What Have the Scriptures and Prophets Taught about Disabilities?
Having a disability can raise some deep questions, both for the individual and their loved ones. Understanding the principles surrounding this topic can offer more hope and strength. The Church's website about disabilities provides an overview of what is taught in the...
How to Defend Your Beliefs on Social Media
Social media can be a fun way to share beliefs, gather ideas, and connect with friends and family. However, using this creative outlet also means we are bound to see posts, comments, and ideas that contradict or even attack our faith, which could leave us feeling...
How to Handle Food Allergies at Church
Food allergies and reactions to food can have a significant effect on a person’s physical and emotional health and ability to participate in Church meetings and activities. How can we administer the sacrament in a way that ensures the safety of someone who has food...
Church Releases New Emotional Resilience Manual
The Church has released a new manual, Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience. This manual is an addition to the family of self-reliance manuals that are used in self-reliance courses. This workbook can help you learn and put into practice principles of...
VIDEO: Pray for Eyes to See as He Sees
In the Church video "Pray for Eyes to See as He Sees," Sister Michelle Craig suggests that we pray to God to open our eyes to see things we might not normally see. “Jesus Christ sees people deeply,” says Michelle Craig of the Young Women General Presidency. He sees...
September 2021 Liahona Focuses on Respect for All of God’s Children and Overcoming Racism and Prejudice
President Russell M. Nelson urged us to “expand our circle of love to embrace the whole human family” (Teachings of Russell M. Nelson [2018], 83). With so much diversity among God’s children, how can we create a community where all people live in harmony? Creating...
Are Service Animals Allowed at Church?
Service animals often accompany people with particular disabilities to help them with their day-to-day activities. Other people have animals for emotional support. Are both service animals and emotional support animals allowed in Church buildings? Definitions A...
Latter-day Saint Responsibility to Welcome and Help Refugees
Latter-day Saints have a responsibility to welcome and help refugees. See this entry from the Church's General Handbook, 38.8.35: 38.8.35 Refugees Many people have fled their homes seeking relief from violence, war, religious persecution, and life-threatening...
5 Tools to Help You Evaluate Information about the Church
In a recent Church News podcast, Keith Erekson discussed the tools he uses to determine if information is accurate and true. He talked about accuracy, authenticity, reliability, fairness, and comprehensive search. There are many reasons to study Church history. It...
Video: Struggling with the History of Race and the Priesthood
A new Church video in the “His Grace” series features a young Latter-day Saint man named Danor. He discusses the challenges he faced about race and priesthood when he joined the Church. Watch the video "Struggling with the History of Race and the Priesthood." Danor...
How to Order Latter-day Saint Garments and Temple Clothing
Endowed members of the Church can purchase garments and temple clothing in the following ways: In person at a Distribution Services or Deseret Book store. Online at store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. By phone by calling the Global Service Center. Who May Buy Garments and...
Discussion on How to Overcome Prejudice
Elder Jack N. Gerard of the Quorum of the Seventy had a discussion about overcoming prejudice with Rev. Amos C. Brown of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco. Latter-day Saint leaders, including President Russell M. Nelson, have worked with Rev. Brown and others...
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