Vain imaginations are thoughts that are untrue and potentially damaging.
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The experiment Alma the Younger suggests would actually be terrible science.
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When her baby was hospitalized, Sethrina of Accra, Ghana, turned to the Book of Mormon.
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The words come from the war chapters in the Book of Mormon.
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This fresh insight on a beloved scripture story is perfect to share with the women in your life this Mother’s Day.
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After its success in North America and Europe, the display arrived in South America for the first time this year.
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Anick Gervais of Sudbury, Ontario, has introduced thousands of people to the restored Church.
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In Joseph Smith’s time, “after all we can do” had a slightly different meaning than how we often interpret the phrase today.
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The musical will feature Christ’s visit to the Americas found in 3rd Nephi.
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This definition can help increase our capacity for joy.
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This word repeatedly resurfaces and is at the core of the plan of happiness itself.
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The Book of Mormon teaches four characteristics of happy people.
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Let this creative, beautiful song about the Book of Mormon lift your heart to a higher place.
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Joseph came to Katherine “panting for breath, … and in a gasping voice whispered hoarsely, ‘take these quickly and hide them.’”
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For quick access due to high demand, the librarians keep the copy on the hold shelf behind the reference desk.
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This principle from 3 Nephi (and some help from my stopwatch) reveals an empowering truth.
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Like Lehi before him, Amos Makulu started to share what brought him so much happiness with others in the refugee camp, building a “family” of interested learners.
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The war chapters give hope that through covenant relationships with Jesus Christ, lives can be turned—no matter how bleak things may look now.
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“Most of the best people who ever lived weren’t very famous either. Serve and grow, faithfully and quietly.”
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Alma's son Corianton pursued a harlot and had significant concerns about the gospel. What can we learn from what Alma chose to say to him?
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Did you know Alma chapters 30–35 were originally one chapter? Reading the text as one block reveals an important question (and inspiring answer).
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“Between the excitement and adrenaline—and also knowing this might be the only time a missionary would have this opportunity—made it pretty easy for me to share something I love so much!”
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Find comfort in what literal storms in the Book of Mormon remind us about life.
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Alma chapter 8 is a well of wisdom for ministering to loved ones struggling with their faith. Jared Halverson highlights 7 principles from the chapter.
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Many of us inadvertently oversimplify Moroni 10:3–5 in these three ways.
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I’ve realized Amulek is poignant inspiration to anyone feeling like their life is falling apart even though they chose to do what was right.
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Time and again, President Nelson has experienced the power of the Book of Mormon when sharing this passage with guests around the globe.
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In a new video shared on social media, President Jeffrey R. Holland bore witness to the “one thing” that gave him a firm testimony.
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Sometimes when you come across a very familiar verse, it can be easy to just gloss it over because you know it so well.
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In Mosiah 9, the Lamanites were trying to skip right to the easy part.
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If you need a good midweek pick-me-up, this new music video might be just what you need.
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This week’s “Come, Follow Me” nugget is more the size of a rock, but there is just so much that King Benjamin teaches in Mosiah 4.
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Our challenge today is not a lack of access, but a lack of attention.
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These 10 moments from the Book of Mormon reveal beautiful insights about temple covenants.
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Artist Chrisanne Serafin recently created a stunning painting of the master of the vineyard from Jacob 5 inspired by her Mexican ancestry.
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Following three, simple teaching principles not only simplifies our family gospel study, it helps it have a lasting impact on all of us.
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“I wasn’t sure how I could be forgiven for all my bad choices. But I found repentance was more about who I was becoming than who I was in the past.”
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The journey back to God usually isn’t as simple as moving from point A to point B.
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There is a segment in this week’s “Come, Follow Me” reading that captures the spirit of the “Visitors Welcome” signs found on every Latter-day Saint church building.
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Nephi writes like someone who intends for his words to be read, and 2 Nephi 25 is like he’s stretching his arm through the fourth wall to tell us what’s important.
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In my experience, the Book of Mormon is full of insightful, comforting counsel for the dating game—you just need to know where to look.
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“God has His hand in everything. Every page of the Book of Mormon is evidence of that.”
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Studying Jacob may help you see how both deep sorrow and anxiety can coexist with God’s goodness.
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Moses, Nephi, and Joseph Smith are all names on the page for us today. But their struggles and faith were real. And we can learn from their lessons.
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The light of clear direction didn’t come all at once, but Morgan Choi found comfort by studying the Book of Mormon.
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In the Bible, there is a story of two disciples who were discouraged and grieved. Their leader and exemplar and friend Jesus Christ had died and they thought he was gone forever. They were walking to a town called Emmaus when a stranger came up to them and they conversed and walked together. The stranger asked what troubled them, and they told them all about the horrific death of their beloved Jesus. The stranger quoted scripture and told them to not worry, that Jesus Christ would rise again. That stranger was Jesus Christ, but as it says in Luke 24:16, "Their eyes were holden that they should not know him."
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In ancient Israelite storytelling, the meaning of personal names was used to enhance the memorability of a story. Consider the name of Noah in Genesis 6–9. His name in Hebrew, nōaḥ, means “rest,” which represents a major theme in Noah’s story: The dove sought rest as it searched for land. The ark finally rested on a mountaintop. In addition, Noah’s name written backward, ḥn, means “grace,” pointing to a sub-theme of the Noah story, highlighted in Genesis 6:8, where we read that “Noah [nḥ] found grace [ḥn] in the sight of God.” By learning the meanings within Noah’s name, ancient listeners could remember that they, like Noah, could find rest through the grace of God.
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As I completed the writing for my book about the last days, Living in the Eleventh Hour, it occurred to me that there might be some value in continuing the trek, completing the story, if you will. I honestly had not anticipated a sequel. And so the next weekend I began what might be called a review of the literature. I turned first to the standard works and was absolutely blown away by how much the prophets have spoken about the millennial period. While I was certain that much of my data would come from the Doctrine and Covenants, I was stunned by the doctrinal detail in the Old Testament. I knew that the book of Revelation would be tremendously fertile ground, but I had not realized that the four Gospels, the epistles of Paul and Peter, and the teachings of modern prophets and apostles like Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and Orson Pratt would be so fruitful as well.
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"Ridiculous." "Gross." "Contemptible." These are just a few words early critics of the Book of Mormon used to describe this sacred text. While some are critical of the Book of Mormon's authenticity, the sophistication of these sacred scriptures shows its complexity.
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It was easy to go to sacrament meeting, look around at the congregation, and pick out the families that had it all together. The parents were always dressed to the nines in their Sunday best. They would never have a child who didn’t show up to church, never have a son skip Sunday school, or a daughter who threatened to run away.
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Though most members know that Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon using the Urim and Thummim, they may not know that the prophet also used a separate seer stone "for convenience."
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