“This app is miraculous. It allows us to be better instruments in sharing God’s word with His people, wherever they are, in whatever language they speak.”

The Church reported that all of its missionaries serving in the 21 missions in the Philippines have been contacted and are safe following the devastating loss of life from Typhoon Hayian. The parents of those who had been unaccounted for have been personally contacted. The Church expressed its love and sympathy to all those affected by this disaster and all the people of the Philippines. Church buildings provided life-saving refuge during the storm and are now serving as shelters and disaster relief sites. The Church is pleased to engage with other relief agencies in the Philippines to address the aftermath of the storm. We are providing food, water, shelter and other life-sustaining resources.

Pair of Lazuli Buntings with Iris, 1983 (pg. 152)

In addition to a fabulous General Young Women Presidency, we also have an amazing Young Women Board. Here are 12 great quotes from our Young Women Leaders!

Beverly Cutler, who has been a widow for 55 years, shares her eternal love story in a segment of Splitting the Sky, a YouTube documentary series that aims to share authentic stories of faithful women. Watch this inspiring and adorable video about the everlasting nature of family and true love.

One of the Europe East area goals is to bring the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints out of obscurity. This is a goal that the church as a whole has as well. Mega-projects can play a vital role in bringing the church out of obscurity in addition to the practical benefit of the project itself. Mitt Romney gave some practical marketing advice in his book Turnaround. He said that if you have 12 roses you don't split them up and put them in different rooms, you put them all together in a single large bouquet to gain attention and create a wow factor. This can be true of mega-projects as well. Mega-projects have been important to the church for ages. Some may tend to think that they were only a result of President Hinckley's visionary presidency (BYU-Idaho expansion, Conference Center, City Creek, mass construction of temples), but this is not the case. Mega-projects were done before and after President Hinckley's presidency (BYU Jerusalem center and the I'm a Mormon campaign). From this list we can note several interesting aspects about mega-projects. First, they come at an extremely high cost, second, they greatly vary in type but all produce a wow effect that either better the church's brand image or increases excitement and visibility towards the church.

Days after writing a touching post about her wedding and eternal marriage, newlywed Latter-day Saint Amy Moffat and her husband, Stephen Graham, passed away in a tragic car accident.

READING: MATTHEW 6,7

There are many lessons to be learned from the symbolism of Eve being made from a rib from Adam’s side—and all of them seem to point to the importance of marriage.

The gospel of Jesus Christ teaches us that sex is meant to be holy, beautiful, and unifying within the bonds of matrimony.