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Why this symbol appears 10,000 times in the San Diego Temple
By Ernest Lehenbauer
The ancient “Seal of Melchizedek” is often represented as an eight-point star composed of two squares offset 45 degrees and overlaid (or interwoven). It is such a significant symbol that President Hinckley had it added to the Salt Lake Temple, and since then it has shown up in many more temples. Differing eight-point stars can also be found throughout the Conference Center. But how, you may wonder, is it a symbol of Christ, and when did this information come to light in modern times? The answers start with the design of the beautiful San Diego Temple.
You Can't Believe Everything You Hear at Church + Why That's a Good Thing
By LDS Living Staff
I can remember the first time I felt sick to my stomach at something that was said over the pulpit during church. I was 16 and feeling claustrophobic in a chapel bursting with people who had come to listen to stake conference.
Latter-day Saint Life
How God's Grace Exalts Us When We Fall Short (+ How It Allows Us to Be Like God, Not Just with Him)
By Tad R. Callister
One might appropriately wonder how the Atonement can be effective in the lives of mortals. Even though we seek to be worthy and to repent of our sins, in the end we are all, in one way or another, unprofitable servants (see Mosiah 2:21). Given our weakness and our recurring failings, how are we able to receive the many blessings of the Atonement in our lives? How are we able to receive of its cleansing powers, or peace, or succor, or freedom? How does the perfection and exaltation of an imperfect being come about?
Latter-day Saint Life
How Christmas Cookies and the Gospel Brought These 10 Women Together for 40 Years (+Their Favorite Recipes)
By Claudia Scalley
How much love does a cookie hold? Ten friends who will celebrate their 40th year of exchanging Christmas cookies can tell you. For them, the baking, packaging, and sharing of cookies each December is a reminder that time cannot diminish the love shared by friends through a cookie! Don't forget to look through all the pages for all their favorite cookie recipes.
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The Couple Behind Windows in 80 Temples + Miracles Creating Stained Glass for Rome, Texas, and More
By Jannalee Sandau
For anyone who has seen Tom Holdman sitting next to his wife, Gayle, in an office with walls covered floor to ceiling with big plans, detailed designs, and pictures of past projects, it’s hard to imagine that anything has ever held him back. Yet dozens of little leaves made of green glass hang from that office ceiling—one for each time Tom has been overwhelmed by one of his next big ideas. The leaves are a striking metaphor for something that the Holdmans have come to realize throughout their life together: challenges can lead to something beautiful.
Lesson Helps
Book of Mormon Lesson 5: "Hearken to the Truth, and Give Heed unto It"
By Ted L. Gibbons
1 Nephi 1-22
Famous Latter-day Saints
​LDS Actor Jasen Wade: From Living in Car to Movie Star
By LDS Living
To see Jasen Wade in his latest lead role, check out Miracle Maker on deseretbook.com!
Fun
The Pie That Saved a Pioneer + 8 Recipes for Pi Day Today
By LDS Living Staff
From pumpkin pie to apple pie to chicken pot pie, the tasty treat used to celebrate this quirky holiday has some unique connections to Latter-day Saints.
Lesson Helps
Old Testament Lesson 26: "King Solomon: Man of Wisdom, Man of Foolishness"
By Ted L. Gibbons
INTRODUCTION: President Heber J. Grant made an applicable remark:
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How One Widow and Her Family Found Peace after Her Husband’s Suicide
By Jessica Grimaud
“I feel like I am constantly living in an alternate universe.”