Back in July, I was reading David A. Bednar's book, Act In Doctrine (it's a great book and you should read it!). I had just finished a segment about the character of Christ and how the Savior "turned outward" in service, even when he was in intense pain and could have been preoccupied with his own mission.As I boarded a plane bound for Salt Lake City, I put the book in my bag. I was ready to pick ...

My brother returned home from his mission to Mozambique this summer. Our missions overlapped, and when I came back from my mission his old phone number became my new phone number.Late on Saturday night before he gave his homecoming talk, I got a text message from one of his friends saying, "Hey, is this Christian?" Rather than say "Wrong number!" I said, "This is Christian's sister, Emily. I know ...