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  • Live Nauvoo and British Pageants Return in July 2022

    To read more from Larry, visit LDS365. After a 3-year hiatus due to COVID, live performances of the Nauvoo and British Pageants are returning this summer in Nauvoo, Illinois, from July 5–31, 2022. Performances this summer will be every Tuesday through Friday, with the two pageants alternating on the same

  • June 5, 2022–Noticed, Named, and Known

    Drew Tucker, Columbus, OH Warm-up Question How do you know that you belong in a community? What are the signs from a community that indicate you might not belong there?  Noticed, Named, and Known Recent research about Gen Z from the Springtide Research Institute suggests that a combination of three

  • 1 Samuel 2:1-10

    ​1Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory." Daily Bible Verse

  • When Churches Become Mafias

    The recent SBC abuse report shows that churches often prioritize tribal unity and safety over “divisive” truth. By Russell Moore If you ever want to do something kind for me, please don’t send flowers. If I were to see a bouquet of them at the door, I would probably have

  • Are American Christians Persecuted?

    I have heard the phrase “Christians are being persecuted” in the context of American politics enough times in the last few years to know that it has become a piece of folk wisdom. I have seen the tendency to view persecution as confirmation in political discourse in America, particularly in

  • Devotional: Can’t Control the New

    by Isabella Peterson, 2021-22 Hunger Advocacy Fellow [about the author] I often struggle with an uneasy sensation when faced with change – that is the inability to control the “new.” It isn’t because I fear a new stage in my life, it’s because I fear the unknown. I fear the

  • Luke 24:44-53

    ​51While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. 52And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; 53and they were continually in the temple blessing God. Daily Bible Verse