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by April Young Bennett · Published June 18, 2020 · Last modified June 26, 2020
Last week, the Come Follow Me weekly reading assignment for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) was the sermon of Alma in Alma 5-7. It is one of the...
Body / Gender / Journeys / Policy
by April Young Bennett · Published May 21, 2020 · Last modified May 13, 2020
I served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon) in a country where the local culture called for a siesta: a long lunch break, possibly including a nap....
There was a new face at my step-grandmother’s funeral—another Nordic face, like my step-grandma and her children and grandchildren. He had never met my step-grandmother, but in the few days after her death and...
At my asthmatic daughter’s doctor appointment a couple days ago, the nurse read through the standard questions for the chart—the same ones she reads every time. When she said, “Have there been any big...
We are taught to “liken the scriptures” unto ourselves. In that spirit, I have adapted some favorite scripture passages to our present circumstances as we cope with a worldwide pandemic. And at midnight there...
Introduce the Doctrine The Plan of Salvation Share this diagram and discuss these questions. If the young women are stumped by the questions, invite them to look for answers in the referenced scriptures. The...
by April Young Bennett · Published March 19, 2020 · Last modified April 5, 2020
Throughout the world, and more specifically, in my neighborhood, health officials are calling for quarantines, self-isolation and social distancing. We are coming together to fight off a viral enemy…by staying apart and alone. With...
The official Church History blog of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has just completed a series on the Woman’s Exponent, the 19th century women’s newspaper from which Exponent II takes its...
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