LDS Living Podcasts

Joseph Smith's history has been told and canonized in scripture. You may be familiar with the names of the women close to him, but what do you know about their stories and roles in the Restoration? Today, we are...

There are only two women named in the Doctrine and Covenants, but Church history is filled with stories of strong women of the Restoration. And thanks to diaries, recorded speeches, and family histories, we know many of...

Helaman went to battle with 2,000 young men and they needed every single one of them. They needed to be ready and they were prepared physically and spiritually by incredibly faithful mothers. What did it take to raise a...

Close your eyes and picture the wilderness. What does it look like to you, and what is or isn't there? If you had to live there, what would those living conditions be like? Today, we are going to study what the word...

Art forms an impression on our minds. When we visualize scripture stories, it's often in the style we've seen before through art. It's easy to picture Nephi's family on the boat, Moroni praying over the plates, Abinadi...

The scriptures are filled with stories of women once you start looking for them. In conjunction with our weekly Come, Follow Me podcast, this bonus series will explore accounts of women throughout the standard works...

Mother Teresa said, "Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat." Today's story is about Tabitha, a...

Have you ever shared something personal only to have someone dismiss or not believe you? Perhaps you tried offering more explanation or information but to no avail. Well, today's discussion includes the experience of a...

Many of Christ's miracles in the New Testament have one special word accompanying them—compassion. It is one of those enduring Christlike attributes that conveys full and deep emotions and love for those around us. When...

Being offended is a universal experience, but how we react is a very individual matter. In this episode of Sunday on Monday's bonus series, Unnamed Women in the New Testament, we dive into the story of the...

Linda K. Burton, then Relief Society General President, shared the following quote from Daughters in My Kingdom during general conference: "The New Testament includes accounts of [certain] women, named and unnamed, who...

Here's an interesting question: How many generations ago were your ancestors speaking a different language than you are now? When Dr. Joel Selway lost his mother when he was 12 years old, he also lost a tie to his Thai...

What does sunshine have to do with family history? Well, besides helping our plants and vegetables grow, sunshine has a profound effect on our bodies. One of those effects is melanin production. Melanin is a dark...

Have you ever heard the term "spill the tea"? In recent contexts, this phrase means to perpetuate gossip or rumors. But is spreading gossip and rumors always a bad thing? In family history, it might not be. For this...

"Late at night when all the world is sleeping, I stay up and think of you. And I wish on a star that somewhere you are thinking of me too." These first lines of legendary singer Selena's "Dreaming of You" may have been...