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Did Abraham Lincoln read the Book of Mormon? The Lincoln Hypothesis reveals documented evidence that Abraham Lincoln did, in fact, check out the Book of Mormon as he struggled with making some of the most critical decisions of his presidency. Did he read it? Did it influence him? Was the Book of Mormon a key factor in Lincoln's success and the healing of a nation? This is a perfect gift for the history buff within every dad.

Latter-day Saint Life

Photo Gallery: The Artwork of President Packer

By LDS Living

Pair of Lazuli Buntings with Iris, 1983 (pg. 152)

From the Church

Tithing Paid in Cows and How Pioneers Performed Plural Marriages: What's Inside the New Joseph Smith Papers Volume

By Lindsey Williams

To say the summer of 1842 was a busy season in the life of Joseph Smith would likely be an understatement. During the time, his responsibilities included overseeing missionary work, encouraging the construction of the Nauvoo Temple, editing the Times and Seasons, gathering converts, serving as mayor, and dealing with his bankruptcy application.

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Latter-day Saint Life

The Connection I Feel to the Unnamed Women in the Book of Mormon

By Ashley Mae Hoiland

Ashley Mae (Ashmae) Hoiland received a BFA in painting and an MFA in creative writing from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. She is the author of 100 Birds Taught Me to Fly and the illustrator of Mother’s Milk: Poems Searching for Heavenly Mother. A writer at the By Common Consent blog, she lives in Santa Cruz, California, with her three children and husband

What Elder Holland, President Nelson, and a wildflower taught me about what's in a name

By Danielle Christensen

There’s a certain power in names. I’ve discovered this especially in nature as I’ve learned from my brother how to recognize the call of a chickadee or as my sister has taught me the names of wildflowers. For me, there is a sense of satisfaction in knowing something’s name—as though by remembering it, perhaps it knows me somehow—and so occasionally, I will put forth the effort to learn about the names of plants and animals that I didn’t know before.

From the Church

"I Pray for the Day When We Will Have a Temple Here": President Nelson Says During Devotional in Singapore

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“Now is not only a time for us to look back, it is the time to look forward with excitement to the future,” said President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a visit to the Republic of Singapore. “What a glorious future is in store for you.”

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Sponsored: New App Seeks to Unify and Balance Nauvoo Tourism

By Tourburst

According to statistical research conducted last year, the average family that tours Nauvoo visits only 13 sites while on vacation in the historic town. “There are two problems with that,” says resident Matthew Von Trapp. “First, there are easily 60 historic sites, landmarks, and points of interest worth visiting in the immediate area, each lending perspective to the LDS time period. Second, Nauvoo has multiple time periods worth exploring beyond the 7-year LDS period of 1839-1846.

When I Spent the Morning with 2 Homeless Heroin Addicts (+ the Powerful Lesson It Taught Me)

By Jason F. Wright

Savage and Jen live in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. In their early 30s, the couple has a small, humble place to lay their heads, clothes on their backs, and two undersized bikes that carry them from one side of the city to the other.