The past few years have been busy for former NFL and Notre Dame star Manti Te’o, but he says that his family is his top priority.
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If you’re looking for a special, more personal way to show him your love, here are a few of our favorite gift ideas for every type of dad.
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I am beginning to see that whether or not I am good enough wasn’t a question God was ever asking.
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Here are a few select stories and quotes—sweet, funny, and poignant—from and about the current Church leaders on fatherhood.
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Let’s be honest—dads are the hardest people to shop for. Not sure what to give him for Father’s Day this year? Check out these suggestions to get your gift taken care of in no time.
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Fathers come from many walks of life and each have their own unspoken ways of showing their love for their families.
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Instead of rolling your eyes at your dad’s latest silly riddle or cringe-worthy pun, let’s celebrate dads and all their cheesy humor.
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"In both my personal and professional opinion, my dad got this fatherhood thing pretty much figured out. Allow me to share seven fatherhood lessons that I learned from him (along with a few of my own thoughts)."
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Russell’s obvious affection for his father, Marion, is perhaps most apparent in his word of choice when referencing his father: “Daddy.”
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Whether you're going on vacation or enjoying the nice weather, summer provides many opportunities to relax, rejuvenate, and maybe read a book or two. Here are 10 books to help you bring more light to your life this summer.
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Choosing the perfect gift for Dad can be tough. Whether you are looking for something useful, practical, or sentimental, we’ve tailored a list of all of our favorites that are sure to put a smile on his face.
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I had no idea that reaching out on LinkedIn from my home in Anchorage, Alaska, would lead to what I consider significant experiences with Georgians.
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“I knew it would be challenging to raise my daughters without my wife. But I soon found out I wasn’t really on my own.”
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“Thanks to the gospel of Jesus Christ, I know I will see my father again. Families are forever,” President Oaks testified.
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My father suffered all his life from low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness. He was raised by an alcoholic father who often told him how worthless he thought he was. Thankfully, my father never became an alcoholic himself, but he never told me and my siblings that he was proud of us or praised us for things we had done well. Growing up, I tried to please him, but I always felt I couldn’t quite make the mark. This caused us to have a strained relationship.
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Bryce Jurgys's father always encouraged those around him to reach beyond what they thought they were capable of.
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It’s not just what our fathers teach us that matters; often it’s what they don’t teach us that can make the difference.
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Thanks to Meridian Magazine for making us aware of this video.
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As my father’s colon cancer was killing him during the 1994 Christmas season, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles unexpectedly visited my parents’ home in Bountiful, Utah, and gave him a blessing before he died.
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While attending the Church of England’s signature Christmas service, Elder Holland shared a message about the hope and comfort Christ's birth brought him after his father passed away on Christmas.
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You are my three little girls, but I know you won’t stay that way for long. I don’t fully realize it yet but somehow I know these are the days I'm going to miss the most.
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I have been listening to the words of modern prophets all my life. I read the scriptures, attend my meetings, and try to live the gospel to the best of my ability. I have a testimony of the Savior and His plan for us. I have had trials and understand the purpose of mortality in the plan of salvation. I know the Lord answers prayers and loves me. When we sacrifice and obey the commandments, blessings come.
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Tithing, fast offering, supporting an active family, stockpiling a year’s supply of food, paying for braces: How do I make ends meet? As a young husband living on a teacher's salary and with so many other financial tugs pulling on our bank account, I often wondered how I'd ever be able to help my children finance their missions, if they chose to serve in that capacity.
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I was at work on a Sunday when I got a text from Mel, “I’ve officially lost it today.”
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A father’s relationship with his daughter can significantly impact her throughout her life. Here are 5 ways Dad can influence his girl and help her to become a confident, happy, successful woman.
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Ollie Cantos never thought he would be the father of triplets—until he met Steven, Nick, and Leo. Learn how this family discovered the gospel and the blessings of an eternal family.
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If you thought you worried a lot before you became a dad—just wait. I never knew what true worry was until I became a dad. Sure, I had various situations that made me fearful and apprehensive in my life, but from the minute I had those little souls placed under my stewardship, my worries compounded exponentially. But, so did my joy and sense of purpose.
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The Rexburg Children's Choir recently released their first music video, "My Heavenly Father Loves Me," to remind people of the beautiful creations that surround us and the love of our Father in Heaven. Watch the beautiful video below, a perfect message to help us remember our Heavenly Father as we celebrate all the father's in our lives this weekend.
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"When I think of the virtue of meekness, I think of two people: the Savior Jesus Christ and my father. Truly, I was blessed to be reared in a home with a father who was meek."
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Mormon dad Travis Hancock was recently featured on CNBC for quitting his job at an ad agency to sell $1 million worth of his own original board games. Here's how he did it:
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To serve and to intentionally reach out to help each other is a great blessing. When you can become a mentor for another because of personal experience you have gained, do it. Age does not matter; experience does. It is very feasible for an experienced youth to be a mentor to someone very much his or her senior.
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Our prayers go out to the Abplanalp family at this time.
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From now on, if you commit to lip-syncing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" in the car, you better commit like LDS author Jason F. Wright and his daughter.
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Learn tips and tricks from a professional organizer who specializes in helping families function better.
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After his father passed away on a humanitarian trip, Ethan Carter felt strongly that he would serve his mission in the same country where his father passed away while serving others.
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The day after Amy Clawson's 33rd birthday, she and her newborn daughter passed away on May 21. It was less than a month before Father's Day, leaving LDS dad Alex Clawson to raise his three little children on his own.
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Those were just a few of the powerful quotes from LDS prophets and apostles shared by The Huffington Post in a Father's Day article that then shared this powerful video created by the Church:
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A BYU professor's research is quickly showing just how much mental illness can affect parenting among fathers and the effects that can have on their children.
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Several famous Latter-day Saints have shared touching tributes to their fathers on social media.
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Here are a few interesting truths about dads that you won't ever see on TV.
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"It's not always easy to put your kids before yourself, but when you do it right (meaning with love), you experience a joy and an unparalleled happiness in meeting their needs and their wants that you wouldn't trade for anything," LDS dad Vance Taylor said.
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Jonathan Cavender's father was a race car driver, but he decided to stop racing after his children were born due to the dangerous nature of races. Although he stopped racing professionally, his love for racing never diminished. Jonathan's father shared this love with his children by helping them prepare cars for pinewood derby races. However, Jonathan and his brother always knew that family was their father's highest priority.
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The LDS tenor trio GENTRI just released their incredibly powerful music video "Don't Let Go."
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In a time when the world continually strives to downplay the role of fathers, it is especially important to be reminded of their eternal identity and purpose. Here six ways Elder Christofferson reminds us of the role and value of fathers in his book, The Good That Men Can Do:
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The following is an excerpt from No Other Success: The Parenting Practices of David O. McKay by Mark D. Ogletree.
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Jimmer Fredette recently posted an adorable picture of him with his baby girl, Wesley, on social media, calling it "probably the greatest photo that I've ever been a part of."
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Shortly after my mother committed suicide by setting our home on fire, my father, younger brothers, and I temporarily moved with my aunt and her family.
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Full disclosure: I’m not married. Yet. But as an engaged person, I’ve spent a lot more time lately thinking about what marriage means and the role of this new person that I will call husband and, one day, the father of my children. I’ve been learning a lot, too, from listening to the way women around me speak about their husbands, fiancés, boyfriends, and the men in their lives. What I’ve heard has been a little surprising.
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The following was republished from BYU News.
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It's easy to tease our dads or make them the butt end of a joke. After all, that's what we see the media doing on a daily basis. But recently, Al Fox Carraway noted on Facebook how this tendency completely misses the point of fatherhood:
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Few things are as mortifying as having an accident at school, as Ben Sowards's 6-year-old daughter had the misfortune of finding out.
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