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Lesbian Mormon Shares a Powerful Message to Members of the Church: "I Want People to See My Face"

"Faces of USGA," a nonprofit photojournalism project that dedicates itself to spreading awareness of LGBTQ students on BYU campus, recently featured a lesbian student at BYU, one who simply calls herself a "Mormon girl." (USGA, or Understanding Same-Gender Attraction, is an unofficial student group at BYU.)

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John Bytheway: 5 Scriptures That Will Get You Through Times of Darkness, Evil & Doubt

MR says: Though this was originally published in 2008, the counsel in it remains just as applicable, if not more so, to us today.

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Elder Holland: How We Can Love & Help Members Struggling with Same-Gender Attraction

The Church and its leaders has always been clear and firm on their stance: they love LGBT Church members and want to do all they can to support them as they strive to live the gospel. They also want them to find the fulness of joy and light the gospel can bring into their lives, and they encourage all Latter-day Saints to reach out, to uplift, and to love so that those struggling can find a place of comfort and acceptance within the Church.

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What You Didn't See Happening Behind President Monson During His Conference Talk

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.

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Addiction Recovery Program Site Added to LDS.org

Throughout the world, members of the Church and others have found hope and healing through the Addiction Recovery Program (ARP), sponsored by LDS Family Services. Now, with the advent of http://arp.lds.org, the 12-step program’s message of recovery through the Atonement of Jesus Christ is accessible to more people than ever before. The initial release of the site, launched last week in English (plans are in place for the site to be translated into other languages at a future date), includes information for people facing addictions, their loved ones, their leaders, and ARP volunteers, a structure somewhat similar to that of the Combating Pornography website the Church released in April 2010.

“Beyond that old horizon”: What my uncle Clayton Christensen taught me about this life and the next

By Danielle Christensen

When I was 8 years old, I wanted to be just like my uncle Clayton Christensen when I grew up. So, one afternoon, I walked up to the gold engraved 1982 set of encyclopedias on the bookshelf in our family room, selected volume “A,” and began to read.

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23 Ways the Church Has Changed in 2018

By LDS Living Staff

"If you think the Church has been fully restored, you're just seeing the beginning," President Russell M. Nelson said during his South American tour this year. This past year has demonstrated our Church is a living church—one that is continually evolving to help bring us closer to the Savior. And this is just the beginning. "Wait till next year, and then the next year," President Nelson said. "Eat your vitamin pills. Get some rest. It's going to be exciting."

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Emotional Videos: LDS Author Tries to Reconnect Homeless Man to Children, Adopted Mormon to Birth Mother

By Danielle B. Wagner

New York Times bestselling author Jason F. Wright has been using his public fan page on Facebook to do something unique: reconnect families.

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Venezuelan Prison Riot Renews Calls to Free Imprisoned Mormon as Josh Holt Pleads for Help, Testifies He's a Child of God

On Thanksgiving 2017, Josh Holt posted on Facebook thanking those who have tried to free him, those who have written to him and prayed for him. He also expressed his gratitude for his wife, daughters, family, and shared this touching testimony: "I am also thankful for God. Thankful that he has never left my side and continues to bless me. Even in the darkest of days, we can find the way the Lord is blessing us. Through small and simple things great things come to past. I am thankful for Jesus Christ, for his atonement which without I would never be able to get through this trial . . . There have been so many days here that God has comforted me as I am here alone in this jail cell or lay crying on my bed out of frustration, sadness, or even loneliness."