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First Official Photos Inside the Fort Collins Colorado Temple
By LDS Living Staff
As the second LDS temple in Colorado, the Fort Collins Colorado Temple will be dedicated on October 16 as the 153rd temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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The Heavenly Sign Heber C. Kimball Saw the Night Joseph Smith Received the Golden Plates
By Matthew B. Brown
On a most significant night, a final sign was seen in the heavens by Heber C. Kimball and other individuals. They witnessed this sign at the very time that the angel Moroni turned over the plates of the Book of Mormon to the Prophet Joseph Smith—September 22, 1827. Brother Kimball tells the story.
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4 Things We Know About the Holy Ghost
By Robert L. Millet, "The Holy Spirit: His Identity, Mission, and Ministry"
What do we understand about the Personage we know as the Holy Ghost, the third member of the Godhead? Elder Bruce R. McConkie taught: “Prophets and saints in all dispensations have seen the Lord Jesus Christ in both the dreams of the night and the visions of the day, and also face to face as a man looketh upon and speaketh with his friends. Some have even been privileged to see the Father also. But with the Holy Ghost it is otherwise. His voice is heard; his influence is felt; his presence is manifest—but his person is kept hidden from view in all but rare instances.”1
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Video: Saints Share Heartbreaking Stories & New Hope from the Philippines Typhoon
At the end of 2013, the Philippines were devastated by the strongest typhoon ever recorded, Typhoon Yolanda. Though the wake of death and destruction the typhoon left were heartbreaking, the wave of service and love the people experienced afterwards helped them kindle a new hope.
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The Surprising Way "The 12 Days of Christmas" Song Is Really All About Christ
By Larry and Lisa Laycock, with Ryan and Larissa Chase
One of our family’s favorite legends is the explanation of how “The Twelve Days of Christmas” may have been composed. The legend says that in 16th-century England, wicked leaders prevented many Christians from practicing their religion. During that period, a royal decree forced those who did not embrace a particular religious ideology to take their worship into hiding. Violation of the laws of the time could result in severe punishment, even death.
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7 Fascinating Facts About the "Come Unto Me" Window in the Rome Visitors' Center (+ Pictures)
By Jannalee Sandau
Religious art can take many forms and hold many meanings for those willing to take a closer look. Whether you get to see the window in person or simply want to know more about it, here are seven insights into the symbolism and detail found within the Come unto Me stained glass mural now on display at the Rome Italy Temple Visitors’ Center.
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10 Things We Know (and Don’t Know) about the Book of Abraham Papyri
By Kerry Muhlestein
This week, the Church released a new essay on the historicity and translation of the Book of Abraham. While there is much that we don’t know about this ancient book of scripture, based on the history, there are some things we can deduce from clues in the text itself, contemporary papyri, and eyewitnesses of the papyri:
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5 Ways the Dead Sea Scrolls Support LDS Beliefs
By Joshua M. Matson
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is touted as the greatest archeological discovery of the 20th Century. While the insights they provide into the history of ancient Judaism and the text of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) cannot be overstated, the near 60-years it took to complete their publication led to decades of speculation, myth, intrigue, and rumor relating to the contents of the near 1,000 manuscripts uncovered in the Judaean Desert.
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Watch: 2-Minute Video Explains How Joseph Smith Received the Book of Abraham Papyri and Mummies +What Happened to Them
By LDS Living
The Church Historian’s Press recently announced the release of the latest volume of The Joseph Smith Papers. Revelations and Translations, Volume 4: Book of Abraham and Related Manuscriptstracks the development of the Book of Abraham, from the time Joseph Smith and others purchased Egyptian papyri in 1835 through the publication of the Book of Abraham text and its accompanying illustrations in the church newspaper Times and Seasons in 1842.
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Living Under the Priesthood Ban: Black Mormons Share Their Experiences of Faith, Hope
The following article, posted on lds.org, shares the story of six faithful black Latter-day Saints who were members of the Church when the priesthood ban was lifted.