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Mormon youth group reenacts 1846 journey

AUBURN, N.H. — They walked for miles through the woods, the girls in bonnets and long skirts, the boys in suspenders and broad-brimmed hats, towing heavy wooden handcarts. They slept in a field under tarps in a torrential downpour, and in the morning, they ate oatmeal in sodden clothes among the mosquitoes. “It was awesome,” said 17-year-old Ida Mweze of Worcester, smiling serenely. “We were singing songs, and it kept us going.”

Washington Post: How do Mormons answer ‘not Christian’ claims?

I had been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for just a few days when I encountered my first experience of anti-Mormon prejudice.

Preparing to Split Up, General Primary Presidency Reflects on 5 Years of Service

The three women who have spent the past five years together running the LDS Church's international children's organization are splitting up.

From the Church

New Church Video Focuses on Including Our Church Members with Disabilities

"Reaching out to those in need doesn’t require the extraordinary, just a regular outpouring of the ordinary. To be invited, noticed, and loved are not special needs; they are everybody’s needs," a Facebook post by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints states. And the Church has put together resources that will help communities include those with disabilities that can be found at disability.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. No matter your faith, no matter your struggles, we can all do better to reach out to and love those with disabilities in our wards.

D&C Lesson 19: "The Plan of Salvation"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: Hugh Nibley gave an interesting insight in to the plan of salvation as he reported and commented on a gospel conversation between the Apostle Peter and Clement, one of the early Christians:

Podcasts

8 Principles We Learn from the Story of Abinadi in This Week's "Come, Follow Me" Reading

By Lindsey Williams

Editor's note: “Resources to follow Him” curates study resources, teachings, and thoughts to deepen your study of this week's Come, Follow Me.

Latter-day Saint Life

Sariah shows us how to answer the delicate question: What if I don’t ‘know’?

By John Hilton III

Sometimes knowing leads to doing, and other times doing leads to knowing.

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Jan 10 - 16)

By LDS Living

This week we saw two tragedies from within the mission field and our hearts go out to all those connected to these faithful servants. Sister Carol Vaughn Curran Hansen died unexpectedly Wednesday after she collapsed at the mission home. She was only 69. In Mexico, 20-year-old Elder Nathan Castle McBride was at a ward soccer activity when he also suddenly collapsed. He had been in great health, and his death remains a mystery. Please add your prayers to ours for these two families who have lost faithful loved ones this week.

Fun

Lindsey Stirling Passed Up Collaboration with Big Stars Because of Her Standards

By LDS Living

YouTube sensation Lindsey Stirling is beloved by fans all over the world. She recently talked with us about about her career, her faith, and keeping her standards in the music business.

Latter-day Saint Life

‘Not enough room inside’: Caribbean Saints rush to fill the temple before remodeling closure

By JeaNette Smith

“Faithful Saints flew in from Puerto Rico and bussed in from Haiti. My husband and I watched in awe as people patiently waited outside because there wasn’t enough room inside to accommodate everyone.”