When I was released as a stake president, I was expecting a big thank you from the presiding authorities. I had worked diligently for years and felt I deserved such thanks. The weekend came, and the presiding authorities were focused on the call of the new stake presidency. They were not focused on thanking the outgoing stake presidency. After the stake conference, I felt disappointed.

After months of IVF treatments, several miscarriages, a surgery, medications and countless doctor visits, Nikki and Lance found out that they were pregnant on Nikki's birthday. But when they went to Nikki's doctor appointment seven weeks later, on Lance's birthday, they were worried that the ultrasound might bring bad news. Instead, what they got was the surprise of a lifetime.

Troy Dunn has worked to reunite more than 40,000 people with their families during the past 25 years.

“As she shared the story of her own father's suicide, Sister Aburto brought compassion to a subject in a personalized way that I believe has never been done before from the general conference pulpit. It was groundbreaking. It was courageous.”

There are some places in the world everyone should see and almost any tour will take you there, but there are times when our most memorable moments come from leaving the ordinary and well known and going where few go. Such was my excitement the first time I visited Beit Lehi …….. I really did not know what to expect. The name alone was fascinating and for a number of reasons. I used to thrill in my early teenage years with the stories of Samson. He fired my imagination with visions of lion attacks, firebrands tied to the tails of foxes, riddles, and of course, his tragic end with Delilah. Then there was the story of fighting a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass. Samson named the place this heroic struggle took place “Lehi.” Now I was going to visit it. The spring Samson drank from is still there. And I could not help but wonder as we turned south from Jerusalem what connections this site had with Lehi of Book of Mormon fame. Could his name have come from this local? Was I going to walk the hills Nephi walked? This mystery would find no answers, but the spell of the place was irresistible and pulled us magnetically down the road. It was even more intriguing since Fun For Less Tours is the only company allowed on the site and in the many times I had been to Israel I had never walked this path.

Everyone wants a stable, good-paying career, but not everyone takes the same path to get there. For Katie Jackson, the traditional road through a four-year college was not a good fit.

“Elora’s death will always be a scar on my heart, but the things I’ve learned and the relationship I have with Christ are sacred to me beyond measure.”

Latter-day Saint Anastasia gave birth to a baby boy in Kyiv, Ukraine. Two days later she and her newborn son were rushed out of the hospital to flee from a city under attack.

Has the line from the Word of Wisdom that promises we will “run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint” ever come to mind when you get out of breath while trying to get a little exercise? Or maybe you’ve faced serious health problems and wondered how that promise applies to you. In this week’s study group, we dig into the history of the Word of Wisdom and explore just what those promises mean and how the Lord keeps them—because He always does.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, met with diplomats and community officials in California on September 13–15—building bridges for the Church and promoting understanding.