At the April 2024 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the church spoke of being “valiant in the testimony of Jesus.” In his address, he noted that the "distinguishing characteristic" ...

One of the obvious challenges of serving a Latter-day Saint mission in a foreign country is not having the ability to say things exactly how you would want to say them. Early on in my mission to Taiwan, this was the cause of much frustration for me because I desperately wanted to be able to ...

It’s kind of just a reality that when you have a 10-year-old and an 8-year-old, the older child is going to have opportunities and privileges that the younger child doesn’t have. It’s not that the 10-year-old is loved more than the 8-year-old, but rather an acknowledgement of the ...

With Christmas fast approaching, I have been looking for gifts that I can purchase for my two sons. They want the normal things that most kids seem to want: Transformers toys, video games, toy airplanes. After purchasing some of the things they seemed to want the most, a thought came to me. ...

Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a unique teaching style that I’ve noticed over the years and really appreciate. In many of his messages, he’s able to take a gospel principle and explain it using thoughtful ...

Many years ago, before I started working for the Standard-Examiner, I had a job that involved working a graveyard shift. I was living in Layton at the time, but this job was in Taylorsville. Sunday mornings were always a challenge because I would return home after my normal shift and want to go ...