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Why Discrimination Against Mormons Is Diminishing on College Campuses

Deseret News - Misperceptions about Latter-day Saints in the academy have dissipated on campuses across America. This will continue as Mormons themselves increasingly become respected colleagues and productive participants within academic life. A prominent member of the LDS Church recently related an uncomfortable anecdote. An Ivy League professor sent him a letter endorsing a student for a job in his office. The recommendation highlighted the applicant’s many virtues but cautioned that the candidate was a Mormon, and, in the professor's opinion, Mormon students tend to exhibit strong work ethic but lack “intellectual imagination.” Several years later, this professor sent a recommendation for a different...

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Church Leaders Share How New Seminary Program Will Help Youth Tackle Hard Questions

Church News - “This is revelation,” said Elder Kim B. Clark, General Authority and Commissioner of Church Education. “This is the Lord moving us to a position to educate and develop the rising generation in a more powerful way than we have ever done before.” For the past 10 years, Richard Dowse has been teaching released-time seminary in Utah County. Whether he is teaching about families, studying the scriptures, or helping students work through a question, he hopes his classroom is a place for students to feel the Spirit as they learn about the gospel. “Our youth are trying to make sense of things...

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Music Video: Jenny Oaks Baker & 4 Children Play Incredible String Arrangement

LDS Living - With violins, piano, cello, and guitar, Jenny Oaks Baker and her four children play an exciting "Copland Rock Suite." Check it out! Check out more from Jenny Oaks Baker with Classic: The Rock Album ,  Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney , and  Then Sings My Soul . ...

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5 Short Videos Every Woman Needs to See to Realize How Beautiful She Is

Darcy Doxey and Danielle B. Wagner - When we watch Disney movies or cartoon fairy tales, it's often easy for us to distinguish reality from fantasy. Sure some false ideals of beauty might be sneaking into our subconscious as we watch these shows, but we realize no one's eyes can really be that big and no one's waist that small if they want to be able to breathe. But what about the rest of it? What about the ads, the Instagram selfies, the movies and magazines that show people that look so close to reality it's hard to distinguish the fiction? What about all of the blemishes, the...

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After Her Son Committed Suicide: The Unforgettable Lesson One LDS Mom Learned

Katie Lambert - Stories are a huge part of Kathryn Jenkins Gordon's life. As an author of more than 100 books and the managing editor of Covenant Communications, she knows how to tell a good story—including her own.  Gordon's story is one of the featured stories in Endure it Well , a film that captures the trials and spiritual triumphs of LDS members. "The number one thing was reliance on the Lord," Gordon says about her experience. "And you know I think when we say, 'oh, endure to the end,’ well what choice do you have? You’re going to endure to the end. I...

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9 Steps to Winning a Pinewood Derby

LDS Living staff - For decades, the pinewood derby has been a dad’s running ground to show his son—and the ward—his mechanical savvy. Pretty obvious when you say it, but winning really lies in the pinewood derby designs. Here are some easy tips to consider when planning your car. 1. Follow the pinewood derby rules. You can’t win if you don’t get the chance to race. 2. Pick one of the many pinewood derby designs. This is your chance to design a car that looks unique and creative. Choose from a popular design, or create your own. 2. Consider aerodynamics. Cars with a low profile...

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U.S. Olympian After Making the Rio Team: "I'm Here to Love and Serve Christ"

LDS Living - Recently, Team USA shared a video to their Facebook page  of David Boudia and Steele Johnson's final dive that clinched their placement on Team USA. But more incredible than their performance was the testimony they shared after their dive: “It’s cool because this is exciting, this is fun but this is not what my identity will be for the rest of my life. Yeah, I’m Steele Johnson the Olympian, but at the same time, I’m here to love and serve Christ. My identity is rooted in Christ, not in the flips we’re doing,” said Johnson. His diving partner, Boudia added, "We can't...

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The Counsel President Lee Gave Elder Ballard the Day He Was Married

LDS Living - It wasn't easy for Elder M. Russell Ballard to marry the girl of his dreams. They met at a dance at the University of Utah shortly after the young Elder Ballard returned from his mission.  "I danced with her thirty seconds before I was tagged out," Elder Ballard says  on LDS.org . In 2014 April general conference , he shared, "That was just not acceptable to me. Having learned the importance of follow-up on my mission, I got her telephone number and called her the very next day to ask her out, but she was busy with school and social commitments....

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LDS Volunteers Give Family of Deceased MTC Chef a Beautiful Surprise

LDS Living Staff - "I would do anything for Wesley." The sentiment voiced by Ariel Peterson, friend and dance partner to Wesley Valdez, was echoed by many of the 40 volunteers from Good Deed Revolution who showed up to renovate the Valdez family's lawn last week.  Wesley's father, Conrado Valdez, was a portrait of the American dream. He came to the United States through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and worked tirelessly to provide for his family once he arrived. His job as a chef at the Missionary Training Center helped to support his two children attending BYU. Sadly, Conrado recently passed...

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Lindsey Stirling Performs Incredible Tango in Latest Viral Music Video

LDS Living - Gaining almost 200,000 views within just a few hours, Lindsey Stirling's latest music video, "The Arena," features her performing a spicy tango. Check it out. And to find out more about how Lindsey used to edit all her own movies and make her own costumes as well as why she turned down collaborations with big artists, click here. Learn more about how Lindsey Stirling overcome depression and anxiety to become the highest-paid female YouTube star with her autobiography, The Only Pirate at the Party. Or, check out her latest CD,  Shatter Me,  and her live performance in London . ...