On a still, sunny Sabbath morning in our tiny California branch, my Sunbeam teacher held her index finger to her lips to signal us to be quiet. She whispered that we should practice being...

"A great person is reverent. . . . As with the other principles of the gospel, reverence leads to increased joy. "We must remember that reverence is not a somber, temporary behavior that we...

As the membership of the Church began to grow, it became essential for leaders to keep order by knowing who was a baptized member in good standing and who was not. The Lord accomplished this in a...

The man who cut the first cornerstone for the Salt Lake Temple is also the man who crafted the hemisphere capstone 40 years later. Two months after the capstone was laid, the craftsman, Eugene...

The opening of a new exhibit on the centennial of the Salt Lake Temple boosted the March attendance record at the Museum of Church History and Art to an all-time high for the month. "Even...

Section 76 speaks of those who are "not valiant in the testimony of Jesus." (v. 79.) President Ezra Taft Benson, speaking in the April 1982 general conference, said: "Not to be valiant in...

The First Presidency announced May 14 that the former Hotel Utah in downtown Salt Lake City will be officially renamed the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. Renovation of the building is...

Bonnie Card is called "Mom" by at least 40 children. "We have 10 `homemade,' 12 adopted and 18 foster children, but there were never more than 13 at home at any one time," said Sister Card,...

"Cougar Joe" is his nickname, but his fame lies not in bagging big cats but in enthusiastically sharing the gospel with hundreds of people. Joseph C. Judd, 91, is a member of the Virgin...

Missionaries in the Thailand Bangkok Mission recently helped members of the Utah Army National Guard in providing medical and dental services to residents near Ubon, Thailand. The B Company,...