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Mitt Romney as a Young Missionary: How He Overcame Despair and Refuted Attacks from a Catholic Priest

Before I went on my mission to France, I read the Book of Mormon, fasted for a day, and prayed to have God reveal to me whether it was true or false. Nothing happened. I had read in the book of Moroni that I would get an answer, and I assumed it would be clear, convincing, and probably somewhat physical. I had forgotten the earlier passages in the Book of Mormon that suggested that its truth could come instead through a more experiential, lengthy process (see Alma 32, for one example).

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"Other Side of Heaven 2" Re-Released in Theaters to Raise Funds for Tongan Children

By LDS Living

In an unprecedented move, Elder John H. Groberg and the producers of The Other Side of Heaven 2 have teamed up with Megaplex Theatres in a statewide push to re-release their movie at half price starting Labor Day weekend as a fundraiser for the Liahona Scholarship Fund, which provides tuition and school supplies for Tongan schoolchildren.

Seeking happiness will determine destiny, Elder Martino teaches at BYU–Hawaii; Sister Aburto talks mental health on Church News podcast

Happiness. It is the elusive thing we all seek. But as Elder James B. Martino taught graduates at BYU–Hawaii, “The degree to which we seek [happiness] will ultimately determine our destiny,” while acknowledging that in the case of clinical depression, professional help is needed. Sister Reyna Isabel Aburto also addressed depression and mental health this week on the Church News podcast.

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Latter-day Saint flees Ukraine, shares harrowing story of being separated from husband

By Jake Frandsen

Nina Scurtu and her husband, Dima, finally made their way to a bus headed out of Ukraine, only to face the heartbreaking news that he would be forced to stay behind.

What a Church Leaflet Taught Me About the "Most Thrilling Discovery in Life"

By Kristine Frederickson, for LDS Living

My son traveled to London recently. He had not been back since he accompanied me as a 4-year-old when I taught in a Brigham Young University Study Abroad program. I recommended that he visit St. Martin-in-the-Fields, one of my favorite London destinations.

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Ask a Latter-day Saint therapist: Should I go to my daughter’s LGBTQ wedding?

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

For daily gospel-based relationship insights, join Jonathan’s Facebook group. To submit a question for Jonathan, click here.

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Church Releases Statement Following Meeting with NAACP Leaders, NAACP Chairman Calls Meeting "God-Assisted"

By Danielle B. Wagner

On Thursday, the First Presidency and leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) met together for the first time in a historic meeting in Salt Lake City. After the meeting, President Russell M. Nelson and President Derrick Johnson of the NAACP released the following statements during a press conference:

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While Being Stalked by a Bear, How One Man's Desperate Prayer Was Answered

By Jon M. Taylor

I was sixteen years of age when my father, my older brother, and I traveled to Yellowstone Park to see its sights for the first time. We camped for the night in a tent at Fishing Bridge, near the Yellowstone River. We had taken some fishing gear and were going to rise early to fish at the side of the river.

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5 ways life would be radically different if Christ never made His Atonement

By Tad R. Callister

The following excerpt from The Infinite Atonement originally ran on LDS Living in March 2018.