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April 17, 2026

The Fire on the Altar: Emerson’s Longing and the Restoration’s Reply

In 1838, Ralph Waldo Emerson stood before the graduating divinity students at Harvard and said Christianity had become a cold hearth, a place where men gathered to describe the fire that once burned there.

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Hastening Now: A Weekly Church Report

Stay informed and inspired with this weekly update on important news items from around the Church.

Unraveling One Reason for Inactivity

Think everyone at church is perfect? Think again. Explore why the "perfect family" façade is a myth and how pushing through envy to find true friendship can change your entire perspective on church.

“My Presence Shall Go With Thee”– Come, Follow Me: Exodus 19-20 24; 31-34

There are two kinds of people: Those who repent, and those who refuse to repent. “What about the righteous? Aren’t they a third kind?” No, to be righteous is to be repentant.



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Moses the Deliverer

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A Culmination of the Restoration

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Covenants, Columns, and QR Codes: Accessing God’s Promised Blessings

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How Susceptible Are You to the Allure of Divergent Doctrine

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Parked on the Covenant Path

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Elijah, the Sealing Powers, and the Kirtland Temple

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The Power of Validation in Latter-day Saint Communities

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Better and Poorer Kinds of Guidance in Parenting

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Holding Your Peace vs. Holding Your Ground on the Quest to Be Peacemakers

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Unprecedented: A New Temple Square Visitors’ Center that Is Unlike Any Other

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The Double Disguise: How Hiding Who You Are and What You Want Is Keeping You Single

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My Mom Cared If She Got Mail

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Currents: Taylor Frankie Paul Leaves Church; Why Religious Runners Are So Fast; An AI Jesus and More

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“Stand Still and See the Salvation of God”—Come, Follow Me for Sunday School, Exodus 14-17 

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Becoming Brigham, Episode 12 — Why did Joseph Smith put Nauvoo under martial law?

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Look All the World Over—There’s Only One You

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When We Are Up Against a Red Sea—Come Follow Me Podcast, Exodus 14-18

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The Joseph Smith Translation: Study, Pray, & Obey; A Personal Journey

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Speech, Therapy, and the Constitution

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Graphic Novels for Early Readers

Cartoon: Brother Plagues

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Hastening Now: A Weekly Church Report


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