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How the "Self-Esteem Movement" is Harming Us Spiritually

Mormon Buzzz - As a member of the millennial generation, I was chiefly raised in the progressive era of plastic jungle gyms and social safety nets. From the time I was very young, my life has felt safely padded by society, with little room for any real or imagined danger to threaten my fragile existence. Mine was a childhood where both teams won a trophy. Mine was a childhood where there were no losers, and everyone was special. Mine was a childhood where there was never anything wrong with anyone ever. But I’m here to tell you that there’s something wrong with all of...

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What Have We Really Learned From the Pioneers?

Mormon Women Stand - MR says: The pioneers moved forward, unified in purpose, following the prophet's counsel. What of that spirit remains with us today? We live in a world full of discontent and contention. It is so very easy to get caught up in all of that. We are taught to love our neighbor, and that contention is not right, but when everything begins to fall apart around us, and everyone else seems to be bickering, we sometimes fall right into it ourselves. I was reading an article in the July  Ensign  by Elder  Marcus B. Nash , Of the Seventy, entitled “ Pioneers: An...

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Watch This Touching Tribute to Pioneer Rescuers at the Sweet Water

YouTube - MR says: Get in the Pioneer Day spirit with this stirring music video tribute to the rescuers who risked their lives at the Sweet Water River. ...

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Once I Was a Beehive

YouTube - Once I Was a Beehive , a new LDS film about girls' camp, will hit theaters on August 14th. The movie is "based on thousands of true stories." Check out the synopsis below! "Lane Speer is your typical teenage girl. She loves her family but she doesn't want to spend every waking moment with them. Most of their vacations are spent camping in the mountains. Even though she complains on the way up, she always enjoys her time in the woods with her mom and dad. She never realized she took them for granted until she loses her father to an...

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Huffington Post Highlights Pioneer Day, Mormon History

Huffington Post - How neat that the Huffington Post shared this little summary of Pioneer Day and a snippet from Mormon history! Pioneer Day is one of the most important dates on the calendar for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormons. It is an official state holiday in Utah, where the church is based, although it is often marked by Mormon communities outside of the state. Pioneer Day is celebrated yearly on July 24. In February 1846, members of the budding LDS movement fled from their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois as a result of religious persecution...

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Four Important Tips to Protect Missionaries

LDS.org - The Lord has provided measures to help keep missionaries safe from spiritual and physical hazards, Elder  David F. Evans  of the Seventy and Executive Director of the Missionary Department said during the 2015 Seminar for New Mission Presidents held in the Provo Missionary Training Center on June 25. He said he wouldn’t speak of the usual safety concerns, such as carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, seat belts, bike helmets, or the avoidance of pornography or other material introduced through technology. “Rather, I will speak of those principles of spiritual and physical safety and the safeguards that are available to you and...

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LDS Female Wrestler Takes Silver at Pan Am Games

Mormon Hub - Thanlia Mallqui, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was awarded a silver medal for wrestling at the 2015  Pan American Games  in Toronto. This year’s Pan American Games, the third largest international multi-sport games, hosts 7,000 athletes from Latin America, South America, the Caribbean and North America. Image from Peru.com ...

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The Striking Similarity Between Book of Mormon Witnesses and Jesus' Apostles

Deseret News - “I am convinced,” wrote Mark Twain, sarcastically dismissing the testimonies of the Book of Mormon witnesses in his 1872 book “Roughing It.” “I could not feel more satisfied and at rest if the entire Whitmer family had testified.” It’s a funny comment, and Twain, a professional humorist, was definitely going for laughs, but his jest scarcely constitutes a serious engagement with the historical data. However, that hasn’t stopped critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from using Twain’s witticism as if it represented a rigorous and adequate scholarly response. The witnesses to the Book of Mormon, they say,...

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Recent BYU Grads Create Unique New Video Game

The Daily Universe - BYU alumni and Utah residents Nathan Rees and Lee J. Hinkle dropped everything in January to work full time on a video game concept almost unheard of in today’s technologically savvy world. Together they created Rogue Invader, a high-definition video game made entirely out of a combination of black and white pixels. Rees remembers spending his free time as a young boy a little bit differently than most. Instead of playing video games, he created them. Fast forward 22 years, a college degree and a business partner later, Rees finds himself right back where he started. Photo from The Digital Universe ...

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'Irish Times' Feature: LDS Man Stands for Word of Wisdom

The Irish Times - Eric Davis landed on his feet when he first arrived in Ireland. The software company where he works organised a penthouse apartment in central Dublin for him, and within a couple of hours of stepping on to Irish soil he had already made friends. He grew up in a Mormon household and was eager to reach out to the small community of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ireland before moving halfway across the globe for work. “There’s a Facebook page for young people so I wrote on it saying this is where I’m living and asking which...