Two soon-to-be-built temples—the Wichita Kansas Temple and the Tarawa Kiribati Temple—just marked groundbreaking milestones.

"I knew I needed to share my story, even though there were parts of my life that I didn’t want to relive," says Sister Reyna I. Aburto in an article recently posted onlds.org.

“I received my patriarchal blessing when I was getting ready to head to college and at a crossroads. … There was a pull to serve a mission, but I needed divine direction before I left home. I needed to figure out who I was.”

The Church's #LightTheWorld video for December 19 shares the powerful story of Aaron Jepson. Recently, the Deseret News interviewed the Jepson family to discover more of Aaron's story, including the powerful moment he first felt God's love for him.

While serving his mission to Scotland in the late 1890s, then Elder David O. McKay (who served as Church President between 1951 and 1970) and his companion passed a building where the stone above the door was inscribed with a quotation usually attributed to Shakespeare: “What e’er thou art, act well thy part.” Recalling this experience while giving a talk in 1957, President McKay said he thought to himself, “You are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. More than that, you are here as a representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. … Then I thought [about] what we had done that afternoon. We had been sightseeing, we had gained historical instruction and information, it is true, and I was thrilled with it. … However, that was not missionary work. … I accepted the message given to me on that stone, and from that moment we tried to do our part as missionaries in Scotland” (“Lesson 29: David O. McKay—Worldwide Ambassador of God,” The Presidents of the Church: Teacher’s Manual, [1996]).

MR says: How can we learn from Christ's example and better minister and love those with mental and emotional disorders? To learn about how you can also take care of yourself while you help support someone with a mental disorder, click here.

By now, many of you have read the article by Greg Trimble entitled, “President Monson . . . I Wish I Could Have Come and Held You Up." I, like Greg, had the same reaction as I watched President Thomas S. Monson lose his strength and almost fall over right before our eyes during the final session of General Conference.

There’s no denying that Brigham Young University’s mascot, Cosmo the Cougar, has earned a reputation for pulling off some cool stunts.

Get your record-keeping wheels turning with these meaningful writing prompts—your mind and body will thank you.