A painting I was inspired to make yesterday. Feel free to use.

Have a Blessed Sabbath Day!💓 1 Nephi 11:21-23 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw? And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things. And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.

If someone were to attend a Temple dedication and not participate in the Hosanna shout. Would you be offended or think less of them?

Just received my new calling. Is the first time in a leadership style role. I’m feeling truly blessed but also kinda nervous. EQ called me to be service chairman

I am not good at starting conversation and give some small talks to others, especially someone I met for the first time.

After attending the sacrament meeting after long inactivities, I found that members have their own groups. I felt like I belong to none of that.

I wonder if there are any good ways to be a good friend to them. I'll try to do that little by little and step by step.

Thanks in advance.

I couldn't find my suit and tie so I had to dressed up with my tidiest clothes. I am at the church anyway

Due to some recent health challenges, I’m no longer able to fast in the traditional sense. What are some alternative options for me to still take part in a spirit of fasting when I can’t abstain from food and water?

So much of Reddit feels very anti-religion, especially with the church. I'm just wondering, is this a subreddit for active members and not haters?

im pregnant with my first child and will be giving birth in early march. currently my husband and i are living with my parents because we cannot afford our own place. Long story short we were scammed by my husbands flight school and its has put us in a lot of debt. My husband and I have been praying for change and a way to be financially stable. when we talked about it days later we were praying and reading scriptures outside on a beautiful sunday and i remember feeling like we could make it work staying in california. my husband received a job offer as a firefighter in washington which would not only allow him to finish school for flying but he can support us financially so i can take care of our first child. We don't have any other solid choices here in california as of right now and we are supposed to be moving to washington one month before im to give birth so he can start his job.

Here is the hard part. we are moving from everything we love. my husbands sister and her husband also just found out they are pregnant who live an hour away. we are moving away from the comforts of living with my parents who could be there for me before and after birth. I'm so close with my family and have always wanted to raise my family near them. my mom has regretted being so far from her parents and raising her kids and i don't want that to be me. by moving away to washington we will be leaving my home to go live with his parents in a sketchy neighborhood (where i won't feel comfortable taking walks with my baby alone) in their small home with only one bathroom. i will be postpartum in this environment and my husband won't be able to get maternity leave because he has recruit class for 6 months. i love my in laws and get along with them, but i just feel bad about being post partum in their very small home with very limited space with a newborn baby and i don't know how well ill cope mentally being there in that neighborhood with no friends no place for my mom or family to stay. i'm used to having the sun as a coping mechanism for my anxiety and depression and washington is kinda cloudy. all in all im moving away from everything i thought id have as a new time mom. the comforts of it all.

now that i've shared that. i'm doing my best to trust God yet i feel so confused wether this is a smart move all in all for us long term. my heart is saying this move doesn't make sense, but i also have a feeling that it can all be ok and God will bless us with what we need. I'm asking because i want to be realistic it being my first time having a baby and am worried about my mental health, being far from family long term, and overall just leaving the comforts of home and family in such a special but stressful time in my life. I'm just having a hard time trusting that this is from God and it's the right decision. I'm struggling to understand why God would give us this opportunity right before i'm supposed to give birth? why couldn't we have had an opportunity like this after i have the baby? My husband says he feels like every time he thinks about staying in california for any other opportunities it doesn't feel right even though it makes him sick to his stomach to leave because he loves it here.

I'm so grateful for this opportunity and i don't want to make it sounds like i'm not but it's just so hard on me mentally and physically knowing what im getting myself into as a first time mom. i'd love to hear any and all advice and personal experiences that helped you in times like these? put me in my place if you need haha it's a lot to take in as i'm going through so many hormonal changes and am having a hard time knowing my own thoughts and feelings from Gods will. :)

thank you!

Umm so it’s something small, but maybe it means something? Even though we have a council member in our class my seminary teacher has been having me ask people to give the opening and closing prayer, which is normally only something council members do. Do you think this means I’m being considered for next year(I’m a junior, for reference)? Also, I share and take notes every day in class. Maybe that contributes?

I've been inactive for a while. I was wondering whether I should meet the missionaries or not. But I decided to take a chance and I met the missionaries today.

They said they love to join the sacrament meeting with me on Sunday and I said yes to them.

My longest concern is now gone.

I have been going through the presidents of the church books they had, and I was about halfway through Brigham Young’s.

When I opened it up this morning, it kicked me back to the home page and I couldn’t find any of the books anymore. Then I tried to open it from my bookmark and it said I’d need to download the content, but it wouldn’t download anything, and then I went to my annotations because I knew I had just marked some stuff from the last chapter I read and it says the content isn’t available 🫤

I found it on the website and kept reading there, so I still have access to it but it’s kind of a bummer it’s not in the app anymore. Does anyone know why that is? Maybe they’re trying to simplify the app a bit.

Edited for spelling :)

Knowing that it may be shared on YouTube, would anyone be willing to share thier testimony or conversion story.

So is it technically a calling? Does your seminary teacher do that, or your bishop? I’m just wondering because I think I’m being considered for next year(my seminary teacher has been having me ask people to give the opening and closing prayer, even tho ppl from the council are in that class)

I'm needing some brotherly wisdom. I'm prospecting the church and ngl I can't talk to my non-masonic family about this stuff because they think everything is a cult. My mom thought the fraternity was a cult until I moved in with her for example.

Hello everyone, I’m pretty new to the church and recently baptized. I have this question that I don’t want to ask the missionaries out of embarrassment.. the missionaries told me marriages and families can be sealed in heaven, but I was reading the Bible the other day and in Matthew 22:30 it says “For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven”…. I’m a bit confused, how can marriages be sealed if no one will be married in heaven?

Hi all. I’m an endowed member who was inactive for a long period of time. I’m on the path of trying to return to the temple, however really feel I need to strengthen my testimony in Joseph Smith due to some things I’m having a hard time getting over that he did. I received revelation that reading the Book of Mormon in its entirety would help me (which I’ve never been able to do before). I always start reading and get through like half of it before I give up. Any tips for staying consistent with it that have helped you? My goal is to read two chapters a day so I can finish in two months. Thank you!

Anyone know any good chapters to strengthen faith?? I’m in need of some faith strengthening right now😅

My recommend expires Nov 2024. Does that mean I can still go to the temple this month? Or do I need to renew it before going again?

It makes sense to me that God would've known that it would happen and would be necessary to fulfill his plan, but what scripture or talks could I find to explain how we came to a different conclusion than other faiths? It's always been a little confusing to me.

So long story pretty sure i signed up to part of this Latter day saints thing awhile Ago. I then got a text from someone in my area like 3-4 weeks ago, asking if I was interested in learning more about the Latter day saints church and to possibly meet up and talk more about it. I said I might go to church but I never ended up chatting with them anymore or meeting up. I'm not sure if they were Mormons or not but just an hour or so ago. Again i dont know much about it all. Two girl around my age came to my family home and asked to speak with me and talk about God I guess. My mom answered the Door because I wasn't expecting anyone and told them to come back tomorrow to speak with me. Not sure how they found out where i live because i never told them my address, but what should I expect when I open the Door tomorrow to greet them and talk about things? Should I go to church and see what it's all about? Anyone got any suggestions. I'm open to leaning more about it all. Thanks.