Mormons in America
Reactions to 'I'm a Mormon' campaign in UK (+video)
Commuters react to pictures of smiling people on bright backgrounds and the phrase 'I'm a Mormon,' which have come to many transportation spots in the U.K. and Ireland. Read more »
Tabernacle Choir returns to Mormon roots for 2013 tour
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square will return to the roots of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints next summer for a six-city tour that will include stops in... Read more »
LDS volunteers bring healing and hope to patients on U.S. Naval ship Mercy
For nearly four months, hundreds of volunteers, including members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with ties to Utah, provided medical care in poverty-stricken countries. Read more »
Jimmer Fredette to accompany new book at Deseret Book
NBA and former BYU basketball player, Jimmer Fredette will be at Deseret Book in Downtown Salt Lake City as his biography is released. Read more »
Utah mother reunites with 4 children together for first time in 40 years
Back in 1972 in Lanús, a small town in Argentina, Maria Roseto — the second oldest of four siblings — said goodbye to her family to go to America. Read more »
Teenager's key to success: Prepare and work hard
You won't catch this teenage girl wasting time. A 4.00 GPA, a perfect score in the math portion of her SAT, near perfect on the ACT and a No. 1 ranking in her class of 465 is just the beginning. Read more »
Jeff Benedict: Deseret News exclusive: Watching Katie Couric's interview with Jabari Parker at New York Mormon meetinghouse
Behind the scenes of Katie Couric's interview with high school basketball star Jabari Parker. Read more »
Prince Charles and the Book of Mormon
A simple challenge from a Mormon ward mission leader turned into a memorable brush with royalty. Read more »
Seeking to unite GOP base, Romney will deliver Liberty commencement
Mitt Romney will speak next month at Liberty University's commencement ceremony, a move pundits hail as an effort by Romney to unite Republicans at the end of 'the party's long, bruising primary.' Read more »
New Mormon leader Echo Hawk fostered new era in tribal, U.S. relations
Larry Echo Hawk resigns from the BIA after after accepting a call to the First Quorum of the Seventy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read more »
MTV or MTC? Choosing between good and best
For a young man, seeking to make a career in music is good, but putting it on the back burner to serve the Lord is better. Sometimes in life, we have to decide between a good decision and the best... Read more »
Sister Patricia T. Holland to receive LDS Business College's Alumnus Award at historic 125th commencement
Patricia T. Holland, an alumna of LDS Business College, will receive the college's highest honor, the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award, at the college's commencement April 13. Read more »
Virginia Mormon woman recognized for service as state Mother of the Year
Sharlet Rowley Bouchelle, of the Rockbridge Ward, Buena Vista Virginia Stake, is the Virginia Mother of the Year and was recently commended by the General Assembly of Virginia. Read more »
Study rates Latter-day Saints high for 'prosocial behavior'
According to a recent academic study, active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “are the most prosocial members of American society." Read more »
The ultimate cheerleader: Kyle Whittingham talks about his mother
Coach Kyle Whittingham talks about the influence his mother had on his life, both on the football field and off. Read more »
Odds and Ends: Y. alumna a rising food star
Two different news outlets have featured former BYU student Kelsey Nixon, who is attracting younger viewers to her cooking show. Read more »
Genesis members, others respond to LDS racism statement
During a recent worship service, members of the Genesis Group for black Mormons expressed gratitude for the priesthood and last week's LDS statement condemning racism "inside and outside the... Read more »
NPR reports on what the IRS could learn from Mormons
NPR's Robert Smith tells of what the IRS could learn from Mormons and their belief in paying tithing, or 10 percent of their income, to the church. Read more »
Race, folklore and Mormon doctrine
By now the notion that we are in the midst of a Mormon moment is cliched, although if Rick Santorum continues to threaten Mitt Romney in the GOP primaries, the public focus on the Latter-day Saints... Read more »
Recalling the Mormon who tried to save Anne Frank
A noted Jewish scholar recalls the efforts of Utah Sen. William H. King, at the time America's most politically powerful Mormon, in trying to save Jewish victims of Nazi oppression — possibly... Read more »
Live video stream: At the Crossroads, Again: Mormon and Protestant Encounters in the Nineteenth and Twenty-First Centuries
Join us for a live video stream of a conference that will engage the challenge and promise of dialogue between two religious traditions whose historical intersections have at times been characterized by misunderstanding and even... Read more »
'Why I'm a Mormon': Steve Young
This is an excerpt from "Why I'm a Mormon" edited by Joseph A. Cannon, which includes the testimonies of 53 influential members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read more »
'Why I'm a Mormon': Cecilie 'CC' Lundgreen
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Why I'm a Mormon" edited by Joseph A. Cannon, which includes the testimonies of 53 influential members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.... Read more »
'Why I'm a Mormon': Stephanie Nielson
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Why I'm a Mormon" edited by Joseph A. Cannon, which includes the testimonies of 53 influential members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Read more »
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