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General conference and learning to laugh
MR says: A great story from a woman who, amid difficulties, changed her outlook because of Elder Withlin's famous talk "Come What May and Love it." Love this. After becoming severely ill as a college student, I was inspired by an LDS general conference talk to "learn to laugh." In October 2008, I was a...
Thoughts from a tattooed Mormon
MR says: This is a phenomenal and inspiring piece. Al Fox is featured on LDS Living's current March/April cover and has received a lot of response for her thoughts--as well as her appearance. A lot of new subscribers & emails have come from my feature in LDS Living Magazine, as well as Deseret News, in...
Missionary Moment: Taking Converts to the Temple
MR says: A cool experience one senior couple has had with converts in Africa. My wife and I have been on our senior mission for almost 18 months. Our original assignment from the mission president was to approach the bishop and ward mission leader in our area and ask them how we could be of service to...
Young adults with mission calls view upcoming LDS conference differently
MR says: I like the perspective these kids have taken. Probably one we should take at every general conference . . . Near the end of October, less than one month after the announcement had been made lowering the age of missionary eligibility for Latter-day Saints, mission applications increased by 471...
The story continues: Mormon FBI special agent performs dangerous water rescue in Puerto Rico
MR says: This man's amazing story keeps going! This is part two of a three-part series on FBI Special Agent Daniel "Danny" Knapp and the story of how he saved several lives. In November of 2011, FBI Special Agent Danny Knapp’s career was riding a wave beyond his wildest dreams. Knapp had just returned to...
A New Type of Missionary: Seniors Called to Preserve Records for Temple Work
The Church’s genealogical database, FamilySearch.org, is seeking a greater number of hands willing to set themselves to the plow of historic records preservation. LDS Church administrators and former missionaries of the work testify of the great blessings of this call. When they opened their...
5 Inspiring “I'm a Mormon” Videos
MR says: A great collection of some of the great "I'm a Mormon" videos. Click through at the bottom of the article for the full article listing all five videos. The LDS Church instituted its “I’m a Mormon” ad campaign in 2011 as a way for curious outsiders to peek in at Mormonism’s greatest...
Mormon FBI agent risks job, life to rescue brother
MR says: Such a cool story! Would love to meet this man. For three weeks, I’ve spent hours researching an inspirational man from Las Vegas whom I’ve never met. I’ve exchanged emails, read personal letters, listened to audio recordings and chatted both over the phone and over good food with his...
10 fun family history activities
For some, family history may seem like a daunting task. With today's tools and technology, preserving family history can actually be fun. Ideas for 10 family history activities meant to be fun and enjoyable, not stressful, were presented by ppeakers Ben Bennett, vice president at FamilySearch...
Confessions of a Mormon bishop
MR says: This is a beautiful article with insights into one of the hardest callings in the Church--but rather than talk about how hard it is, this bishop discusses the wonderful things he's learned from bearing these burdens. I pulled into my driveway at 12:30 this morning. I sat in the car in front of...
The "Mormon Effect": Why Mormons are possibly the most politically wise people
MR says: The article's insights on on Mormon belief and Mormons are fascinating, especially coming from outside our culture. (Note: The author's political opinion makes a minor appearance, and it is not the opinion of LDS Living. The article has been out for a bit, but it's recently been circulating a lot on Facebook.)
Opinion: A Mormon ward is a place to pray, not prey
MR says: The First Presidency recently released a statement reiterating the idea that we shouldn't count on church relationships to make business decisions. This columnist registers his thoughts on the subject. Last week, our bishop got up in sacrament meeting and read a letter to the congregation from...
Nobody’s Perfect: A Look at Toxic Perfectionism and Depression in LDS Women
MR says: We previously ran an article on this (here), but this one adds interesting insights. Utah Valley University professor Kris Doty observed first hand how depression affected LDS women, when she...
From Agnostic to Believer: A Mormon woman’s story (+video)
MR says: This is just a great, inspirational story to listen to. She's very well spoken; she's created four installments that are great for sharing. Karen, a “Mormon” woman (member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) has created a podcast series to both share her personal story of...
Opinion: Praying for Pope Francis?
MR says: One LDS man's resolution to pray for the Catholic pope. My friend Patricia isn't just happy. She's joyful. And with good reason. She is a faithful, believing Catholic from Argentina. So the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church — the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop...
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