October 2025 - Public Square Magazine

Church Choirs and the Sound of Belonging: Where Harmony Still Exists

Dan Ellsworth4 months ago011 mins

Why do ward choirs matter? They build unity, model male-female harmony, bridge communities, and teach belonging.

C.D. Cunningham4 months ago011 mins

Why do therapists divorce more than most? High stress, blurred boundaries, and perfectionism strain marriages.

Talmage D. Egan4 months ago4 months ago013 mins

What does it mean for prayer to be answered? Prayer transforms the soul through honesty, faith, and divine guidance.

Justin Hendricks4 months ago011 mins

What does repentance mean for families of faith? They show it restores peace and strengthens bonds with God and family.

Skyline4 months ago09 mins

Which conflict style fits each dispute? All five are needed; choose wisely to prevent resentment.

Amanda Freebairn4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

What makes faith so difficult today? Cultural pathologizing has distorted doubt and weakened spiritual growth.

C.D. Cunningham4 months ago013 mins

Can Crucible Therapy align with Christian marriage? It exalts autonomy over covenant and lacks proven results.

Cartoon4 months ago4 months ago01 min

Jeff Bennion4 months ago4 months ago012 mins

Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.

Dan Ellsworth5 months ago011 mins

Is empathy always good? Without scrutiny, it feeds bias, but with reality testing, it grounds compassion in truth.

The Public Square community looks to the themes they learned from the October 2025 General Conference

Alex Jensen5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

How can peacemaking prevail amid rage? When peace is chosen with faith in God, beauty from ashes, and outreach.