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19882

Famous Actor & Comedian Russell Brand Attacks Pornography

LDS Living - Actor and comedian Russell Brand stepped up to the plate last week in a video released by the Trew News. Billed as a reaction to the new 50 Shades Of Gray film, Brand (perhaps surprisingly to some) uses that subject as a platform for discussing how exposure to pornography is affecting individuals and society.  Brand explains that he's faced struggles with a pornography addiction, confessing, "Pornography is not something that I like. It's something that I have not been able to make a long-term commitment to not look at." He believes that his addiction has "affected my ability to relate to women,...

19880

LDS School Has 'Better MBA Value Than Harvard,' Says Business Insider

Business Insider - A master's in business administration can be an expensive degree, but if you're smart about where you go, it can also be a valuable career investment. Harvard is often touted for having the best value MBA program in the country as it has a high employment rate after graduation and high starting salaries, but according to a new graduate school credit ratings report by financial firm M7 Financial, it's Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management that comes out on top. ...

19881

Jewish Woman Launches Modest Online Marketplace for Mormons, Others

Deseret News - Nava Brief-Fried is passionate about fashion and design, but most of all, she's passionate about helping women find modest clothing. That's why she created a modest marketplace for women around the world. Twenty-four-year-old Brief-Fried grew up in a Jewish family and has lived in Israel since she was 4. In keeping with her religious standards and her own preferences, Brief-Fried has dressed modestly throughout her life. Because it has been difficult for her to find fashionable clothes that meet her standards, Brief-Fried created ModLi, a modest marketplace for designers and consumers. "I know that 'modesty' is a word that is used...

19879

BYU's Taylor Cole Sacrificed $870k to Serve Mission

Meridian Magazine - [Taylor Cole] had the rare ability to throw a baseball 95 miles per hour.  In fact, this scout we were sitting with had convinced the Los Angeles Angels to make Taylor one of their top draft picks in the draft back in 2007.  He told us that he had consulted with the top executives within the Angels organization and they were prepared to offer approximately $870,000 to Taylor if he would sign up with them.  The scout had the contract written up and had it hidden in his desk drawer while he was talking with Taylor. However, before the scout could...

19862

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Feb 21 - Feb 27)

LDS Living Staff - Church Announces: New Temple Policy for Families, FHE Lesson on Sexual Intimacy, and Newest Temple Groundbreaking Photo from Church News The Church had a busy week as they released a new temple policy, an FHE Lesson, and the next temple groundbreaking. The new temple policy sets aside specific times that families can come and do temple work together without having scheduling conflicts with other groups.  -->Click here to see more news about "family time" at the temple The Church also released a new FHE lesson on Sexual Intimacy, designed to help give children healthier and correct view on what sexual intimacy...

19878

5 Returned Missionaries Go Viral in the Philippines

LDS Living - After returning from their missions in the Philippines, five LDS returned missionaries have started on a new mission: to share clean humor with the people of the Philippines.  Sumner, Connor, Jake, Tylan, and Davis put their first video up on October 1, 2014, and since then the aggregate views on their comedy shorts have reached into the millions.  The idea for their comedy shorts came first from a love of the language. "There's a language spoken [in the Philippines], Cebuano, and most people don't really know about," Connor says. "So when we were there and speaking the language, the first thing...

19877

Why I Make My Kids Go to Church

Deseret News - If you visit a Mormon service on Sunday, the first thing you'll probably notice is the mid-level roar of all the child noise going on in the pews. Children and families are a central part of our beliefs, which you can see (and especially hear) on Sundays at church. We don't have the kids leave for a separate "children's sermon" or spend the hour playing in a nursery. We all sit as families in church, together. Some days I don't hear much of what's said, or I join the unofficial "parents' club" in the foyer because my kids are being rowdy,...

19874

Lip Sync Battle Between 'Studio C' and David Archuleta

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19869

Future Missionary Grateful for Kindness of Two Strangers

Deseret First Credit Union - A game of Rock-Paper-Scissors led to a heart-warming display of generosity not once, but twice, during a recent gathering of students, staff, and faculty of LDS Business College.  The setting was the college’s second annual Learn 2 Earn, or L2E, conference in Salt Lake City featuring speakers from the business and sports worlds delivering motivational and inspirational messages to LDSBC students as they prepare to enter their future professions.  During a break in the talks, a representative of Deseret First Credit Union, the main sponsor of L2E, asked the hundreds in attendance to participate in a mass game of rock-paper-scissors. After...

19868

An LDS Homage to Leonard Nimoy

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