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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.

The Prevalence of the Everyday Miracle

We wrapped up our Lift Up Your Heart events last weekend. It felt so uplifting to interact with women in our community. President Nelson asked us to “seek and expect miracles,” and because we’ve been focusing on the miracles of peace, joy, courage, faith, and hope, they’ve become more prevalent in our every day. A goal here at Magnify is to build our community, so in this episode, you'll hear podcast host Courtney Spencer and producer Sarah Collins grab soundbites from both audience members and Lift Up Your Heart speakers share how they're seeking and expecting miracles.

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?

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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.

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From the Church

Why Being Broken Is a Gift

What raw but powerful insights into why we suffer and how that shows us God loves us.

From the Church

Church Announces 2017 Mutual Theme

By Danielle B. Wagner

In the spring of 1820, a young man read a scripture that would forever change his life and the life of millions across the world.

Latter-day Saint Life

Church Releases 2017 Mutual Song & CD

By LDS Living Staff

In the spring of 1820, a young man read a scripture that would forever change his life and the lives of millions across the world.

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.