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Role Models

When I was in college in the early ‘60s, Stella Harris Oaks was a role model for young, Mormon women—at least in Utah. Stella, a community pillar, was often referred to as Provo’s city mother. Her husband died when their oldest child was just seven. With no Social Security benefits for widows and children back then, Stella returned to teaching to support her family. Pursuing excellence was part of Stella’s creed. She even left the security of Utah to earn her Master’s Degree from Columbia University.

Marjorie Lowder and Russell M. Nelson Jr.: Celebrating a Father and a Prophet’s 100th Birthday

On September 9th, President Russell M. Nelson will turn 100 years old, becoming the first prophet of this dispensation to become a centenarian. In celebration of this remarkable milestone, on this week’s episode, we visited with President Nelson’s two youngest children who offer a rare and intimate look into the life, legacy, and personal moments of a leader who continues to shape the Church in our day.

Why Emma Smith didn’t let the destruction of her first hymn book stop her

By Jennifer Reeder

Gathering, selecting, and editing hymns was not a typical project for women in the nineteenth century. That did not stop Emma, a visionary woman in her own sense of the word.1 She had been promised in her 1830 revelation: “Thy time shall be given to writing, and to learning much.”2 She probably gathered hymns from her hometown newspaper as well as other papers and denominational hymnals.3 The process, like so many other endeavors in her life, would ebb and flow with loss and compensation, requiring more than five years to produce.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Questions to Ask When You Feel Your Prayers Aren't Being Answered

There is nothing more isolating than feeling that, in the middle of your trials, your prayers are not being answered. But Heavenly Father loves you, He knows your heart, and He listens to your prayers.

Latter-day Saint Life

Profound Gospel Lessons from "The Lion King"

By Lucy Stevenson

As Disney fans around the world prepare for The Lion King to hit theaters, we wanted to share some of the gospel lessons that make this story great.

Latter-day Saint Life

A vital thing to remember when your loved one’s faith is fading

By Bonnie Overly

Through an experience in sacrament meeting, one mother found relief from worry about her family’s walk on the covenant path.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Piano Guys will perform with The Tabernacle Choir this Sunday. Here’s how you can watch

By Haley Lundberg

For the first time ever, piano and cello combo, Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson, will take to the stage with The Tabernacle Choir.

How One Sandy Hook Mom Found Peace After The Most Unthinkable Loss

LDS mother Alissa Parker experienced the unthinkable after she found out her little girl Emilie was killed in the Sandy Hook shootings. Find out how she found peace and began healing as she wrote about her daughter's life in her book, An Unseen Angel: A Mother’s Story of Healing and Hope After Sandy Hook.

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Video: Alex Boye's "Refugee's Christmas" Is Unlike Any Christmas Song You've Heard Before

By LDS Living

With an exciting beat and unique flare refreshing for a Christmas song, "Refugee's Christmas" shares a powerful message you won't want to miss. Check it out!

Kirsten Ward

Kirsten and Greg met at their babysitter's wedding when they were six. Kirsten knew she would marry Greg one day and waited 11 years for Greg to ask her on a date. Both Greg and Kirsten grew up in Los Altos, CA. They raised their daughter Rebekka in the Seattle area. And moved to Cottonwood Heights, UT when Bekka graduated from University and found the man of her dreams in Utah. Although Kirsten always wanted to grow up to play pro football, she graduated from BYU and went into global business development for high tech firms and currently works for Microsoft in global business advisory. She serves as a Relief Society teacher in her ward. And loves spending time with her family sailing small boats through transparent blue waters in tropical destinations around the world.