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What the Hindu Belief of Brahman Taught Me About My Relationship with Christ

Kaeley Scruggs - Hinduism is a vast and diverse religion. There are many sects and many nuances among the millions of adherents, most of whom reside in India. However, one common part of this religion most adherents believe in is Brahman. Rather than believing in a heaven, Hindus believe in reincarnation and the ultimate goal is to break the cycle of rebirths by doing good acts in this life. If a person is good, they will move up in the cycle of rebirths. To break the cycle of rebirth, one must become one with Brahman. The Vishishtadvaita sect of Hinduism believes Brahman to be...

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The Mormon Whose Life Inspired One of the Most Iconic Romance Movies of All Time

Danielle B. Wagner - Did you know that the iconic movie  Somewhere in Time was based on the real life of an LDS actress? While a time-traveling Christopher Reeve might not be true to LDS life, there is no doubt that Mormons know about love that lasts through the ages. In fact, that's one of the gospel truths we most cherish. But Mormons have more of a connection to this classic romance than just our knowledge of eternal families. In fact, Jane Seymour’s character, Elisa McKenna, is based on the real-life career of LDS actress Maude Adams, the most popular actress of the American theater...

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Why Not Receiving an Answer to Your Prayers Is Actually a Proof of Miracles

Shalissa Lindsay, excerpted from "Answers Will Come" - The following is an excerpt from  Answers Will Come: Trusting the Lord in the Meantime. Not having all the answers is more blessed. In our quest for faith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a tremendous and indispensable asset. But not because it offers all the answers to every possible question. Even—perhaps especially—within the restored gospel, there have to be some opportunities for us to question and doubt. They provide the opposition against which faith can grow and strengthen. In fact, Christ has deliberately withheld some things for this express purpose. He told Mormon, “I will try the faith...

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3 Ways to Survive Your Mormon Quarter-Life Crisis

Katie Lambert - After graduating college, I realized I hadn't hit nearly as many checkboxes as I wanted on the five-year plan I made when I was a Mia Maid.  I wasn't employed at my dream job, let alone employed—unless you count how many hours a day I spent filling out applications, then I guess I had a job finding a job. I was still renting an apartment where my upstairs neighbors controlled the heat and my landlords didn't allow space heaters. The air conditioning in my car was about as effective as a geriatric man breathing on my face. And I spent most of...

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"Politico": How a Mormon's Non-Profit Helps Inner City Kids Build Robots

Politico - Now this is the way to make education engaging for kids. Zion Greene and Damion Saunders are building a robot out of Crayola markers, a plastic cup, a DC motor and a piece of foam pool noodle. “What if we made a chain belt, like chains on a bike?” asks Zion, 14, as he threads a rubber band around the motor’s tiny bit. In a vast room inside a former recreation center, 25 middle school and high school kids are tinkering, testing and inventing. At five tables, kids try to build artbots, three-legged machines designed to move and leave marks on...

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After My Mother's Death, How My Family Came Together Through Random Acts of Kindness

Time Out for Women - I am grateful for this small answer the Lord gave me that ended up being the big answer to my desire to “Live unto the Lord." “Arbol que crece torsido su tronco nunca enderesa.” The tree that grows twisted, never straightens its trunk. I am the oldest of five children, born to a mother who was one of 20 and a father who was one of 13, both of whom were raised in a tiny little farming town in Michoacán, Mexico. When they married, they decided to raise their children in a foreign land— in hopes that we would have a “better...

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Dublin LDS Stake Center Vandalized, Religious Paintings Defaced

The Columbus Dispatch - Police are investigating the vandalism of an LDS stake center in Dublin, Ohio.  When a group of children who attend religious classes before school each day entered the Dublin Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday morning they found spray paint covering sacred paintings, walls and door knobs. Overnight, church leaders believe someone entered the building at 7135 Coffman Road in Dublin through a door left ajar and vandalized the building, which serves several congregations of worshippers in Columbus’ North Side. Lead image from The Columbus Dispatch ...

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More About the Church's Major Missionary Changes: Plans to Decrease Missions, Utilize Technology + More

Deseret News - Recently, the Church announced that it will be making changes to the missionary program by standardizing interview questions for prospective missionaries, decreasing missions while trying to utilize tech savviness to locate like-minded religious people, and providing more help for early returned missionaries. Here's a little more insight into some of these changes: Standardizing Interview Questions "For those preparing for missions, Church leaders have approved a standard set of interview questions to be asked of prospective missionaries uniformly across the world," according to statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released on Mormon Newsroom. "The hope is that each...

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Mormons Lend Meetinghouse to Jewish Congregation for One Year

Deseret News - When the Shir-Ha-Ma’alot Jewish congregation was in need of a place to worship, this LDS stake had the solution.  After meeting for a year in an LDS stake center, the Shir-Ha-Ma’alot Jewish congregation listened to a Shabbat service sermon by Rabbi Richard Steinberg titled, “What We Have Learned from Our Friends.” The Oct. 13 service was the last time the Jewish group would meet at the Church’s Irvine California Stake Center. Members of the stake were invited by the rabbi to join the evening’s service. More than 200 Jews and Mormons met together. Those in attendance welcomed each other with expressions...

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Church Announces Upcoming Changes to Missionary Program

Newsroom - According to Mormon Newsroom, exciting new changes are coming to the Church's missionary program.  Changes are coming to the way The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints engages in missionary work around the world. Such changes will include a new set of interview questions to be asked of prospective missionaries; a trimming of the number of missions to better fit the needs of each region of the world; replacing tablets with smartphones and an increased use of technologies that help find those interested in religion. Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles  alluded to such changes...