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Weddings. Flowers. Photography. Catering. There are so many details to consider when planning for a wedding. But there is one vitally important thing that can be overlooked. And that is planning the marriage. Let me explain. As a married student, I understand the hectic reality of planning a wedding. There are to-do lists that need to be checked off, and many …

Here at LDSDaily.com, we know that members of the church sure love temples. However, I would only hear about the status of a temple when it was announced,  during the groundbreaking ceremony, the open house, the placement of the Angel Moroni, and the dedication. However, there is so much more going on with these sacred buildings that we just never hear about. So, we …

General Conference is just a few days away. The leaves are changing and the weather is cooling. It’s almost October! Let us not forget April’s conference, though, with its large amount of insight and wonderful quotes. Here are 10 favorites that we hope you enjoy as we look forward to October’s sessions of conference.       With inspiration like this, …

Utah is a beautiful state with stunning mountains, national parks, numerous temples, and more. But living in Utah can have a certain ‘Utah Effect’ as a result of the high percentage of LDS members. Active or not, 60% of Utahns are Mormon. This Utah Effect, then, is the idea that being surrounded by Mormons can actually make it hard to …

General Conference is this weekend. That means we only have a few days until we will hear the words of our prophets and apostles. It really is an enlightening and inspiring weekend, but it can be even better if you start doing these 5 things. They will help you prepare to hear the words that will be spoken, and allow you …

Here at LDSDaily.com, we know that members of the church sure love temples. However, I would only hear about the status of a temple when it was announced,  during the groundbreaking ceremony, the open house, the placement of the Angel Moroni, and the dedication. However, there is so much more going on with these sacred buildings that we just never hear about. So, we …

When I left work the other day, I hurried home and ate dinner. I was meeting my best friend at the temple and did not want to be late. At the same time, she also got off of work, went home to change, and drove to meet me at the temple. We had planned to go to a 5 o’ …

Dalin Earls introduces himself as someone who is not a cyclist. This very same BYU student, though, is currently completing a trip on which he will bike to all 17 Utah temples. Earls began this trip on Wednesday, July 13 and plans to have completed it by July 27. He calls it the Utah Pedal Pilgrimage, a trip that will be around 1,200 …

It’s true. When I went on my pioneer trek as a fifteen-year-old girl, each group had to kill at least one chicken. This was done by chopping off their head. Thereafter, we had to pluck it, gut it, and clean it. Of course, we cooked it and ate it too. Don’t get me wrong—I could hardly watch as the brave ones in my …

After getting married, my husband and I began to discuss baby names. We do not have a child yet, but we know that there will come a day when we start to build our family. We learned that searching for a baby name is quite a picky task. We don’t want over-used or hard-to-pronounce names, yet we also want names that …