Peacemaking requires courage, restraint, and faith as we respond to conflict in a way that reflects the Savior’s example. Recently, while reading comments on a news article, I watched an argument spiral. One person tried to calm everyone down, but they were quickly dismissed. “Now is the time for action,”...

The Relief Society was formed to encourage women to participate in the work of the Church. Today, women in the Church continue to change the world through God’s power. In March of 2025, the Relief Society General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met in the...

How does our understanding of “grace” combat our perfectionism, shame, depression, or anxiety? BYU Studies explains. There is a recurring thought in my mind: “I am not the person I wish I were. I do not have the capacity to be that person.” Many overly occupied, ambitious, and earnest people...

Do you ever wonder who you are or what message God wants you to remember throughout your life that is specifically for you? Your patriarchal blessing gives some answers to these questions.  We sometimes lose sense of our divine nature. We stand, looking at our reflection in the mirror, wondering if we have...

In the midst of my battle with pornography, a sacred hymn let me know that I was loved. You wouldn’t have recognized me that Sunday in Los Angeles. I was 19. I had tangled, unkempt hair that came down past my shoulders and a bushy beard that hid most of...

As an atheist, I knew nothing about prayer. But when I learned about Joseph Smith and the First Vision, I learned how to get answers from God. I asked God every night for eight years if he was real, and I never got an answer. Growing up as an atheist,...