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When it comes to world-class athletes, few people realize just how many champions, superstars, and influencers in the sports world are also members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From NFL legends and Olympic medalists to boundary-pushing coaches and rising young stars, Latter-day Saints have left their …

Saying Goodbye to Rite Aid: More Than Just a Store This week I walked by my neighborhood Rite Aid and saw workers removing the pharmacy sign for the last time. It felt like the end of an era. Rite Aid was more than a store. It was a gathering place …

When the System Abandons Accountability The vaccine court is a federal program that exists not to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable, but to protect them from the consequences of their products. If your child is harmed by a vaccine, you cannot sue the manufacturer in a traditional court. Instead, you are …

There was a time when schools were not fortresses. When families did not live in fear of the next headline. When young men brought rifles to school for a shooting club and then bowed their heads in prayer before dinner with their families. Even just a few decades ago, the …

In a world where nearly every inconvenience, emotion, or bodily function is labeled a medical disorder, the vast majority of people have surrendered their health and their agency to Babylon’s system. But for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear, it is clear that we were warned. …

In a world that grows more confusing by the day, where information is abundant but true wisdom is increasingly rare, every Latter-day Saint family would benefit from having something in their home that connects them to a time when truth was treated with reverence. That something is a complete encyclopedia …

A Son of God Misled by the World Miles Yardley was fifteen years old when adults around him began pressuring him to question his identity. Teachers did not guide him. Doctors did not pause. Even clergy in his life offered no real spiritual foundation. Instead, he was rushed into a …

Families Are at the Center of God’s Plan As Latter-day Saints, we understand that families are not temporary social units. They are eternal structures ordained by God for our growth, joy, and salvation. In The Family: A Proclamation to the World, we are taught that “the family is central to …

Braving the Unknown: Serving an LDS Mission During COVID 19 When a young man or woman accepts the call to serve a full time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, they step into the unknown with faith. But no generation in modern history was thrown …

Battling Cancer, Preaching ChristWhile most missionaries wake up thinking about lessons and service projects, Elder Spencer Blanchard begins his day with chemotherapy. Diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic neuroblastoma, he serves as a service missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from his home in the Oregon Salem …