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Brian Regan Posts Pictures of LDS Temples on Facebook

Danielle B. Wagner - It's no secret: Mormons love Brian Regan. In fact, he broke Jerry Seinfeld's record by selling out five shows in Salt Lake City in March 2010. But who wouldn't love Brian Regan? With clean comedy that will make your sides hurt from laughing, it's no wonder Regan is so successful. Brian Regan is just a hilariously funny guy who doesn't need to rely on shock-value or language to make people laugh. "Sometimes I think people who do participate in shock-value comedy or shock-value anything, sometimes the reaction they're getting is just, 'Oh my gosh, I don't believe he said that!’” Regan...

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LDS 11-Year-Old Makes "TIME" Magazine's Top 10 Viral YouTube Videos from 2016

LDS Living - Over 62 million views. That's what it took for 11-year-old Lincoln Markham and his father, Daniel, to make it onto TIME magazine's list of the top 10 viral YouTube videos of 2016, appearing alongside stars like Adele, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Channing Tatum. What started out as an elementary science project now has become a YouTube channel that now has nearly 4 million subscribers and well over 100 billion views. At 10-years-old, Lincoln Markham wanted to find out what different sports balls were made of for his school science project. His father decided to help Lincoln by making videos of the two of...

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Watch: LDS Student Earns "Tonight Show" Internship by Acting as Jimmy Fallon in Clever Video

Katie Lambert - LDS student Nick Garrett isn't exactly a Jimmy Fallon look-alike, but he sure does know how to get a good laugh—and a good internship. As part of his internship application for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Garrett created a clever shot-by-shot remake of the intro of the show while acting as the show's host, Jimmy Fallon.  "I know that The Tonight Show is one of the most sought after internships in the country, so I wanted to come up with something that could potentially make me stand out from all the other candidates while also showing my creativity and production...

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LDS 16-Year-Old Creates Powerful Song About Suicide Prevention for Church's 2017 Mutual Album

Danielle B. Wagner - After losing two friends to suicide in a matter of months in ninth grade, Justin Garvin wanted to find a way "to try to make a difference." “I’ve never really struggled with suicidal thoughts or depression, but I’ve gone through some pretty hard things,” Garvin says. Just last year, Garvin's best friend, Beau, died in an ATV accident. "He’s . . .  the best kid I know," Garvin says of Beau. "In his phone, he had a reminder that would go off every hour that would say, 'Make Christ the center of your life.' So I put that reminder on my...

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Feeling Overweight and Frustrated?

Dr. Robert Jones (Sponsored) - I have seen literally thousands of patients that want to lose weight . . . and keep it off. Here is my summary of all those people plus millions of others in the U.S.: We just don’t get it. When it comes to getting the fat off our bodies and keeping it off, we have bought into the big lie of the weight loss industry . Here it is: “If I just eat less and exercise more, I’ll lose the weight and keep it off.” And then there are the diets: low carb, low fat, eat every hour, graze, fast, Atkins,...

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You're Far from Perfect—But Sometimes That's Where God Needs Us to Be

Zack Oates - So you’ve set some goals to be better and, like every other year, at least a few will be dragged through the winter months before becoming fertilizer to the spring flowers of forgetfulness. And yet, goals are one of the things in life that we need to stay spiritually alive, whether we accomplish all of them or just a few. A very wise man—the director of the BYU MBA program, Professor Grant McQueen—gave a final lecture to the graduating class of 2015. He said something that changed the way I look at others and myself. “When we feel that we are...

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4 Resources to Help Teens Find Answers to Tough Gospel Questions

Kensie Smith - The 2017 Mutual theme is “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed” (James 1:5–6). According to a letter sent to local leaders: “The purpose of the yearly theme is to provide opportunities for youth worldwide to learn about, study, internalize, and apply the principles taught in the scripture. Youth are encouraged to memorize the scripture, study its doctrine,...

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What Most People Don't Understand About the Tabernacle Choir's Decision to Sing at Trump's Inauguration

Deseret News - National news syndicates, social media commenters, even a petition signed by over 35,000 people all expressed confusion, even at times anger, at the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's decision to sing at President-Elect Trump's inauguration. But here's one thing the general public does not understand about that decision and why it has nothing to do with politics and Donald Trump: When the news broke, my Facebook feed erupted with indignation, as many of my friends saw this as a de facto Mormon endorsement of Trump's controversial campaign. I found the news somewhat depressing, not because I agree with that assessment, but rather because...

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5 LDS Quotes for When You Feel Alone

LDS Living Staff - We all, at one time or another, feel like we are all alone. When feeling of loneliness strike, remind yourself of God's presence with these quotes from church leaders.We all, at one time or another, feel like we are all alone. When feeling of loneliness strike, remind yourself of God's presence with these quotes from church leaders. For more uplifting quotes and daily inspiration, be sure to follow @bofm365 on Instagram . ...

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8 LDS Quotes for When You Are Stressed

LDS Living Staff - If the stress of life is weighing heavy on your shoulders, take a look at these quotes from church leaders.  For more uplifting quotes and daily inspiration, be sure to follow @bofm365 on Instagram . ...