The unexpected piano performance Bishop Caussé gave in Salt Lake’s Assembly Hall
Presiding bishop, General Authority Seventy, businessman and — concert pianist?
LDS Church updates website to help members overcome pornography addiction
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it has updated its website that helps its members overcome pornography use.
In Latter Day Glory, Gay Mormons Confront Oppression
A new documentary follows two gay ex-Mormon missionaries as they travel across the United States to confront their past and explore their future while discussing their life experiences, their struggles, and their eventual reconciliation with themselves and their lives. In a variety of locations, they talk with other gay Mormons — including Neon Trees front man Tyler Glenn and Utah State Sen. Jim Dabakis — about rejection, oppression, and excommunication by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and try to come to grips with the reality of a growing number of LGBTQ suicides within the LDS community.
Harvard Study Finds Teens Who Attend Church, Pray Have a Better Well-Being
A recent Harvard study shows that teens who pray or meditate and attend religious services are more likely to maintain a healthy well-being in their young adult years.
Actor Chris Pratt Says “Nothing Fills My Soul More” Than When He Shares Messages of God with His Fans
Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurrasic World star Chris Pratt shared with AP that “nothing fills my soul more” than sharing messages about God with his fans.
Could new dating website help singles find their ‘bae?’
In a fast-paced age of dating apps like Tinder, Bumble – and even the Mormon-centric app Mutual, singles in Utah and around the nation share a fear of missing out on “the one.”
LDS Church changes welfare operations in order to meet donation demands
In 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will change a part of its welfare operations.
Here’s everything you need to know about the new doctrinal mastery initiative
When Valeria Guzman was in high school, her mother dropped her off at the church meetinghouse every morning in time for seminary at 6:30 a.m. For many of the youth in her class, the early start time was difficult; for Guzman, it was the highlight of her day.
Turkey May Target Mormons Next After Case Against U.S. Pastor
Prosecutors allege that evangelical missionary Andrew Brunson conspired with Mormons against the country’s president.
More Mormon missionaries are coming home early, study shows
I’ve been hearing a good deal lately about early return missionaries—Mormon young adults who head out on their mission, only to come home before their assignment (two years for men and 18 months for women) is up.
In Latter Day Glory, Gay Mormons Confront Oppression
A new documentary follows two gay ex-Mormon missionaries as they travel across the United States to confront their past and explore their future while discussing their life experiences, their struggles, and their eventual reconciliation with themselves and their lives. In a variety of locations, they talk with other gay Mormons — including Neon Trees front man Tyler Glenn and Utah State Sen. Jim Dabakis — about rejection, oppression, and excommunication by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and try to come to grips with the reality of a growing number of LGBTQ suicides within the LDS community.
Harvard Study Finds Teens Who Attend Church, Pray Have a Better Well-Being
A recent Harvard study shows that teens who pray or meditate and attend religious services are more likely to maintain a healthy well-being in their young adult years.
Actor Chris Pratt Says “Nothing Fills My Soul More” Than When He Shares Messages of God with His Fans
Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurrasic World star Chris Pratt shared with AP that “nothing fills my soul more” than sharing messages about God with his fans.
LDS Church updates website to help members overcome pornography addiction
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it has updated its website that helps its members overcome pornography use.
Church alarmed over ‘social media addiction’ threat to family ties
As the country celebrates National Family Week, church officials have raised concern over interference of excessive social media use to family relationships.
Latter-Day Saints To Open Church In Steinbach
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is getting its own church facility in Steinbach. Josh Gruninger, who lives just south of Steinbach, is the President of the Manitoba Stake of the church. A Stake is similar to a diocese or a region. He says they are in the process of renovating space in Town Square for a house of worship. Gruninger says it is another step in the growth of the local congregation.
“Choose to Stay”: New Church Video Gives Hope to Those Considering Suicide
A new video from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helps viewers see through the eyes of a young man struggling with suicidal thoughts brought on by the various stresses, pressures and expectations of life.
Mormon women’s group calls on Senate to postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until allegations are investigated
A group of Mormon women is urging the Senate to halt the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh until after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by two women decades ago.
Lindsey Stirling Joins Duo Transcend for Epic Performance on “America’s Got Talent” Final
Latter-day Saint couple Tyce Nielsen and Mary Ellen Wolfe, also known as Duo Transcend, took the stage for the last time on America’s Got Talent. The couple’s exciting routines landed them a spot in the top 10 finalists and the praise of judges, but they didn’t come away with first place or the $1 million prize.
The BYU Professor Asking Mormons To Stand Up For The Marginalized
For many practicing Mormons, the topic of LGBT inclusion can be a tricky one that’s often tiptoed around. But in a speech to students last month, Brigham Young University religion professor Eric Huntsman dove headfirst into the issue.
Stunning Video Takes You on a Tour of the New Chile Temple Set to Open Next Month
At the beginning of September, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the first photos inside the newly completed Concepción Chile Temple, which is scheduled to be dedicated October 28, 2018, as the Church’s 160th temple. Daniel Smith from Messages of Christ recently created this beautiful video, which takes you on a virtual tour of the temple.
As a Prophet and Great-Grandfather of 119, President Nelson Shares Specific Insights and Blessings Parents Should Know
Speaking to Latter-day Saints in British Columbia over the weekend, President Russell M. Nelson shared specific counsel on a topic he knows very well: parenting. Having raised 10 children of his own, President Nelson, also the grandfather of 57 and great-grandfather of 119, offered insight on the things parents should teach their children, Church News reported.
“Not Empty Sea, MTC”: 12 Hilarious Lingo Mix-ups Latter-day Saints Understand All Too Well
Sometimes it’s easy for lifelong members to forget not everyone grew up a Latter-day Saint. All it takes is a new member, investigator, or non-member friend to remind us that sometimes, we’re speaking a different language.
Menzies, Ned and the Don: Mormons baptise prominent Australians after death
Mormons have posthumously ‘baptised’ prominent Australians, including former prime ministers Robert Menzies and John Curtin, bushranger Ned Kelly, cricketer Don Bradman and well-known Indigenous people.
LDS Church releases video on new youth program slated for 2020; will replace scouting
A video titled “A New Direction for Children and Youth in 2020” has shed some light on the program The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to replace its involvement with the Boy Scouts of America.
Billboard quotes LDS scripture to urge Yes on Prop 2
Mary Ellen shows ‘never’ is not in family’s vocabulary
Mary Ellen Wolfe? Sure, I know her. She’s “Chicken” Wolfe’s granddaughter and Kim and Debbie Wolfe’s kid.
Meet the famous football player who pioneered black Mormonism in the 1950s
The Mormon faith has had a racially difficult past; a church culture which restricted its priesthood from anyone of African lineage until 1965 when Abner Howell, an African-American was given a card naming him an “Honorary High Priest.”
Former Mormon bishop calls out church for controversial questionnaire
A former Mormon bishop who was excommunicated for calling out the church is raising questions about controversial questions on a questionnaire used by bishops to interview 12 to 15-year-old children.
Tribal members settle abuse cases against Mormon church
Four Native Americans who claimed they were sexually abused while enrolled in a now-defunct Mormon church foster program decades ago filed paperwork to dismiss their cases after reaching financial settlements, a lawyer said.
JTM Opens Up About 17 Years of Abuse with Brutally Raw Music Video, Testimony of God
“The first 17 years of my life were hell. I was abused physically and emotionally almost daily,” James the Mormon shared in the description of his new music video “I Could Be Wrong.”
One Powerful Insight into Giving Up the Term “Mormon” and the End of “Mormonism”
Before I dive in, I want to make it clear that I have a deep belief that the things that make us different are important. Race, culture, socioeconomic status, gender, age, sexual orientation, and opportunities all shape us and influence how we see the world and live our lives. Diversity and differences within a whole enrich the group with understanding.
LDS Veyo Ward to celebrate 100th birthday with evening of history, entertainment
The congregation of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in the Veyo Valley of Volcanoes in 1918. Since then, the boundaries have included Veyo and, at times, the communities of Central, Brookside, Pine Valley, Dammeron Valley, Gunlock and Diamond Valley.
This week in Mormon Land: Nelson’s game plan for life, where women stand, a high-profile excommunication and Salt Lake’s School of the Prophets
Religion News Service senior columnist Jana Riess joined us in March to talk about Latter-day Saint millennials, part of her groundbreaking multigenerational survey of Mormons and former Mormons.
How many Mormons use marijuana, anyway?
This fall Utah voters will go the polls to vote on Proposition 2 which, if passed, would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Public opinion polls show the measure to be popular with Utah voters, despite opposition from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which wields considerable influence in Utah’s social and political culture.
Elder Gong to give devotional address on Oct. 16
BYU announced on Sept. 18 that Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will offer a devotional address on Oct. 16, filling a previously empty spot in the schedule.
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