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First Black man sealed in the Salt Lake Temple shares the moment he heard the 1978 priesthood revelation

In 1967, Isaac Thomas walked onto the Missouri Valley College campus on fraternity pledge night. As one of only 32 black students at the school, he stood out starkly, but, being an outgoing young man fresh from an all-black high school, Thomas didn’t think anything of it. He had never come face to face with the violence and hatred racism breeds—until that night.

The March Madness of Yesteryear: A Look Back at the History and Intensity of Church Ball

By Morgan Pearson

Tonight, the championship game of the NCAA Tournament will be played in Minneapolis, but recently, a group reunited in Salt Lake City to relive their own March Madness 50 years ago. These days, “Church Ball” is used to describe a recreation-league type experience held once a week at your local chapel or stake center. But in 1969, Marshall Hamilton and his teammates left their home in Cincinnati to drive more than 1,650 miles to play in the All-Church tournament. Victories in a stake tournament, a district tournament, and a regional tournament made them eligible to compete in the All-Church tournament so they formed a three-car caravan and made the trek west. Their team played their way to a championship on stomachs full of fried chicken, having consumed three meals a day from Harman Café (the predecessor of Kentucky Fried Chicken).

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How Satan Uses Your Righteous Desires Against You

By Nate Bagley

We all want to follow Heavenly Father's plan for us. But sometimes Satan takes advantage of our righteous desires to prevent us from progressing.

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Are We Overcomplicating Church Membership? One Part of Christ's Teachings We Tend to Forget

By LDS Living Staff

When I stumbled upon this scripture last year, I was intrigued by one word: more.

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Discovering Your Divine Destiny in 4 Steps

By David Olsen, Author of "The Yearning Soul"

In 1988, an earthquake devastated an Armenian city. After the shaking stopped, a father ran breathlessly to his son’s school, now a pile of rubble, and began to frantically yet carefully remove the broken pieces of the building. When others told him to stop because there were no signs of life and it was hopeless, he replied that he had made a promise that he would always be there for his son. He removed rubble for 38 hours. Other parents cried and wailed, but did not help. Then the voice came. “Dad! It's me Armand! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me and they'd be saved!” The father helped his son and 13 other boys and girls from the debris (President James E. Faust, “Them That Honour Me I Will Honour,” April 2001 general conference).

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2 Important Skills Your Teen Needs Before Serving a Mission

By Eric Rigby

The following is an excerpt from Missionary Possible: Preparation Tips from New Testament Heroes by Eric Rigby.

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How to Teach a Life-Changing Lesson in 6 Simple Steps

By John Bushman

Have you ever taught a lesson that was powerful—where you could tell the class was feeling the Spirit, and as you walked away, you knew good was done?

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How the Temple Endowment Represents Christ's Atonement

By Brad Wilcox

After receiving her endowment, one sister said to me, “I was disappointed I didn’t see more about Christ’s Atonement.” I was stunned. She may as well have said she just walked through a forest and didn’t see any trees. As our discussion continued, it became clear she had expected to see portrayals of Christ’s suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane, pictures of Him on the cross, and depictions of His empty tomb, so she was surprised when none of these were presented directly.

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Neon Trees' Elaine Bradley on why living the gospel isn't convenient—but it's worth it anyway

By LDS Living

Elaine Bradley is best known as the drummer of the rock band Neon Trees. Latter-day Saints may also remember her from her “I'm a Mormon” video, which has received millions of views since its release in 2014. In this week’s All In podcast, Bradley explains how a life of actively following Christ is not a life of ease, but a life of peace for which “there is no counterfeit.”

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How Latter-day Saints #HearHim and what President Cordon learned from a surprise in the Salt Lake Temple time capsule

By Emily Linder

Editor's note: "This week from the pulpit" highlights recent messages by General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.