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August 15, 2026
Alexander Doniphan, who refused the order to execute Joseph Smith at Far West in 1838

Alexander Doniphan: The Man Who Saved Joseph Smith’s Life

When a Missouri general ordered Joseph Smith shot at dawn, Alexander Doniphan faced a choice between obedience and conscience—and answered, “It is cold-blooded murder.”

Breaking News

Lamb in a green pasture representing Psalm 23 and Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd in the Come Follow Me Podcast.

“This I Know…God Is for Me”— Come Follow Me Podcast: Psalms 1-2; 8; 19-33; 40; 46 

Unlike the other books of the Old Testament, the Psalms aren’t designed to tell us a story or follow the prophetic line of prophecy. They are truly focused on our personal journey to God.

The Endowment of Job in the Bible, exploring Job’s suffering, endowment, and journey toward exaltation

The Book of Job and the Temple Endowment

The story of Job in the Bible is about much more than his suffering and sorrow. It's about his endowment and journey to exaltation.

Your Hardest Family Question: His Brother’s Divorce

My husband’s brother and his wife recently separated after 20 years of marriage and 3 children. My brother-in-law has already moved on and will be remarrying within weeks of his divorce. How do we not let this family divorce negatively affect our own marriage?



FEATURES

Time for School Picture Books

Cartoon: Grow a Foot or Two

Ironhorse Racing logo design combining a horse and racing tire, created through AI collaboration.

From Clever to Iconic —The Evolution of the Ironhorse Racing Logo

Young volunteers promote the Salt Lake Temple Celebration featured in Meridian’s Hastening Church news roundup.

Hastening: A Weekly Church Report

Woman teaching a Sunday School class as adults study scriptures and participate in gospel learning and discussion.

Second-hour Changes Are Coming: Is There a Bar to Be Raised?

Job with his seven sons and three daughters, illustrating heaven’s math and the hope of resurrection and eternal families.

Job and Heaven’s Math

Young men repairing a four-wheeler in Bart’s farm shop before the fire that revealed a reason for his survival.

A Reason Why

Mother and children evacuating their home with emergency backpacks during a disaster evacuation.

Dos and Don’ts of Evacuation

Child overwhelmed by cleaning his toy room, illustrating parenting, child development, and teaching children problem-solving skills.

What Children Really Mean When They Say, “I Can’t”

Currents collage featuring Latter-day Saint women, humanitarian aid, Chandler David Hendry, and Marxism and the Red-Green Alliance.

Currents: More Young Latter-day Saint Women Struggling?; Restored Faith Podcaster Dies; America’s Existential Threat?

Family watching Children’s Films together that entertain and help children grow in virtue.

The Moral Power of Children’s Films

Job suffering as his three friends come to comfort him in the Book of Job

Job and the Suffering that God Allows—Come, Follow Me Podcast #32, Job 1-3; 12-14;19; 21-24; 38-40; 42

Man considering changing roles and worth through retirement and life transitions as a child of God

The Measure of Our Worth

Inside Brigham Young’s Lion House, the realities of a large plural family helped shape Brigham Young’s views on women, their capabilities, and their expanding responsibilities and legal rights in Utah.

Inside the Lion’s House — Becoming Brigham, Episode 29

Latter-day Saint temple illustrating Job’s journey through trials of mortality toward God’s presence

How Can the Book of Job Teach Us about the Temple?

Two women talking in a garden, illustrating judging others and choosing humility and compassion instead.

Epiphany: How to “Un-Judge” Your Neighbor

Alice asks the Caterpillar “Who are you?” symbolizing betrayal trauma and disorientation after discovering a spouse’s addiction.

How to Live After Discovering Your Spouse’s Secret World

Writer with typewriter, fanzine and creative tools discovering a glowing AI spark representing artificial intelligence and creativity

Creating the Header with AI

Florida dairy farmers separate Jersey cows after Hurricane Donna, illustrating kindness of neighbors and a lesson about the Savior

The Testimony that Grew from a Hurricane

Hastening Church news featuring temple growth and Latter-day Saint developments worldwide

Hastening: A Weekly Church Report

Simran Jeet Singh in UNDIVIDED, a documentary series exploring Latter-day Saints, religious freedom, and religious pluralism.

A Sikh Scholar Is Telling Latter-day Saint Stories (And I Really Think We Should Pay Attention)

The Power of a Prayer of Faith for a Loved One

Breaking News

Lamb in a green pasture representing Psalm 23 and Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd in the Come Follow Me Podcast.

“This I Know…God Is for Me”— Come Follow Me Podcast: Psalms 1-2; 8; 19-33; 40; 46 

Unlike the other books of the Old Testament, the Psalms aren’t designed to tell us a story or follow the prophetic line of prophecy. They are truly focused on our personal journey to God.

The Endowment of Job in the Bible, exploring Job’s suffering, endowment, and journey toward exaltation

The Book of Job and the Temple Endowment

The story of Job in the Bible is about much more than his suffering and sorrow. It's about his endowment and journey to exaltation.

Your Hardest Family Question: His Brother’s Divorce

My husband’s brother and his wife recently separated after 20 years of marriage and 3 children. My brother-in-law has already moved on and will be remarrying within weeks of his divorce. How do we not let this family divorce negatively affect our own marriage?

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