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One Thing We Need to Know About God's Grace When We Feel Lonely or Unworthy

So often, we feel like we need to be worthy in order to receive the Spirit, strength, and faith to remain worthy. But that doesn't make any sense. "That idea contradicts the one truth I know without a doubt and has become a sole point in my faith; God is love. How can a God of love leave us when we’re down and lost? Well, he hasn’t, go figure."

Latter-day Saint Life

How Can the Holy Ghost Be a God If He Doesn't Have a Body?

In a letter written into iMissionary at LDS.net, a reader asked how the Holy Ghost can be considered a God if he doesn't have a body. Since it is a belief of Latter-day Saints that our Heavenly Father has an exalted body, this question raises many other questions, but here are some fascinating answers from iMissionary.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Justifications People Use for Leaving the Church (and Why They're Wrong)

Lately I’ve been getting messages from people explaining to me why their friend or family member has decided to leave the LDS Church. They write with their hearts broken, unable to find the words to convince them to give it another look. It seems like every time, the root of the problem revolves around one or all of these 5 reasons provided below.

From the Church

5 Myths About Forgiveness to Stop Believing

“The Savior’s Atonement is not just for those who need to repent; it is also for those who need to forgive. If you are having trouble forgiving another person or even yourself, ask God to help you. Forgiveness is a glorious, healing principle.”

Gary Miller: How the Book of Mormon Changed a Baptist Pastor’s Life

Gary Miller wasn’t searching for a new religion. He loved serving as a Baptist pastor and felt learning about different religions strengthened his preaching. But when he stumbled across an audio recording of the Book of Mormon while looking for something to listen to on a drive, curiosity led him to press play. On this week’s episode, Gary shares how that unexpected decision set him on a six-year journey that ultimately led him from the Baptist pulpit to serving on a stake high council in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Reverent at Church

By Mandy Slack

If I were to walk into a sacrament meeting and see children sitting quietly, engaged by the sacrament speakers instead of their Cheerios or coloring books, I would probably die of shock. Children just aren’t equipped with the ability to sit still and listen to religious vernacular (or anything) for extended periods of time. (For that matter, most adults even struggle.)

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Mormon musician finds faith on path to fame

By Mandy Slack

Amy Gerhartz isn’t really a new artist—you just haven’t heard of her yet. Back in 2006, a blogger claimed that Amy Gerthartz was a gem who was “making everyone in NYC feel stupid for not having heard of her earlier.” Gerhartz’s music has been described as everything from country to rock to soul, but to herself, she’s just a singer/songwriter without the limits imposed by a specific genre. “I really like the term singer/songwriter because of the fact that it allows me to be able to touch on a bunch of different categories. I love writing all different types of music,” Gerhartz says. “If I wrote the same thing every day, I’d drive myself crazy.”

Two returned missionaries in the top 5 NCAA quarterback ratings + watch BYU player’s response when asked about an after-party

Latter-day Saints made some noise for both teams during Saturday night’s BYU-Utah rivalry game, but you may not know that it was a big day for another Latter-day Saint on the gridiron.

Fun

Not Your Grandma's Family History: The Funnest Way to Get Kids (& Parents) Involved with Family History

By LDS Living Staff

I have a confession to make. I don't really like family history all that much. Or at least I thought I didn't.