interrupted in July 1833 by mobs in Jackson County, Missouri, and the Doctrine and Covenants when it was first published in 1835.

The loud voices. The constant squirming. The screaming. And the crying. Oh, the crying. Every. Week.

When LDS friends Gretel Evans and Emilee Tanner applied for tickets to The Late Late Show with James Corden, they had no idea they would end up making such close connections with the cast and crew.

Editor's note: "This Week from the Pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.

What a great way to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Relief Society and show how this inspired organization has changed the lives of women around the world.

The Barranquilla Colombia Temple was formally dedicated Sunday, December 9, 2018, in three sessions by President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The dedicatory sessions were broadcast to congregations of the Church within the temple district.

Finding names for the temple is now easier than ever by viewing your family tree from a different angle.

Have you ever noticed the statue on the north side of the Provo City Center Temple grounds, the one with the little girl walking from the arms of her mother toward the arms of her encouraging father? The moment I first saw that statue, my heart somersaulted and I was flooded with a sense of home. It was the same sculpture I had seen many times growing up in my home—one I always viewed with a tragic sense of beauty.