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How Having My Car Stolen Helped Me Find Christmas
By Meg Johnson
I cried the hardest my first Christmas in a wheelchair. I’m not saying that because this is a Christmas story or because I am trying to milk some emotions. It really was the hardest time for me that year. I had been paralyzed in a hiking accident that March and released from the hospital in June—released was the word they used, but I was, from that time on, wheelchair-bound. My legs wouldn’t move. My stomach and back muscles didn’t work. And my hands were lifeless and floppy.
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7 Ways to Help Your Kids Become Strong and Independent in the Gospel
By Kristena Eden
Good parents give their children roots and wings: roots to know where home is and who they are and wings to fly off and practice what has been taught them. This is the contradiction of parenting—juggling the act between setting limits while simultaneously encouraging independence or ultimately teaching them the gospel and allowing them the freedom to live it.
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14 Uplifting, Engaging Talks Teens Will Love Listening To
By Ashley Lundell
Hank Smith
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5 Ways to Help Your Teen See Their Potential Like You Do
By David J. Ridges
“Full potential” can mean many things. Ultimately, it means attaining exaltation, thus becoming Gods. On a more immediate basis, “full potential” for youth can mean, among other things, earnestly striving to live the gospel, having the beginnings of their own testimony, doing reasonably well in school, preparing for missions, serving others, and basically being a good influence on other youth among other things. The question is what can parents do to have a better chance of helping their children attain this potential?
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What You Didn't Know About Worshipping Through Music
By Eric D. Huntsman
As Latter-day Saints, we worship as individuals, as families, and as a community, but although we understand many aspects of how we worship, we do not always consciously think about what worship is or what it is supposed to do for us.
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9 Things We Know About Children Who Pass Away Before Baptism
By Brent A. Barlow
Among all the glorious gospel verities given of God to his people there is scarcely a doctrine so sweet, so soul-satisfying, and so soul sanctifying, as the one which proclaims—
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How I Learned What True Ministering Looks Like While in Prison
By Name Withheld
The Savior is our perfect example in all things. If we want to know how to better develop an attribute, value, or characteristic in any way, we need only look to Him. With a new mandate from our prophet to minister more effectively to each other, it seemed obvious to turn to the scriptures and see how the Savior did it.
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3 Things You Need to Know About Angels
By Sherrie Anthony
Few of us know the power and influence angels have in our lives on a regular basis. An angel is any messenger sent by God to do His work. Sometimes that message comes for our benefit, sometimes the message is a request to act on behalf of another, and sometimes we are the messenger. Here are a few things we can learn about angels to awaken our hearts and minds to the many influences they play in our seemingly normal, everyday lives.
Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 10: "The Scriptures—The Most Profitable of All Study"
By Kelly Merrill
Everyone feels pressured and is busy. No one likes to waste their time or at least feel like their time has been wasted. So why not put our time to the best use possible? This is a rhetorical question that puts most of us to shame. Either we believe there is nothing more important to learn than the word of God or we don’t. If we do believe it, why aren’t we spending more time studying His word and less time online in social media, in gaming, or with other fun activities?
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When You Feel Uncomfortable or Confused in the Temple + Other Insights
By Anthony Sweat
The invitation for mortals to enter the presence of God and secure a fullness of His blessings did not originate with Joseph Smith. In fact, it’s a theme as old as mankind.