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Church Announces Compromise to Legalize Medical Cannabis in Utah

State leaders, medical experts, clergy and others gathered on Utah’s Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City on Thursday to announce a compromise to Proposition 2, which would legalize distribution of medical cannabis in Utah.

Inside This Issue

Empathy Beyond Our Own

By Morgan Pearson

“There was a moment in the middle of my interview with Tara Bench for this issue’s cover story where she corrected me in (literally) the nicest way possible.”

Lesson Helps

Young Men Lesson 24: Follow the Prophet

Manual 3; Supplement from "Obedience to the Prophets" by Claudio R. M. Costa

Latter-day Saint Life

First-Ever Mormon Arts Festival Set to Open in New York

By Maddie Tolk

On June 29 through July 1, 2017, Mormon artists, musicians, and scholars will gather from all over the world to participate in the first-ever Mormon Arts Center Festival. The festival will take place in New York City at the recently established Mormon Arts Center and is co-directed by Richard Bushman, the Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, and Glen Nelson, the founder/director of the Mormon Artists Group.

Latter-day Saint Life

Is There a Place for Divorced or Single Members in a Family-Centered Church?

MR says: For many going through the heartbreak of divorce, infertility, or singleness, Church can be a painful reminder that their family does not fit the type usually talked about in lessons and sacrament talks.

Fun

10 Times General Authorities Quoted Bumper Stickers

Have you ever seen a bumper sticker that just resonated with you on a level you would never have expected? Though it might seem strange to receive enlightenment from a sticky piece of plastic, you're not the only one. Many general authorities have shared wisdom from these often quippy, sometimes serious phrases.

Lesson Helps

Young Men Lesson 28: Withstanding Temptation

Manual 3; Supplement from "Moral Discipline" by D. Todd Christofferson

From the Church

Church Launches New Easter Campaign

Last year, the Church sponsored a successful Easter initiative simply entitled, "Because of Him." The point of the campaign was to remind people what they were able to do because of Christ's life and his Atonement.

Latter-day Saint Life

"Time" Features What Makes Dating So Difficult Within the LDS Church

Recently, Time examined why dating in the LDS world is particularly frustrating. Jon Birger writes, "It’s not that He’s Just Not That Into You—it’s that There Just Aren’t Enough of Him."

From the Church

Church Releases Revolutionary New Book Showcasing 54 Historical Speeches—All by LDS Women

Church historians Jennifer Reeder and Kate Holbrook have compiled more than 185 years of discourses from LDS women into the revolutionary book, At the Pulpit. Comprising more than 50 discourses from LDS women, the book spans from the Church's founding to present and includes speeches from LDS women around the world.