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VIDEO: Honoring Pioneers of Past and Present on July 24 and Always

Each July 24th, Latter-day Saints in Utah and around the world celebrate Pioneer Day, an official holiday that the U.S. state celebrates to commemorate the first group of the faith’s pioneers that arrived in the Salt Lake Valley nearly 175 years ago. But we all have a story of personal pioneering. What is yours?
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Guest performers are joining The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a special worldwide broadcast this weekend to commemorate 90 years of “Music & the Spoken Word.” The pre-recorded program features interviews and performances with renowned guest artists who have previously appeared with the choir.

VIDEO: Tabernacle Choir Celebrates 90 Years of Broadcasting

Guest performers are joining The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a special worldwide broadcast this weekend to commemorate 90 years of “Music & the Spoken Word.” The pre-recorded program features interviews and performances with renowned guest artists who have previously appeared with the choir.
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COME, FOLLOW ME LESSON AIDS — Book of Mormon Lesson 28: July 13–19 “Plant This Word in Your Hearts” Alma 32-35 Hands seeds child children

#ComeFollowMe Alma 32: Why Did Alma Talk about Planting a Seed in the Heart? (from Book of Mormon Central)

Alma’s metaphor would have naturally resonated with peasant farmers of a predominately agricultural society, much like the Savior’s Parable of the Sower was relatable to his audience of laborers and agriculturalists in Palestine. Yet the imagery reviewed here suggests that there were additional factors that made this metaphor meaningful within the possible cultural backdrop of Book of Mormon peoples.
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Jesus is the Messiah. Image via LDS Media Library Come follow Me 2019 lesson aids mormon

VIDEO: Like the widow of Nain, through the atonement of Jesus Christ, we too can be restored to all that Heavenly Father has promised us

In the New Testament, we read of the miracle Jesus performed in Nain—raising a widow’s son from the dead. As we study this story’s historical context, we’ll discover she had stood to lose far more than just her beloved son. She would lose her financial security, her property and inheritance, and even her legacy and name. Christ’s miracle of restoring the son also restored her. Like the widow of Nain, through the atonement of Jesus Christ, we too can be restored to all that the Father has promised us.
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