Interfaith

November 01, 2023 10:29 AM MDT
“[Latter-day Saint] kindness and decency didn’t just come from nowhere. ... It came from a wisdom that you are rooted in.” —Rabbi Joe Charnes
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July 26, 2023 09:27 AM MDT
Being a mother in a mixed-faith marriage has given Ashli unique insight into agency, eternity, and God’s never-ending love.
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July 05, 2023 12:00 PM MDT
“Acts 2 has frequently caught the attention of students of the New Testament, for it is here that the power of the Holy Ghost begins to show itself in the life of the nascent church.”
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July 03, 2023 09:09 AM MDT
Jeff McCullough is an Evangelical pastor who has spent the last year learning everything there is to know about Latter-day Saints and the Church. Here’s why.
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May 26, 2023 09:53 AM MDT
Latter-day Saints do not necessarily need to adopt the practices of the Christian liturgical calendar, but we can be enriched as we learn from our Christian brothers and sisters.
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April 14, 2023 03:13 PM MDT
A phenomenon highlighted in a recent Pew survey could be a sign that Latter-day Saints are trying to be kind and nonjudgmental to those around them.
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March 02, 2023 02:02 PM MST
“The Latter-day Saint community [in Las Vegas is] vibrant across every facet—politically, public service, charitable. … No other group of people [comes] close.”
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December 25, 2022 09:00 AM MST
We saw plenty of changes in 2022! A new “For the Strength of Youth” pamphlet, new Primary and Relief Society General Presidencies, and an entire African nation dedicated for missionary work to name a few!
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By  Jon Rines
September 28, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
“I have often felt that Latter-day Saints are the best-kept secret—your community not only provides quality friendships but can be counted on when times get tough.”
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July 29, 2022 01:41 PM MDT
“It was a moment to add, not divide. It was a morning to count up all we have in common, not enumerate the differences. It was a time for building bridges.”
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April 18, 2022 02:46 PM MDT
To prepare for their own temple open house, small groups of Latter-day Saints and their friends have visited the sacred sites of other faiths, hoping to learn and foster interreligious relationships.
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November 16, 2021 09:57 AM MST
Speaking of her friendship with Rev. Theresa Dear, Dew says, “Because she has been places in her life I have not been, she broadens my point of view and understanding, even on the most sensitive of subjects.”
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November 12, 2021 03:12 PM MST
The Rev. Teal joined Elder Holland in powerful joint remarks about their mutually appreciated friendship and the importance of interfaith camaraderie.
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November 10, 2020 12:00 PM MST
“He remembereth every creature of his creating, he will make himself manifest unto all” —Mosiah 27:30
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October 16, 2020 05:09 PM MDT
Editor’s note: “This week from the pulpit” highlights recent messages by General Authorities, General Officers, and leaders of the Church.
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October 14, 2020 08:39 PM MDT
On October 14, 2020, Elder David A. Bednar participated in the G20 Interfaith Forum, a gathering of leaders from all over the world and of different faiths. Elder Bednar’s address focuses on why religion is essential in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The full text of his address is available at Church News.
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October 13, 2020 01:01 PM MDT
The Prophet Joseph Smith was a man possessed of great love toward those within the Church, as well as persons from various religious denominations. On one occasion he said: “The inquiry is frequently made of me, ‘Wherein do you differ from others in your religious views?’ In reality and essence, we do not differ so far in our religious views, but that we could all drink into one principle of love. One of the grand fundamental principles of ‘Mormonism’ is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.”1
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September 18, 2020 03:34 PM MDT
Q: Please tell me how I can get rid of my anger toward certain members of the ward I belong to. They told me I killed Jesus Christ because I was born and raised Jewish.
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July 14, 2020 06:02 PM MDT
In the early 1970s, the Church was having difficulties locating suitable property to build a stake center in Yuba City, California. Mehar Tumber and his family, devout Sikhs, had a peach orchard on land that would work well for the new building, but the property was not on the market to sell. That changed, however, when they were approached by Church representatives.
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May 14, 2020 12:19 PM MDT
The United Arab Emirates’ Higher Committee of Human Fraternity has called for a special day of service, fasting, and prayer on Thursday, May 14, and Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles voiced support on behalf of all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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January 04, 2020 11:00 AM MST
Shortly after I was born, I was baptized as a Catholic. Even though my parents weren’t practicing members of the Catholic church, they still had some belief in God and felt it was the right thing to do.
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December 11, 2019 09:00 PM MST
When Elder Vai Sikahema was a boy, he kept the law of chastity out of respect for his mother. Then it turned into a desire to obey God’s commandments. Now, as a father, Elder Sikahema finds new gratitude in the blessing it was to his children.
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November 06, 2019 05:06 PM MST
"I do want to congratulate you. I am really surprised to see that level of work you are offering here. You are inspiring to others," His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Abdulkarim Al-Issa said after touring Welfare Square.
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November 04, 2019 01:56 PM MST
The following opinion piece was written by Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League and president of the International Organization of Muslim Scholars, for the Deseret News.
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October 18, 2019 03:20 PM MDT
Paul Cardall, a well-known Latter-day Saint pianist, became the first Latter-day Saint to win an award at the Gospel Music Association’s 50th Annual Dove Awards, held this week. He received the Instrumental Album of the Year award for his album Christmas, which had already landed a spot on 9 Billboard Charts including no. 1 New Age Album and no. 4 Classical Album.
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By  LDS Living
October 11, 2019 03:04 PM MDT
Thanks to Deseret News for making us aware of this statement.
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By  LDS Living
August 09, 2019 03:12 PM MDT
After taking a deep breath, Hannah Krieg approached what she describes as the "least intimidating lady" in the foyer of a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse, a woman named Teresa.
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By  LDS Living
July 29, 2019 02:44 PM MDT
In a recent Instagram post, Elder Cook shares, "I believe that it is important for us to consider the commonalities we have with other faiths."
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July 08, 2019 01:15 PM MDT
"With the dialogue and the work I've done with the church this year, one of my proudest achievements is now, in just one year, my community has changed so much their view on the church and sees them as friends. You're not always going to agree on every single thing, but these are our friends," Rabbi Spector said.
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July 02, 2019 01:23 PM MDT
"We come together as neighbors, we come together as a family, we come together as friends," Cardinal Dolan said. "See, that gives a counterexample to those who would love to caricature us as these bigoted, hateful, violent people. And we can't allow that to happen."
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June 21, 2019 03:50 PM MDT
In the summer of 2012, Bryan R. Bozung happened upon an amazing discovery — massive mosaics depicting biblical scenes — on the floor of an ancient Jewish synagogue in the Galilean village of Huqoq.
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June 11, 2019 07:16 PM MDT
Peter M. Johnson was born November 1966 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. He is the fourth of five children born to McKinley Johnson and Geneva Paris Long. McKinley Johnson affiliated with the Baptist church; Geneva with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Elder Johnson remains grateful that a belief in God was established and encouraged in their home.
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June 07, 2019 06:27 PM MDT
While speaking at the semiannual Jewish-Latter-day Saint Dialogue, Elder Quentin L. Cook shared a quote from Robert Abrams, a four-time attorney general of New York, about the commonalities between Latter-day Saints and Jews.
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By  LDS Living
May 31, 2019 02:01 PM MDT
Jim was a devout Baptist for decades, with no intentions of changing his religion. In fact, having grown up in Clearfield, Utah, Jim was raised with what he calls an "anti-Mormon tilt."
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May 24, 2019 05:00 PM MDT
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By  LDS Living
May 22, 2019 03:24 PM MDT
A little more than two months after the March 15 mosque shootings in New Zealand, an emotional video was released by Church News showing President Russell M. Nelson presenting Muslim leaders of Christchurch with two $50,000 donations, one for each affected mosque.
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By  LDS Living
May 21, 2019 11:53 AM MDT
"The coward wanted to divide us, but he only united us more and more," said Abdul Aziz, a survivor of the New Zealand mosque shootings. "I wish all the world was united like we are here now. At the end of the day, we are all brothers and sisters. We are all sons and daughters of Adam and Eve. We are the same."
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By  LDS Living
May 20, 2019 04:04 PM MDT
With renovations complete for the Oakland California Temple, this temple is open to the public for a limited time—from May 11 to June 1. The opportunity to enter the building typically restricted for those outside our faith prompted a press event which included Jewish journalist David A.M. Wilensky, among others. As part of the event, the group of journalists took a tour of the temple before its upcoming re-dedication on June 16.
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By  LDS Living
May 20, 2019 02:56 PM MDT
Recently, Khalid Al Ameri created a video demonstrating what happens when a Muslim and a Latter-day Saint family came together to support one another in their faith.
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May 13, 2019 09:00 AM MDT
When I was shopping for wedding dresses, I kept hitting a snag: everything flattering showed way too much skin. Outside of the fact that I wouldn’t have been comfortable wearing a halter top in front of both of our families, I also had to work within the modesty constraints of the religious service. And so, despite not being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints myself, I found myself googling “Mormon bridal shop” in an attempt to find an affordable, flattering, and modest gown to wear on the big day.
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April 30, 2019 03:43 PM MDT
How would you feel if your community and family shunned you for your faith? What if you lost everything for being baptized? This was 14-year-old Orpha Troyer’s reality when she and her family left their Amish faith to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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April 22, 2019 08:58 AM MDT
When you have a friendship like the one that my friend Bethany and I do, it’s something you treasure. It’s a relationship that not only spans decades but that connects both cultural and physical distances with a strength that surpasses even the most securely engineered bridges.
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April 09, 2019 06:00 PM MDT
The following is an excerpt from Converted. In the book, Lee Nobleman details his exposure to religion in his younger years—growing up Episcopalian, attending a private Catholic school, and learning from Jewish relatives—as well as how he became a Jehovah's Witness. Then he relates the following account:
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April 02, 2019 10:12 PM MDT
When Raymond Weaver shared his curiosity for Native American history—specifically how these ancient people came to live in the Americas—his friend replied that he had a book that could help answer that question.
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March 29, 2019 02:39 PM MDT
On March 16, thousands of Pocatello Latter-day Saints gathered under crisp, sunny skies for the groundbreaking ceremony commencing construction of the Pocatello Idaho Temple.
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March 22, 2019 05:34 PM MDT
The terrorist attacks at two Muslim mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, March 15, 2019, resulted in the hospitalization of 39 and death of 50 innocent Muslim men, women, and children. This act has been described by our prime minister as “forever a day etched in our collective memories. . . . That quiet Friday afternoon has become our darkest of days” (New Zealand Herald, 2019).
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March 18, 2019 03:37 PM MDT
On March 15, a man carrying a semi-automatic rifle entered the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. The devastating events that followed are now known as the worst terrorist attack in New Zealand's history.
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March 18, 2019 12:39 PM MDT
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with community and interfaith leaders in southeastern Idaho Saturday morning, March 16, 2019, for the official groundbreaking ceremony of the Pocatello Idaho Temple.
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March 15, 2019 06:26 PM MDT
In response to yesterday's mass shootings in two Christchurch mosques, the Pacific Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today issued the following statement of love and support:
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March 09, 2019 01:00 PM MST
Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church and President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met today at the Vatican in the first-ever face-to-face discussion between the heads of the two global churches.
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February 22, 2019 04:15 PM MST
Anna Hughes knows the sting of religious discrimination and bigotry.
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