The First Presidency has announced the creation of three new missions in Russia and Ukraine, the first missions of the Church to establish headquarters in the Commonwealth of Independent States...

Edna Rudd was a spunky lady of 87 when my husband, Joe, and I were asked by the bishop in 1990 to regularly visit her at a retirement center. She had joined the Church at age 79, the only...

The First Presidency has announced the call of six more mission presidents. The new presidents and their wives will be assigned to specific missions later and will begin their service about July...

LDS young single adults experience unique challenges and transitions in their lives, such as leaving home for the first time, seeking an education, serving missions, choosing careers and preparing...

How to get a good education? What career to choose? How to prepare for a mission and/or marriage? Who to marry? How to replenish spiritual reserves? Where to turn for strength? How to balance...

It was the love that Sister Beth Soffe had for the Book of Mormon and its teachings that touched the lives of the 17-year-old youth she taught years ago in Sunday School. "She made the...

When I was younger, I wondered why the Prophet Joseph Smith included teachings about Adam and Eve's transgression and the Fall in the Second Article of Faith. Today, I know that when Joseph...

The Merrie Miss Memorandum, a special meeting held to explain the Merrie Miss program to parents, helps 10- and 11-year-old girls see themselves as substantive, contributing members of the Church,...

It was time for filing income taxes again and Fred Wehrhahn was at the home of some non-member friends, George and Sandra Schneider, gathering information in order to assist in preparing their...

Richard A. Searfoss didn't actually aim for the stars when, as a young boy, he plotted his life's course. But he did aim high and, whenever he gets the chance, he encourages today's youth to do...