NEW BOOK!! Scrupulosity is a dangerous disorder. It is seen in all religious traditions, and even in people of no religious affiliation who struggle with high anxiety over moral content. This book has been written for anyone wanting to learn more about scrupulosity! "Freedom from Scrupulosity" by Debra Theobald McClendon, PhD https://rsc.byu.edu/book/freedom-scrupulosity

Happy Pioneer Day! Check out some of our stories of pioneer legacies on rsc.byu.edu!

The central redeeming act of Christ’s mortal ministry and of man’s immortality and eternal life was, in every way, a fulfillment of the plan of salvation as laid out before this world was created. "'It Is Finished': The Divine Accomplishments of the Crucifixion" by Richard E. Bennett https://rsc.byu.edu/celebrating-easter/it-finished-divine-accomplishment-crucifixion

This week's Q&A with the RSC features an article from Lloyd D. Newell about the relationship between commandments and agency. Sometimes it feels like impossible to be both a submissive instrument and a proactive agent. So do commandments really limit our agency? Keep reading to learn more! https://rsc.byu.edu/let-us-reason-together/instruments-agents-balancing-submissiveness-anxious-engagement-heavenly-fathers-plan

We can find joy as we look outside of ourselves and serve others! "Filled with Joy" by Grant C. Anderson https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-19-no-3-2018/filled-joy

This week's Q&A with the RSC features Tad R. Callister's article on suffering! If God loves us so much, why is there so much suffering in the world? Does he cause these things to happen to us? Keep reading to learn more! https://rsc.byu.edu/give-ear-my-words/what-purpose-suffering

Check out the beautiful images in this book! The stories of the miracles behind these temples show the hand of God in the lives of the Saints and the faith and efforts that have built so many temples in the tops of the mountains in Utah. "Temples in the Tops of the Mountains" by Richard O. Cowan and Clinton D. Christensen https://rsc.byu.edu/book/temples-tops-mountains Book images courtesy of Alan Fullmer

"Oh Lord, be thou thanked for this thy goodness towards us, that we have been brought happily through all the circumstances and have been gathered with the people here in the valley of the mountains." —Hans Olsen Magleby Take sneak peek inside our recent publication, "Pushing and Pulling to Zion!" https://rsc.byu.edu/book/pushing-pulling-zion

Read about the Church’s beginnings in 19th-century Wales, its growth, and its progress amid the constant opposition to the doctrine and proselytizing of Latter-day Saint missionaries! https://rsc.byu.edu/book/trial-welsh-press

BIG NEWS! The Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, which takes place in October each year, has been CHANGED to the "Come, Follow Me Symposium in Honor of Sidney B. Sperry," which will be held each year starting in January 2024! So mark your calendars for January 19–20, and we'll see you there!

Through Christ's Atonement, man can be perfected and return to the presence of God. "Gethsemane and Golgotha: Why and What the Savior Suffered" by Bruce K. Satterfield https://rsc.byu.edu/book-mormon-message-four-gospels/gethsemane-golgotha-why-what-savior-suffered

The gospel of Jesus Christ gives purpose to suffering, to help it make sense, so we can hold on and have hope even in moments of excruciating pain and despair. "What Is the Purpose of Suffering?" by Tad R. Callister https://rsc.byu.edu/give-ear-my-words/what-purpose-suffering