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The Hymn Became a Living Thing": Author Shares Touching Moments That Inspired "Lord, I Would Follow Thee
By Susan Evans McCloud
In the writing of the hymn “Lord, I Would Follow Thee” (Hymns, no. 220), I learned that the Lord’s timing is not our timing, and the Lord so often has plans of His own.
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{LDSL Blog} 6 Things to Know Before You Vote
By Jamie Armstrong
This Tuesday is Election Day in the United States. Thousands of U.S. citizens will turn out to vote as part of their right. Here are some things you should know beforehand to cast your vote in good conscience and make it count.
Elsie Sreenivasam Dharmaraju (1929–2015)
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Meet the trailblazing woman who took the gospel to India
By Emily Cushing
Raised by a devout Baptist minister in India and living in Samoa, Elsie was an unlikely source for bringing the gospel to her home country.
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LDS Couple Who Documented Their Struggle with Infertility on YouTube Give Back in the Most Generous Way
"The financial part of in vitro is actually the place where people stop," Jared Mecham told KSL. "It is expensive and we hope that just by doing something like this, that we'll be able to change someone's life."
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Trump's Transition to President & the Role LDS Politician Mike Leavitt Is Playing
As the country prepares for a new president, many LDS politicians are helping with the transition.
A Mother’s Hope - Story Behind U2 Song 'Miracle Drug'
Christmas is a season of hope, and a time we think of a specific infant, and His mother. I feel this story belongs. A baby boy was born in a small Irish county hospital in 1965. The birth was a tremendous struggle, and the baby was deprived of oxygen for such a lengthy time that he should not have survived. The resulting brain damage left the child completely paralyzed, with one tiny exception: He had the ability to move his eyes.
Why social courage should be taught in the classroom
I'd wager that the opportunity to learn social courage is declining for all students -- a result of technology, helicopter parenting, and an ever-increasing focus in schools on the "basics" (to the detriment of art, music and theater, which are more likely to push kids out of their comfort zones). Social situations are getting easier for kids who can now avoid having difficult conversations in person simply by texting or using Facebook, but there may be a large cost when it comes to long-term life skills. We might take a hint from the Mormon community, which sends young men off to practice speaking to strangers by encouraging them to join their Church. If you take the religious part out, you're left with a degree program in social courage.
“It's like Methodism, only more”: Mormon conversion stories then and now
A couple of weeks ago in Sunday School, a middle-aged woman shared her conversion story to Mormonism. Born and raised a Methodist, she noted that she always felt like something was lacking. When she discovered Mormonism, she explained, “it was like Methodism, only more.” I smiled to myself as she said this, recognizing in her own conversion narrative a common refrain that dominates the autobiographical writings of her 19th century predecessors. Among the first generation of converts to Mormonism, roughly one-third of them came from Methodist backgrounds, including Emma Smith, Brigham Young, and John Taylor.
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What President Jimmy Carter Said About the 1978 Priesthood Revelation
Read the touching responses of black members of the LDS Church when they learned about the 1978 priesthood revelation by following the link below.
Washington Post: What makes Mormons tick?
I’ve lost count of the journalists who have called the offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over the past few months, wanting to figure out what makes Mormons tick. At peak times, we’ve taken several dozen calls in a single day. The total number must be up in the hundreds, maybe more than a thousand. And, of course, we’ve seen a steady procession of media visitors to Salt Lake City to look at everything from the world’s largest missionary training center to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to how we handle humanitarian services.