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Sage Williams: Sexual Abuse—Prevention, Healing, and Hope

Harvard recently held a symposium entitled “Faith and Flourishing: Strategies for Preventing and Healing Child Sexual Abuse.” Latter-day Saint Sage Williams was one of the organizers of the symposium. On today's episode, she shares how her faith has influenced her to advocate for the prevention of sexual abuse. She also explains why she believes this work is a sacred one.

Charlie Bird: Coming Out and Coming Into God’s Light

In February 2019, Charlie Bird published an op-ed through the Deseret News that revealed two secrets: 1. He was the man underneath the Cosmo the Cougar suit that made national headlines and led NBC Sports to dub 2017–2018 the “Year of the Mascot.” 2. He is a gay member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Next month, Charlie will release a book called “Without the Mask,” and on today’s episode we talk with Charlie about what the gospel continues to teach him as he embraces a life that is very different than the one he planned for himself.

42: Dream A Little Dream

Stories in this episode: Ken’s professional future is uncertain until a unique series of dreams leads him down the right path; A challenging move to Fiji and a brush with dengue fever leave Craig and his young family desperate for a message from Heaven;. After the death of her colleague’s son, Emily receives a unique message of hope for her grieving coworker.

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5 Tips to Better Understand Temple Symbols

By Jack M. Lyon

Why do temples have symbols? Where do symbols come from? Is all temple symbolism unique to Latter-day Saints? These and many more questions like them are answered in Jack M. Lyon's new book, Understanding Temple Symbols Through Scripture, History, and Art. Following is an excerpt that gives five tips to help Latter-day Saints better understand temple symbols.

Feature Stories

Why do pandemics come and what is God’s role in them? Church historians discuss the topic

By Matthew J. Grow and Matthew C. Godfrey

Pandemics perplex. Long after the anxiety has receded, the suffering has subsided, and the dead have been buried, troubling questions remain. Epidemic disease often seems to strike indiscriminately, taking the young and the old, the healthy and the vulnerable, men and women, the righteous and the wicked.

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The ‘crowning jewel’: Lesser-known stories behind the building of the Las Vegas temple

By Fred E. Woods

Editor's note: This article appears in the November/December 2020 issue of LDS Living magazine.

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6 Things About the Articles of Faith That Might Surprise You

By LDS Living Staff

The brevity of the Articles of Faith sometimes causes us to overlook their significance. How miraculous is it that doctrines as rich and complex as those found within our Church can be summed up in one, over-arching series of statements easy enough for Primary children to memorize?

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What the Church has actually said about the Holy of Holies

By Yvonne Liu

Editor's note: This article is part of a series on what the Church has actually taught about various topics. To read more about the Church’s teachings on cremation, garments, beards, and more, click here.

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Latter-day Saint Therapist: 4 Powerful Reasons Parents Should Apologize to Their Kids

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

For daily, gospel-based relationship insights, join Jonathan’s Facebook group. To submit a question click here, or schedule a consultation here.

From the Church

Church Announces 6 New Stakes, Calls 38 New Stake Presidents

From Taiwan to Idaho and Switzerland to Kiribati, the Church announced six new stakes and called 38 new stake presidents.