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What do you see when you ‘Look!’ at the manger this Christmas?

My companion and I sat in a small apartment to teach a woman named Natividad, when I had an impression that forever changed what Christmas means to me.

Latter-day Saint Life

Debunking the Salt Lake Temple Elevator Myth

By Jannalee Sandau

Latter-day Saint legends. We’ve all heard at least one of them in our life time—an incredible story that sounds almost too inspiring to be true because, well, it isn’t. One that I’ve heard multiple times over the years has to do with the iconic Salt Lake Temple. It goes something like this:

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What Leo Tolstoy Had to Say About Mormons

By LDS Living Staff

A creative genius, a master of realistic fiction, and arguably the greatest novelist of all time, Count Leo Tolstoy made an indelible mark on the literary world. Though he died over a century ago, his masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina are still popular and relevant today and considered among the finest novels ever crafted.

Church announces video contest for members as part of new initiative

By Alexa Justesen

Ever watched a Mormon Messages video and thought, “Hey, I can create something like that,” or seen a photo of the Hong Kong temple and said to yourself, “I live near that temple and I can take a great photo of it, too”? Well, you’re in luck, because The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wants to see, and utilize, your talent.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why I "Force" My Beliefs on My Kids

By Jenny Evans

If you visit a Mormon sacrament meeting on Sunday, the first thing you'll probably notice is the mid-level roar of all the child noise going on in the pews.

What a Church Leaflet Taught Me About the "Most Thrilling Discovery in Life"

By Kristine Frederickson, for LDS Living

My son traveled to London recently. He had not been back since he accompanied me as a 4-year-old when I taught in a Brigham Young University Study Abroad program. I recommended that he visit St. Martin-in-the-Fields, one of my favorite London destinations.

Latter-day Saint Life

From Planning My Funeral to Saving My Sight: How My Parents Relying on God Changed My Life

By Kristin Warner Belcher

Christ is the solid foundation on which to build holy places. Without Him and His power, hard times are simply that—hard times. The best we can do is just hope to get through them. We will struggle and flail and long for their end, but we will not be enduring well, conquering the trials, or mastering ourselves. In order to turn our hard times into holy times, we must first rely on Jesus Christ.

{LDSL Blog} To Mormons: What's Mine Is Yours . . . Sometimes

By Chrisy Ross

The number of LDS people who routinely offer anything they own—or know of someone else owning—to our family and other neighborhood and community members is countless. Something as simple as providing your neighbor a bay leaf, a pinch of cloves, an onion or eggs, we’ve all done. But I’ve witnessed the loan program span household items from a tablecloth, ladder, or small kitchen appliance to musical instruments, large appliances, and vacant homes of relatives. One of our neighbors offered us the use of their motor home—they even said we could take it to Mexico! We declined but were blown away by their sincerity.

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Mormons Who Have Shaped the Fashion World

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

When she was a young girl in the 1920s working in her parents’ store in Utah, Rose Marie Reid never dreamed that she would one day become one of the most famous swimwear designers of the 20th century. Her mother taught her to sew like an pro, and she put those skills to good use when later Rose Marie’s husband asked her to make him a pair of swim trunks. Her husband took his fancy new trunks to department stores, and before she knew it, Rose Marie had a budding fashion label on her hands.

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FHE: Aaronic Priesthood

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk: