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Jane Manning James and Emma Smith: A remarkable friendship amid deep racial prejudice
By Alexandra Mortenson
The friendship between Jane Manning James and Emma Smith—remarkable in a pre–Civil War era—is documented only in a few scattered lines of historical text.
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How One Latter-day Saint’s “Inspired Act of Service” Is Blessing Lives After the Paradise Fire + How You Can Help
By Ashli Kristine Hansen
If you would like to help displaced members and residents of Paradise affected by the Camp Fire, donations of travel trailers (not motorhomes) are being collected at Stewart's RV in American Fork, Utah.
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Lucy Mack Smith Shares Harrowing Story of When a Mob Prepared to Kill Her + the Vision That Warned Her of Their Coming
The following is a part of Lucy Mack Smith's general conference address on the temple grounds in Nauvoo, Illinois, on October 8, 1845, a year after the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. This speech is the first account of a woman speaking at general conference and is part of the unprecedented Church history book At the Pulpit, which you can access for free on lds.orgor on your gospel library app. At the Pulpit spans 185 years of Church history and includes more than 50 groundbreaking discourses from LDS women.
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How President Oaks's Daughters Helped Him Find His Wife Kristen + the Sweet Way He Knew It Was Meant to Be
By Dallin H. Oaks
Whether a person who has lost a spouse enters into a second marriage is a very personal decision. It depends on many individual circumstances, including the ages of the prospective marriage partners and children, financial implications, and even what is known about the feelings of the deceased spouse. In the hope of benefiting others who decide (as I did) to remarry, I share here some of what I learned as I experienced some of the issues involved in a second marriage.
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The Powerful Lesson a Man Who Gave Up Everything for the Church Taught Me with One Song
By Garrick Greenhalgh
When the prophets said the gospel would go to the ends of the earth, they meant it. Guiuan, Samar, a small town in the Philippines, was the farthest away from anywhere that I had ever been. I was approaching the last five months of my mission when I was told that I was transferring to Guiuan, a nine-hour trip by bus and jeep from the mission home. This area was generally known throughout the mission as “outer darkness” because it was so far away from anything. I came to learn that the name held true for a lot of things about Guiuan. I also learned some of the greatest lessons of my life while I was there.
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How We Can Live in God's Presence Before We Die
By Adam S. Miller
The Book of Mormon is a key. The Bible is a door. It’s not enough for me to shelve them side by side. It’s not enough to read the one and then the other. I need to slot the key, turn the tumblers, and open the door.
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2 words that can help us understand the symbolism of temple garments
By Ed J. Pinegar
A prayerful study of symbolism in the gospel enables us to understand and better appreciate the doctrines, principles, commandments, ordinances, and covenants of the gospel more completely. When we do, we are filled with gratitude, which is the ultimate catalyst for personal change. As our understanding of the gospel and the ordinances of the temple matures, we want to know even more. We become more like the Savior, and we desire more strongly to please God. That has been for me a delicious and deeply satisfying spiritual experience. My hope is that you will have the same kind of experience.
Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Lesson 16: The Elderly in the Church
By Kelly Merrill
Being elderly puts you into a unique position in life. Everyone is young at some point, but not everyone becomes elderly. When we are young we understand what it is like to be young. When we are middle aged we understand what it is like to be young, as well as middle aged. But when we are young, or when we are middle aged, we have no comprehension as to what it is like to be elderly. We only seem to be able to understand (speaking in general terms) what is behind us, not ahead of us.
Baptizing My Dad: A 25-Year Conversion Story
By PJ Howland
When I was young, I wanted nothing more than for my dad to join the Church. I grew up with the best dad in the world. For my dad, family comes first. He was raised a Baptist, and has a strong testimony of the Savior and His eternal mission.
From the Church
How Did Pioneer Women Feel About Polygamy?
By LDS Living Staff
The Church recently released a historic and unprecedented new project: a compilation of Church documents—many of which are written by women and many of which have never been published before. These documents detail the formation of the largest women's organization in the world: the Relief Society.