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Celebrating 5 Apostles' Birthdays in August

By Kelsey Berteaux

Turns: 92

Lesson Helps

Book of Mormon Lesson 9: "My Soul Delighteth In the Words of Isaiah"

By Ted L. Gibbons

2 Nephi 11-25

Fun

My Hilariously Embarrassing First Time Performing Baptisms for the Dead

By Ashli Kristine Hansen

My first trip to the temple was what you might call “memorable.”

Latter-day Saint Life

Saying "No" to a Church Calling

By Kelsey Berteaux

Bishops and counselors often pray long and hard over who they should call to serve in their wards. But what happens when, after your own prayer and counsel with the Lord, the answer you feel prompted to give is “no”?

From the Church

Did You Know You Can Read Joseph and Emma's Patriarchal Blessings?

By Lindsey Williams

In a new series on the Church History website, the consultation team at the Church History Library is sharing some of the most frequently asked questions received through its “Ask Us” service.

How 2 Men with the Same Name Played Opposite Roles in Joseph Smith's August 1842 Arrest

By Jordan T. Watkins

On August 8, 1842, Thomas King arrested Joseph Smith. Soon after—perhaps even the same day—Thomas King helped Joseph avoid arrest. Two different individuals with the same name, Thomas King, played entirely different roles in Missouri’s second attempt to extradite Joseph Smith. Their stories are captured in the newest addition to the Joseph Smith Papers: Documents, Volume 10.

Latter-day Saint Life

Latter-day Saint Psychologist: How to reach our potential for happiness

By Dr. David T. Morgan

When I was about 13 years of age, a new family moved into our ward. They had a 12-year-old son. He and I had some things in common. He was the oldest in his family; I was the oldest in my family. He had an alpha male personality; I had an alpha male personality. But perhaps the thing we had most in common was a very strong dislike for one another. I don’t know why—we didn’t even know each other well enough to be enemies. Yet it was true that we did not get along at all.

Growing older without getting old: What Church leaders and research have taught me about ‘living longer’

By Norman C. Hill

Some people dread getting old. They focus on the limitations rather than the possibilities of aging. The actress Bette Davis, seeing few film roles from her agent and more wrinkles in the mirror, famously said to a reporter during a newspaper interview, “Old age ain’t for sissies.”

Latter-day Saint Life

7 Ways the Bible Prophesies of the Book of Mormon

By Tad Callister adapted from "A Case for the Book of Mormon"

A number of years ago, someone asked me, “If the Book of Mormon is such a critical witness of the Savior, why isn’t the Book of Mormon prophesied of by name in the Bible?”

Podcasts

You know the miracle of the loaves and fishes—but what about the boy who brought them?

Taylor Ricks has long considered unnamed scripture heroes to be her friends. So much so, in fact, she even wrote a book about them.