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Did a Solar Eclipse Darken the Skies During Jesus’s Crucifixion?

Recently, Religion News Serviceasked religious experts, including the director of the Vatican Observatory, about the long-debated theory that the darkness that descended over Jerusalem during the crucifixion of our Savior Jesus Christ was caused by a solar eclipse. It's a concept even Sir Isaac Newton entertained and pursued.

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5 Things Every Mormon Should Know About "Jesus the Christ"

By Jamie Armstrong

James E. Talmage wrote his groundbreaking book Jesus the Christ more than 100 years ago, and the powerful truths it contains continue to strengthen and inspire Latter-day Saints around the world. Here are a few things every Church member should know about this iconic work.

D&C Lesson 26: "Go Ye into All the World and Preach My Gospel"

By Ted L. Gibbons

INTRODUCTION: The phrase “every member a missionary” became common during the administration of President David O. McKay. Of that requirement, he said,

Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley Lesson 23: "The Blessings of the Holy Temple"

By Kelly Merrill

There are those who cannot find a suitable companion in this life and have to wait until the hereafter to get married. There are those who long for children in this life, but will have to wait for that promised blessing until after the resurrection. Just so, the bulk of humanity has had to trust that the blessings available only in a temple of God would be available to them in the next life. Such blessings were just not available in this life.

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Napoleon Bonaparte's Role in the Book of Abraham Discovery + More Fascinating Facts

By Riley Lorimer

You have certainly seen the facsimiles from the Book of Abraham in your copy of the Pearl of Great Price, but do you know the story of the Book of Abraham? The most recent publication of the Joseph Smith Papers—Revelations and Translations, Volume 4: Book of Abraham and Related Manuscripts—includes all the surviving documents related to Joseph Smith’s translation of the Book of Abraham and his study of the Egyptian language. Here are four things you may not know about that story:

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Why Shepherds Were Invited to Witness Christ's Birth—and Not Somebody Else

By Eric D. Huntsman excerpted from "Good Tidings of Great Joy: An Advent Celebration of the Savior's Birth"

Most model nativities feature this classic display: Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the wise men, and the shepherds.

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What We've Been Getting Wrong About the 3 Nephites

By Cameron Staley

Few legends in scripture capture our imagination more than the three Nephites. We’ve all heard the tales in testimony meeting or from our Great Aunt Suzie about mysterious, kindly, old gentleman appearing out of nowhere on a deserted stretch of highway, then suddenly disappearing after helping change a blown tire.

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 4: "Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon"

By Ted L. Gibbons

JS–H 1:27–65; D&C 3, 5, 10, 17; 20:5–15; 84:54–62

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Book of Mormon Lesson 14: "For a Wise Purpose"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Enos, Jarom, Omni, Words of Mormon

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What LDS Prophets Have Said About America's Founding

By Kelsey Berteaux

President Joseph Smith