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Why We Need to Stop Dad Bashing

Our Blessed Life Together - You see it all the time on TV shows or commercials: the wife is a hard working, driven women who has things pretty together while her husband is a lazy, slow-witted, couch potato with pretty awful personal hygiene who just can't seem to get anything right.  Though TV might perpetuate these images, when did it become okay for wives and mothers to begin treating men the same way? Just like women plead to stop being objectified, there also needs to be a rallying call so that we can all stop demoralizing men. What would happen if we loved our husbands?  We...

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The Stylish Bible You Can Wear That's No Bigger Than Your Fingernail

Religion News Service - Each word is about 170 times thinner that a strand of your own hair, so it might not be easy to read, but you can have a copy of the Bible with you anytime, anywhere. Nanotechnology has been revolutionizing science, medicine and industry for decades, but it took until now for someone to turn it into a religious fashion statement. Ami Bentov, an Israeli entrepreneur, came up with the idea to mass-produce silicon chips containing the entire Bible and sell them as pieces of religious jewelry: lapel pins, necklaces and, of course, crosses and Stars of David. The company’s goal is...

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Gamer Creates Detailed "Minecraft" Version of Salt Lake Temple, Take the Tour

LDS Living - Mormon "Minecraft": yes, it's a thing. And it's actually quite fascinating. A Latter-day Saint by the name of  Teaguer Czubak has been making his mark on the digital world by building an incredibly detailed model of the Salt Lake Temple on the game "Minecraft." And he has plans to branch out and build more of Temple Square, including the Church Office Building and gardens. But, here's his first installment where people can tour around the temple through this video posted to YouTube . ...

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Mitt Romney Warns Americans About Dangers of 2016 Presidential Election

Jeff Hampton - Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, arguably the most prominent Mormon in politics today, addressed a crowd of college students and reporters at the University of Utah on Thursday morning in a speech that could shape the future of the upcoming presidential election. Romney quickly put to rest any rumors of his own presidential bid or of his endorsing a presidential candidate. Instead, he took the opportunity to warn the American people about the dangers he sees in the upcoming election, speaking out strongly against both the Republican front-runner Donald Trump and the Democratic front-runner Hilary Clinton. Trump, who currently carries a...

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What This Harry Potter Oversight Reveals About the Plan of Salvation

Mormon Buzzz - What would you do if one day you discovered you were a wizard with an incredible potential, with a magic and power you didn't know was within you? What if your letter for Hogwarts came tomorrow and you learned you could change to entire world for the better? How would you respond? It was one in the morning at a bus station in Chile, and everything was still and quiet. Even the street dogs seem more subdued, I thought as I moved my foot out from underneath one that had collapsed on top of me. I held my backpack a little...

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Mormon Whose Faith Crisis Went Viral Shares 9 More Lessons Learned from Losing and Regaining His Faith

The Rich Millar - About two years ago I felt impressed to share  my journey  of losing and regaining my faith in God and Jesus Christ. After I wrote it I asked for feedback from one of my friends. He told me he liked it, but he didn't think anyone would read it because it's so dang long! Haha I agreed with him but wasn't sure how to trim it down. Shortly after, the LDS church reached out and asked if I would be willing to let them make a  video  about my experience. That was followed by the Deseret News reprinted my  18 Lessons...

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3 Ways to Avoid Offending People When Sharing the Gospel

Chris Huston, author of "Good Answers to Good Questions" - My wife and I were still fairly new members to the Church, but a couple sat in our living room. They were investigators, willing and wanting to be taught about the gospel. When I felt like the timing was right, I explained temple marriage and what it meant to our young, growing family: eternal love and eternal togetherness. Different from other marriages. Different from theirs. “How is it different?” asked the wife, with just the slightest trace of concern. “Well…remember in your own wedding ceremony—didn’t the minister say at the end ‘until death do you part’?” A tentative nod. “Well, there...

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Mitt Romney Announces Major Speech Regarding Presidential Election

Jeff Hampton - He's not a presidential candidate in this election, but Mitt Romney may yet have a large role to play. Romney, the Republican nominee who lost to Barack Obama in 2012, will be delivering a major address tomorrow morning at the University of Utah. Though it's unknown what the exact topic of his speech will be, sources of several major news outlets report that it's unlikely he'll endorse a candidate or announce his own candidacy. Romney has made headlines recently by sparring with current GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, whose polarizing campaign has been the talk of the nation for months. After speculating...

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The Black Pioneer Who Became a Seventy (+ Other Black Heroes in Church History)

LDS Church News - Who are some of the black heroes from our Church's history? Here are just a few that helped shape the early days of the Church. Margaret Blair Young and Darius Gray met in July 1998 and soon thereafter formed a partnership researching and chronicling the lives of heroic African American Latter-day Saints in early Church history. In the process, they have been blessed with miracles—what they have come to call “manna”—in the form of documents and snippets of information that have helped them tell the stories of these men and women. Sister Young and Brother Gray shared the stories of three...

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Photos of the Dig at Nephi's Bountiful (+ Artifacts Found)

Meridian Magazine - Photos from the dig at what LDS archaeologists think is Nephi's Bountiful has uncovered several small treasures. See was it's like digging at Khor Kharfot and see what has been uncovered with over 30 photos from Meridian Magazine. Here's just a taste: We are all curious to know what might have been left behind at Nephi’s Bountiful.  It wasn’t until November 8, 2015 that the gracious Omani government granted a permit to be able to dig for the first time at Khor Kharfot.  This truly sounds like exotic work, daily boat rides into a remote beach on the Arabian Sea and...