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Church Releases Video Inviting All to Join in the First Presidency Christmas Devotional

LDS Living - With Thanksgiving just around the bend, we are beginning to enter that most wonderful time of the year. And with the chance to enjoy the holiday cheer is the beautiful opportunity we all have to reflect on the reason for our joy--the birth of the Light of the World, our Lord and Savior. Be sure to start your Christmas season off right by watching the First Presidency Christmas Devotional which will be held Sunday, December 6 at 6 pm. You can watch the devotional at your local ward house or from the comfort of your own home on the LDS.org home...

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LDS Photographer Brings Young Women's Values to Life With Fairy Tale Photos & "Value Quest"

Danielle Beckstrom - Karen Petitt is a devoted Latter-day Saint, a proud mother, a photographer,  and an artist at heart—not to mention an avid fan of ABC's Once Upon a Time . Until recently, all of these hobbies and roles represented different facets of Petitt's life. But, last year, Pettit found a way to weave them all together in one meaningful project: Value Quest. "I had just come to a point in my life where I felt I needed something creative to work on," Petitt says, "but more than something creative—something meaningful." Using the costuming of Once Upon a Time  as her inspiration, Petitt...

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Watch BYU Dunk Team's Incredible Acrobatics in This 360-Degree Video

Deseret News - MR says: Watch the BYU Dunk Team from all angles as they perform crazy acrobatic stunts in this amazing 360-degree video. For an interactive experience, viewers are encouraged to watch the 360-degree video using the YouTube app or on their Google Chrome browser. In a video created by Kuma Films, the BYU Dunk Team, known for its acrobatic dunking talent, gives viewers the opportunity to view a performance from all angles using GoPro's 360-degree technology. ...

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Why Do Tabernacle Choir Members Bring Quilts to Their Recording Sessions?

Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Microphones? Check. Headphones? Check. Audio engineers? Check. Blankets and quilts? Umm…can you run that by me again? As strange as it may sound, quilts and blankets are used to cover the benches in the Salt Lake Tabernacle to maximize the sound by preventing too much echo and reverberation. "The quilts are like an audience — but with no coughing and talking. . . . The engineers didn't like what they call a 'swimmy' sound, so we put the quilts out to absorb some of the sound, and the quality becomes crisper, cleaner,”  said the Choir general manager, Scott Barrick . He...

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Stephanie Nielson Launches New Charity: Beauty Rises

Deseret News - Following the accident that burned over 80 percent of her body, Stephanie Nielson lay in bed pretending she was asleep. She was avoiding therapists who, in an effort to aid her recovery, came into her hospital room to talk through the trauma she was experiencing after a plane crash that left both Nielson and her husband, Christian, so badly burned that they were placed in medically induced comas. While she knew the therapists meant well, Nielson felt that rehashing the emotions associated with the horrific accident was not helping. “I was thinking, ‘What would be helpful to me?’" Nielson said. "And...

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How LDS Missionaries Are Helping a Ugandan Man Without Hands Get Prosthetics

The Daily Herald - MR says: Obedmoth Cosmas ready smile shows a strength and optimism few could possess after losing both hands in a grinding machine. But, he says, “I don’t mind about my accident, because others are suffering more than me." For a man who has no hands, many hands are reaching out to help him across the world. Obedmoth Cosmas isn’t from Utah, and has never even been to the United States, for that matter. But there is a slow movement building to get him here, so he can have prosthetic surgery for his missing hands. Cosmas lives in a small round hut...

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How Latter-day Saints Are Helping & Uplifting Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (Video)

Mormon Channel - MR says: Watch this moving video that shows how, when so much of the world is pulling away, Latter-day Saints are reaching out to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon. ► You'll also like:  Elder Ballard's Miraculous Trip to Ethiopia & the Beginning of LDS Charities Refugees who fled from violence in Syria to peace in Lebanon are still facing serious challenges. There are no jobs for the adults and no schools for the children. Many are going without daily necessities. . . . ► You'll also like:  4 Simple Ways to Help Refugees in Your Community Millions of refugees live throughout the world...

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Son of "Meet the Mormons" Coach Shares Faith, Putting Football Career on Hold to Serve Mission

The Baltimore Sun - MR says: Ali'i Niumatalolo has drawn quite the attention by choosing to serve a mission and put his college football career on hold, something which has allowed him to share his faith just like his father did in Meet the Mormons. Broadneck All-Metro linebacker Ali'i Niumatalolo loves football as much as any high school player. The son of Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, he has been immersed in the game his entire life. He followed his brother Va'a into the sport and decided five years ago, during Va'a's recruiting process, that he too wanted to play Division I football. Three weeks ago, Ali'i committed...

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Mesa Arizona Temple Christmas Lights Will Be One of the Biggest Displays in the State (Photos)

CBS 5 KPHO - One of the largest displays of Christmas lights in the state is getting ready to light up the sky. The lights at the Mesa Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints attract over a million visitors each year. Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, several miles of Christmas lights will turn on. Check out photos from past Christmas light displays. For more, click here . Image from CBS 5, source  MesaChristmasLights.com. Image from CBS 5, source  MesaChristmasLights.com. ...

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How a Mormon Helped Shape Mickey Mouse (+6 Other LDS Ties to Disney)

Jamie Armstrong - Today is Mickey Mouse's 87th birthday! Check out this little-known story about how this iconic mouse was influenced by a Mormon. Did you know that Mickey Mouse wasn't always the kind, compassionate role model we know today? In the early days, Mickey was quite the violent troublemaker. His gradual change to the gentle, giving character we now know and love was significantly influenced by the man who was in charge of the Mickey Mouse comic strip for 45 years: Church member Floyd Gottfredson. Image from fantagraphics.com Gottfredson was hired by Walt Disney in 1929 to train in animation, even though his...