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This is a very uplifting article, showing understanding of everyone's problems!  I saved this article from February 3, 2016, during my husband's last few difficult weeks.  It is appropriate at any time! Pain in Every Pew By Joni Hilton  · February 3, 2016 Image via lds.org Long ago I heard the phrase, “pain in every pew,” and glanced around the next Sunday during Sacrament Meeting, to see if it were true. And it was. But it was in more than every bench; there were struggles in every single family, every single person. As Relief Society President, I may have known some private matters not known to the general congregation, but every person I actually knew was facing adversity of some kind. It could be grief over the loss of a loved one, agony over children gone astray, frustration with a spouse, worry over finances, suffering due to poor health, self-pity, shame, persecution, a wavering testimony, loneliness, personal battles with weaknesses...

Today I'm including 2 interesting items.  The first is from Latter Day Light, and tells what fascinating things have happened on this day in history.  Then is the story of a very brave and faithful woman, and tells many trials the early saints had.  We in this day have never had this type of trials!  We need to have courage, and face the trials we have! Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL April 19, 2016 Sow and Reap SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Galatians 6:7-10 ""Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. " ...

This is a very interesting article about 3 Temples.   The Dog That Saved the Washington D.C. Temple + Other Amazing Temple Stories by Chad S. Hawkins  | Mar. 11, 2016 This year marks a joyous milestone in temple history with the dedication of the Provo City Center Temple as the 150th LDS temple on the earth today. In celebration, here are 3 fascinating stories about these beautiful and holy structures. 1. Washington D.C. Temple: Saved By a Heaven-Sent Watch Dog In early 1973, leaders became concerned with security at the Washington D.C. Temple construction site. One Saturday shortly after this concern arose, a stray German shepherd appeared near the temple gates. Residents in the area called animal control to pick up the dog, but when work began again the next Monday morning, it was still there. Taking pity on the hungry animal, workers fed him and decided to keep him on the site. Zacharias, as the workers named him, soon became a...

This short story of John Taylor, the Prophet, is very interesting!   It shows what great courage and faith he had. John Taylor's Unexpected, Amazing Reaction When Men Came to Tar and Feather Him by LDS Living  | Mar. 26, 2016 Mormon Life John Taylor was known as a staunch defender of truth throughout his life, but did you know that he was almost tarred and feathered for his beliefs? According to an article from the January 2003 Ensign , on one occasion he was asked to speak at a gathering in Columbus, Ohio. Shortly before the meeting was scheduled to begin, some of the brethren discovered that there were plans to tar and feather President Taylor. But instead of cancelling his speech, President Taylor stood up and delivered a powerful speech to the crowd.  “Gentlemen, I now stand among men whose fathers fought for and obtained one of the greatest blessings ever conferred upon the human family—the right to think, to speak, to w...

Did you ever remotely entertain the idea of human evolution from apes?  This is a fascinating article, using recent scientific findings.  This is another way of knowing we have an infinitely intelligent Heavenly Father (God) who created the universe, and all that is in it! This article about DNA confirms scientific evidence that DNA has the true story to tell.  A few years ago many people said that the Native Americans in North and South America didn't have DNA that could have shown they came from Jeru salem.  But recent studies have found several areas in North America where Native Americans DO HAVE DNA that shows they came from the area of Jerusalem.  We need to have faith  in what our prophets have said.  Science will one day prove it ! Science & Religion   Chimps and Humans 99% identical DNA: A 35 Million Mutation Difference By Ronald P. Millett · April 12, 2016, in...

If you know this man, he certainly acted like an "angel."  What a kind heart! Viral Story: You Won't Believe What This Man in a Denny's Did to Answer a Single Mom's Prayer by LDS Living  | Apr. 12, 2016 Fun Makes YouThink    Mormon Life   "Today I met an angel." That's how the post, written by an anonymous worker from Denny's, begins. To look at the man, angelic isn't the first word that might pop into your mind. Dressed in black with arms and neck covered in tattoos, he seems like an unusual messenger from God. But, that's part of the beauty of this story. It causes all of us to step back and think about how we perceive others, because it was through this man God worked miracles. It was this man who helped answer one single mother's desperate prayer. He saw the needs of others, he reached out, and he served selflessly. And, because of that, his story has gone viral. A Facebook post ...

This article helps us realize that any one of us would be cared for by our ward family if disaster stroke our area.  What a blessing the Church members are to each other, and each one of us! How Belgian Mormons rallied together in the minutes, hours and days after the Brussels bombings By Tad Walch , Deseret News Published: Wednesday, April 6 2016 10:20 p.m. MDT Barbie Curtis is the Relief Society President of the Grienbergen Ward of the Antwerp Belgium Stake of the LDS Church and the mother of five children. Courtesy Barbie Curtis Summary When the four wounded LDS missionaries vanished for hours after the Brussels attack, Mormons in Belgium set out first to find them, then to support and comfort them. They banded together and lived their faith in ways that changed them. ...