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Dear newly elected officials,As you assume office tomorrow, you carry the expectations of the people to do as you promised — ...

We don’t talk enough about what it really means to come home to ourselves. Not in the romanticized way—burning sage, buying ...

They claim to fight for a God they do not know Port Orange, Fla.: Interesting how we have three countries, America, Israel and Iran, led by people, Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ...

It is so nice to see that summer has arrived and with it all our summer activities ones that we enjoy participating, for me ...

From the beginning of time, God has initiated and sought to develop a personal relationship with humanity. He began with a direct relationship with Adam and Eve in the Garden ...

What a reminder of the Anchor of our soul who would care for us no matter what the cost. “Why not name him Anchor as a symbol ...

But with the Bible, the stakes go up. When we say that something is “in the Bible,” what do we mean? Is it the exact ...

For decades, I struggled with the phrase “after all we can do” when reading the Book of Mormon. “…for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do” (2 Nephi 25:23). At first ...

When a newly elected Pope Leo XIV appeared wearing the red mozzetta, a traditional papal garment set aside for over a decade, ...

Pokémon Cafes To Serve Incredible-Looking Plate Of Food That Can Mega Evolve Before Your Eyes The extraordinarily intricate meal will change into a mega form when viewed through an app ...