In all my long years of life I have tried not to hide who I am and what I believe. I cannot recall a single instance when it hurt my career or I lost valued friends by humbly acknowledging that I was a member of this Church.

President Hinckley also announced that Church membership has now reached 13 million, spread all across the world. There continue to be more members outside of the United States than inside, reflecting the global depth and diversity of Church membership.

Searching for an effective way to influence your children? A solution could be right in your pocket.

I didn't realize at the time the positive repercussions that would come from my father's offering to give two brothers rides to and from church.

Doing temple work for more than 16 generations has not only blessed the Chiang family's ancestors; it has also helped strengthen their posterity.

While my husband and I were serving in the presidency of the Palmyra New York Temple, we lived in the historic Tomlinson Inn, where we learned much about the conversion of Brigham Young.

I recently married, and I don't relate to my in-laws very well. How can I develop better relationships with them?

If we reverently partake of the sacrament with the promise to always remember Him and keep His commandments, then we have the promise in return that we 'may always have his Spirit to be with us.'

You have a loved one or friend who struggles with same-gender attraction and asks for your help. What do you say? What can you do?

When Latter-day Saint artist Minerva Teichert attended the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York in the early 1900's, mural paintings and theatrical pageants were dynamic components of American popular culture.

Sister Lewis is one of many women and men in the military who find themselves temporally separated from their families. The following are suggestions from her and others that can help bring joy and peace during the holiday season to military personnel and theri families.

Two Latter-day Saints share how learning to read and write changes lives.

Using Elder Bednar's analogy, we discussed what happens to a cucumber that is merely dunked - not immersed - and how that relates to our lives and relationship with the Savior.

In the house of mercy, compassion, larger than life, more powerful than angel-troubled waters, lifts the veil of illness, impotence, stregthens heart and legs, and after thirty-eight infirm years, makes them whole.

I wanted desparately for our family to be sealed in the temple. Why couldn't my husband share that goal?

It is my hope and prayer that we all can declare we are worthy to enter the temple of our God, that we may enjoy eternal promised blessings.

The doctrine that underlies the work in the holy temple, more than any other thing, sets The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints apart from and transcendent above every other religious organization on the face of the earth.

Parents and leaders who have lived standards are a great example. Youth can see that good things have happened in our lives, that we've been able to establish eternal families. Those are promises being fulfilled in our lives.

I never expected to be single at age 40, but the scriptures helped me find strength and draw closer to God.

Become an Instrument in the Hands of God by Preparing for the Second Coming of Our Lord.

They Marked the Path to Follow. Learning of others who trusted God and followed His teachings whispers to our souls, 'Be still, and know that I am God.' When we follow their examples, we too will be similarly blessed in our day. Each one becomes a model to follow.