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Mormon missionaries and the Mitt Romney conversation

Although the Mitt Romney presidential candidacy has been a "conversation-starter" for Mormon missionaries, not all of them are anxious — or allowed — to... Read more »

Sept. 18, 2012

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Rock star Brandon Flowers defends Mormon faith against famous atheist

Brandon Flowers, the Killers lead singer, appeared on a Norwegian TV show with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and ended up discussing religion. Read more »

Sept. 17, 2012

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Books on Mormons: LDS, non-LDS authors try to explain the faith

Other authors – including Sen. Orrin Hatch, Lee Trepanier and Lynita K. Newswander, Anthony Sweat and Ryan Cragun and Rick Phillips – have similarly noted... Read more »

Sept. 16, 2012

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MTC's location

In Salt Lake City, the LDS Church considers it important enough that its headquarters be in a healthy neighborhood that it spent millions of dollars to develop City... Read more »

Sept. 17, 2012

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African-American Christians waver over vote

Some black clergy, seeing no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, are telling their flocks to stay home on Election... Read more »

Sept. 16, 2012

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Pres. Barack Obama appoints LDS diplomat Robert Stephen Beecroft as ambassador to Iraq

President Barack Obama has announced the nomination of career diplomat, BYU graduate and returned LDS missionary Robert Stephen Beecroft as the new ambassador of the... Read more »

Sept. 15, 2012

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