Trials

May 15, 2026 04:04 PM MDT
A life-threatening experience after the birth of my first baby led me to think more deeply about God’s role in hardships.
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May 01, 2026 12:12 PM MDT
Reading about the Atonement is one thing but truly feeling it is another. This visual could make a difference.
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April 23, 2026 02:38 PM MDT
“Doing hard things allows us to rely on God," said one young man. “Challenges like this are opportunities to build confidence.”
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April 22, 2026 04:38 PM MDT
“I didn’t know how to properly thank Heavenly Father for that experience. It had softened my heart so deeply.”
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April 14, 2026 09:17 AM MDT
Everything changes when we face adversity at the Lord’s side.
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April 03, 2026 02:14 PM MDT
The image depicts the Savior gently placing His hands on the shoulders of a discouraged man.
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March 18, 2026 02:29 PM MDT
This idea can encourage you to drink more deeply of the Savior’s living water.
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March 03, 2026 01:32 PM MST
“I could not be more grateful for what this experience has brought to our family and to me personally.”
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January 27, 2026 01:42 PM MST
“Teenagers don’t always get credit for being empathetic, but that’s all this was—pure love and the desire to minister like Christ.”
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December 17, 2025 01:06 PM MST
Ready for an inspiring perspective shift?
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November 18, 2025 10:25 AM MST
“Humbled, I did my best to accept the pain, to believe in what I couldn’t imagine—that God would make something out of this.”
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November 17, 2025 03:08 PM MST
“When I called the doctor’s office and explained what I’d seen, they told me to bring Reuben in right away.”
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October 28, 2025 09:32 AM MDT
“I’ll admit that when I first heard the sentence, I felt intimidated. But as I’ve pondered more, I’ve come to realize it teaches a profound truth.”
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October 10, 2025 12:25 PM MDT
Alicia couldn’t hold or nurse the newborn because of her radiation treatments.
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September 26, 2025 09:10 AM MDT
“I wondered why such bad things happened to the very people restoring the gospel. And then I stepped outside the jail.”
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September 15, 2025 02:11 PM MDT
“Far from cursing them, the Eden story cites God blessing both Adam and Eve with ‘sorrow.’”
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September 11, 2025 03:19 PM MDT
In the Book of Mormon, God repeatedly promises prosperity to those who keep His commandments.
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September 09, 2025 04:19 PM MDT
Featuring stunning shots across New Zealand, the video honors a relative who passed away from terminal brain cancer.
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September 03, 2025 02:11 PM MDT
“In such tender times, feeling the presence of God or His angels is not uncommon.”
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September 03, 2025 01:42 PM MDT
Grow from your challenges by writing through them.
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July 28, 2025 09:09 AM MDT
Elder Stevenson recently shared some beautiful counsel from the Doctrine and Covenants.
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July 01, 2025 01:58 PM MDT
The Book of Mormon repeats this word at least six times.
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April 01, 2025 09:48 AM MDT
“I remember when she walked in the door,” Travis says. “She was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen in my life.”
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March 28, 2025 02:43 PM MDT
Here are 5 phrases to use instead of “let me know how I can help.”
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January 13, 2025 04:51 PM MST
“Do not abandon the ship when the waves are a little high.”
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January 10, 2025 01:45 PM MST
You'll be turning to this verse in the Doctrine and Covenants for years.
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December 03, 2024 04:24 PM MST
“In Primary, we sang about how ‘no one likes a frowning face.’ So I used to think that if I wanted to be righteous, I needed to be happy no matter what.”
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November 27, 2024 10:05 AM MST
In some ways, the phrase ‘everything happens for a reason’ is merely a platitude. But there is an empowering truth in the statement.
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September 27, 2024 02:23 PM MDT
Beyond the obvious sand-versus-rock analysis, this story teaches us something essential about building a testimony.
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August 26, 2024 01:59 PM MDT
Think of these women in the scriptures as a girlfriend telling you her story.
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August 20, 2024 06:48 AM MDT
Here are six quotes Elder Uchtdorf has shared recently on social media that are too beautiful to miss.
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July 15, 2024 02:13 PM MDT
Champion sprinter and RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars winner Jason Smyth shares two scriptures that changed his perception of adversity.
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July 15, 2024 08:27 AM MDT
Find comfort in what literal storms in the Book of Mormon remind us about life.
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June 25, 2024 09:45 AM MDT
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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By  Irene Caso
April 24, 2024 01:07 PM MDT
Maybe in the biggest moments of our lives, we see a clear path to the Savior. But the real battle is won in the daily challenges of life.
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April 23, 2024 07:08 AM MDT
After a long battle with cancer, Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye recently passed away. We share this excerpt from her recent book as a tribute to her incredible life of scholarship and discipleship, for which we will be forever grateful.
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February 26, 2024 02:33 PM MST
Reviewing the bigger trials in my life, I realized that while our personal trials are often for our learning, they can also benefit those around us.
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February 16, 2024 09:57 AM MST
“I had to figure out a way to believe that God existed and that He still loves me while understanding the reality of my situation.”
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December 15, 2023 12:41 PM MST
If for whatever reason your Christmas doesn’t look like everyone else’s, don’t worry. Own it. You are unique, which means you can “keep Christmas” your way.
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November 22, 2023 01:22 PM MST
Melissa Inouye shares five truths to help Latter-day Saints understand life's struggles and find joy and peace in their choice to be on “Team Jesus.”
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September 27, 2023 07:00 AM MDT
81-year-old Fran Anderson isn’t one to back down from a challenge.
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August 17, 2023 08:00 AM MDT
Here are six takeaways about the ministry of angels that can inspire us in our lives today.
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September 20, 2022 01:31 PM MDT
“There is hope in purposeful action. It provides us a measure of control, meaning, and determination that is very different from the feelings that come from passively waiting.”
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September 19, 2022 09:25 AM MDT
“I concluded that I was doing it all wrong. I had this challenging trial, dramatic enough to describe in firesides and stake conference, but my response was far from inspiring. Who would be inspired by this puddle of tears?”
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Fun
August 12, 2022 04:25 PM MDT
Seen any squirrels splayed out on the ground lately? Our bushy-tailed friends might be offering a simple lesson.
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April 27, 2021 12:00 PM MDT
Notwithstanding all Joseph Smith went through, he never turned against God and never denied his testimony that God and Christ had spoken to him.
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March 25, 2021 05:28 PM MDT
The birth of Cameron and Rebecca King’s second daughter isn’t the birth story that most young parents imagine, but it is a story of how the hand of the Lord is always visible, even during hard times.
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December 03, 2020 09:20 PM MST
President Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President, recently penned a piece for the Ensignwhere she recalled childhood memories of getting caught in rain storms.
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September 24, 2020 04:00 PM MDT
A new video released by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shares a powerful reminder from President Russell M. Nelson about enduring life’s trials.
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June 25, 2020 12:00 PM MDT
When I was about 13 years of age, a new family moved into our ward. They had a 12-year-old son. He and I had some things in common. He was the oldest in his family; I was the oldest in my family. He had an alpha male personality; I had an alpha male personality. But perhaps the thing we had most in common was a very strong dislike for one another. I don’t know why—we didn’t even know each other well enough to be enemies. Yet it was true that we did not get along at all.
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January 22, 2020 10:58 PM MST
This article is written by Dr. David T. Morgan, who writes for LDS Living under the title of “Latter-day Saint Psychologist.” He has a special connection with the person featured in this post.
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