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There’s nothing more comfortable in the chill of January than a bowl of warm, delicious soup! Warm your family with these savory soup recipes that come from Our Best Bites, The Roof, and the Lion House. (All cookbooks available at Deseret Book.)

What might it mean when your patriarchal blessing doesn’t mention something you hoped it would?

Receiving one's patriarchal blessing often carries with it great anticipation and great expectations. Will the blessing mention the things we've always dreamed of having in our lives? And what if it doesn't? As a young girl, Makenna Myler's life revolved around running so when she received her patriarchal blessing, she expected it to talk about the role running would play in her life moving forward. When it didn't, she was confused and, for years after, she wrestled over whether she should be running or not.

What 1 of Christ's questions taught S. Michael Wilcox after his wife's passing

Each of us have little quirks that others likely notice about us and are perhaps even annoyed by. Laura “Laurie” Wilcox loved jewelry, especially bracelets, and frequently could only find one of two earrings in a pair. But do those little annoyances matter when the people we love are gone? Or would we give anything to search for a missing earring one last time?

Listen: Church News editor Sarah Weaver recalls the lesson she learned about dealing with questions and choosing faith

Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News editor, remembers exactly what she was doing on November 5, 2015. At the time, she was near the 600 South exit on Interstate 15, driving near Salt Lake City, when she got a phone call from a coworker.

Podcasts

Do we know what teens are going through? One Latter-day Saint mom and seminary teacher says we have no idea

Kathryn Davis recently asked her seminary students a simple question: “Do you think your parents know what you face when you walk down the halls of school?”

Podcasts

How 1 Latter-day Saint couple utilized social media to adopt their second son

Scott and Ashley Laneri share the stories behind two very different adoptions and the miracles that brought their family together.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Church Leaders Mourn for LGBT Mormons Lost to Suicide

The LDS Church responded Thursday to an unverified report about suicide deaths among Mormon LGBT people.

{Food Dish} Cooking with the Girls from Our Best Bites

By Ashley Jones

Here’s the situation: I'm in my kitchen wearing a flowery apron that once belonged to my grandmother, chopping up cooked chicken to put in this mix I was making for the recipe: Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos. (That's right: baked, not fried.)

Latter-day Saint Life

Is It Okay to Fictionalize Church History? Historians Discuss in All In Podcast

By LDS Living

Is it okay to present history through a fictional event that never happened? That’s exactly what the new movie Jane and Emma portrays. In the first episode of LDS Living’s new podcast, All In. Historians Jenny Reeder and Janiece Johnson have an interesting conversation with LDS Living host Morgan Jones about whether they are comfortable with the fictional convention used to portray the relationship between Emma Smith and Jane Manning James.

In case you missed it: Top LDS Living articles from this week

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