The Church will hold the first Face to Face event in Spanish from Guatemala City on Saturday, December 10, 2016, featuring Elder D. Todd Christofferson and his wife, Kathy.

Spend any amount of time around a group of bilingual returned missionaries and you can kiss your ability to understand a word they say goodbye—especially if you're monolingual.

City Creek announced over 90 retailers that will join City Creek Center when it officially opens on March 22, 2012. City Creek Center is the retail component of City Creek, the major mixed-use development rising in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. The new 700,000-square-foot shopping center, anchored by Macy’s and Nordstrom, is the only regional shopping center scheduled to open in the United States this year. The stores and services announced today will join Macy’s, Nordstrom and the 20 exciting new-to-the-market tenants previously announced:

First Thingsis a podcast and magazine published by The Institute on Religion and Public Life, an "interreligious, nonpartisan research and education institute whose purpose is to advance a religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society."

In family, from the get-go memories are being made. I’ve been with Lizzie when each of our five children were born. My theory that girls are much more expensive to raise than boys was verified when I noticed that my boys came out of the womb with their little hands clinched into a fist. To me, that was symbolic of the challenges that boys have to face in life. But when my girls came out of the womb their little hands were cupped just wide enough for an American Express card to fit in it. My “pet peeve” while the children were tiny, was changing a wet diaper and as soon as I’d finished, they’d wet again. Lizzie was so patient when they did that. She’d just pinch their little cheeks and say, “you little rascal you.” I, on the other hand was terrible, I admit it. When they would wet after I’d changed their diaper I’d say, “Hey man, you had your chance!”

There's nothing quite like being an American missionary around Thanksgiving. Whether you have a dinner appointment, are trying to find classic Thanksgiving staples in a different country, or are making due with what you got, there's no doubt this day is an adventure.

Religious freedom is a reoccurring theme in the Book of Mormon, with many examples of righteous leaders who defended it. Today, there is much we can still learn about standing up for religious freedom from these leaders, particularly Moroni.

Lunch and Learn Series with Deseret Book Artists and AuthorsEvery Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Downtown Deseret Book Store, SLC, Utah

Thanks to Mormon LifeHacker for making us aware of this story.

When your family has been torn apart by war, where do you start searching to find or connect to your ancestors? How can their stories be rediscovered?