Past Issues

This last week I had the privilege to visit the Amazon and spend a few days going up and down the river.
Written by Dian Thomas,

Church members and missionaries are safe following a massive fertilizer plant explosion that rocked West, Texas, on Wednesday evening, April 17
Written by Meridian Magazine,

All Islamists agree that majority Muslim countries should reestablish Islamic law as the foundation of the legal and political system, but they often differ as to the best means to achieve this goal.
Written by William J. Hamblin and Daniel C. Peterson,

It is a marvelous blessing to live in this day—a brighter day—when “clouds of error disappear,” and the light of revealed truth spreads across the world, accompanied by God’s messengers.
Written by Ted Gibbons,

Remember the 1980 Holiday Bowl? Despite the odds, parents of wayward children must learn to never give up.
Written by Larry Barkdull,

Today we’re going to focus on a single book: Women of Faith in the Latter Days, Volume Two, 1821-1845, edited by Richard E. Turley, Jr., and Brittany A. Chapman. And believe me, it’s worth a whole column to itself!
Written by Emily Geddes,

Call it “caring,” call it “worry.” Mothers worry. And it’s OK. After all, they’re mothers, and there are tornadoes, floods, paratroopers, and toddlers licking things to be worried about!
Written by Susan Elzey,

In less than seven years, volunteers have added one billion searchable records to the free FamilySearch website.
Written by Meridian Magazine,

The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship has announced a new annual periodical that will address the needs of a growing community of scholars who contribute to the interdisciplinary field of Mormon studies.
Written by Meridian Magazine,

Pew Survey finds that few Muslims across the region support the use of violence against civilians in the name of Islam.
Written by Meridian Magazine,

We’ve all wondered what heaven will be like. There are several different ideas on what it will be like. But one thing is constant- everyone believes it is happy there.
Written by Joni Hilton,

Singles have a difficult time with putting down roots. They are transient seekers always looking to move on with the next step in their lives. Rarely do singles get planted, let alone take the time to bloom.
Written by Erin Ann McBride,

11 steps to planning, executing, enjoying, and surviving a vacation without your children.
Written by Margaret Anderson ,

Doesn’t all missionary work involve ice cream?
Written by Arie Van De Graaff,

Young Men of Marriageable Age (YMOMA) may offer a variety of excuses for their failure to get serious. One of them is the Fear of Marriage that life ends at the altar.
Written by JeaNette Goates Smith,

A DNA repair enzyme’s constant operation gives new meaning to the scripture that declares that God supports us “from one moment to another.” (Mosiah 2:21)
Written by Ronald P. Millett,

At the conclusion of the Kirtland spiritual feast, Elijah appeared and restored the sealing power. This enables earthly ordinances and performances to be valid in the next life — which includes the ability to perform proxy work for the deceased.
Written by Philip Allred,

I have been liberated as a woman from the erroneous and harmful beliefs about women that haunt those raised in Abrahamic traditions. How remarkable it may seem to have experienced “women’s lib” by conversion to Mormonism!
Written by Valerie Hudson Cassler,

You are invited to come and meet Yeah Samake Tuesday night, April 23rd at 7:00 at Maurine and Scot Proctor ’s home in Alpine Utah .
Written by Meridian Magazine,

Eight-year-old Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard made a poster in school that read, “No More Hurting People.” Martin’s tragic death serves to remind us of the wisdom of his advice.
Written by Devin D. Thorpe,