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Church Calls 14 New Temple Presidents from Peru to Ukraine

With so many temples in the world, new temple presidents are frequently called. This time, Lima, Peru; Kyiv, Ukraine; Curitiba, Brazil ; and Anchorage, Alaska are among those that will receive new leadership in the upcoming months. The First Presidency recently sent out two news releasescalling six new temple presidents then calling another eight.

From the Church

Church Announces 21 New Stake Presidents, Creates 8 New Stakes in December

From Ghana to Honduras, learn more about the new stakes created and stake presidents called around the world.

Latter-day Saint Life

"Is There No Blessing for Me?" How the Priesthood and Temple Ban Impacted Black Women in the Church

By Chrisse Edmunds

The following is from the 2014 BYU Religious Education Student Symposium. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the revelation that extended the priesthood to black men in the Church, we wanted to share this article highlighting female black pioneers and their sacrifices for their faith.

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What Mormons Know and Believe About Guardian Angels

By Kelsey Berteaux

Touching stories of angelic emissaries are commonly recounted in LDS meetinghouses. Since we believe in a God who is anxiously engaged in our lives, it’s a heart-warming thought to think that heavenly messengers can intervene for good on our behalf. But are there such things as “guardian angels”? Donald W. Parry, author of Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power, says there just might be angels among us.

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Latter-day Saint teen wins ‘American Idol’

By Haley Lundberg

Iam Tongi is now the youngest male winner of ‘American Idol,’ and his new single has already hit number one on iTunes.

Lesson Helps

“Come, Follow Me” FHE: Gethsemane

By Jessica Grimaud

This week's FHE lesson topic comes from the Come, Follow Me reading in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, and John 19. Check out this week's Come, Follow Me study ideas on LDS Living for additional resources and suggestions.

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An Apostle's Dream of the Savior Suffering for Us in Gethsemane That Will Deepen Your Understanding of the Atonement

By Orson F. Whitney

The following is an account by Orson F. Whitney published in the Improvement Era in January 1926.

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How to talk to children about temple covenants after a divorce

By Nancy B. Rollins, PhD

All I ever wanted to be in life was a full-time wife, mother, and then grandmother. When divorce became a reality in my life, it was almost more than I could bear. I could imagine many other sorts of trials and afflictions in life that I could handle, but not this. I felt like Job when he said, “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me” (Job 3:25).

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Youth Theme Insight: Obedience Is Key to Showing Our Love for God

By Dennis Gaunt

I have a little confession: I don’t always follow the posted speed limit when I drive. Don’t get me wrong: I’m not a compulsive speeder, nor do I treat driving like I’m auditioning for the next Fast and Furious movie. It’s just that when I’m driving, I don’t always pay as close attention to the speed limit as I probably should. In fact, most of the time, I just match the pace set by everyone else on the road around me. I quite literally follow the crowd. And when I catch myself in the act—usually when I spot a police car up ahead and reflexively hit the brakes—it’s then I notice how fast I was really going, and that I could have gotten into trouble.

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6 Hebrew words every Latter-day Saint should know

By Maddie Tolk

These powerful definitions can help shine a new light on the Old Testament.