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Descendants Visit Graves That Likely Belong to Their Slain Mountain Meadows Massacre Ancestors

Descendants of the Mountain Meadows Massacre victims were able to visit what is believed to be two gravesites that belong to their ancestors for the first time on Saturday.

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LDS Church unveils website on same-sex attraction

By Ashley Evanson

In an effort to increase love and understanding for Mormons who experience same-sex attraction, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched a new website, Mormonsandgays.org. It features videos of real-life experiences from those who either have same-sex attraction or are close to someone who does, and counsel from several church leaders.

The Facts Behind the Mormon Match Lawsuit

Countless news sources have picked up and run with the story of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints suing MormonMatch.com. In a Google search top headlines show up like: “LDS Church Asserts Trademark of ‘Mormon‘,” “Dating Site Fights Outrageous Claim from Mormon Church,” and “Mormon Dating Site Sued by Mormon Church in Trademark Dispute.” Many of these types of articles either imply or make an outright claim that the Church is suing Mormon Match over their word choice. In reality, the real truth is exactly the opposite.

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Watch: After Suffering a Crippling Financial Blow, This LDS Family Bounced Back in an Unbelievable Way

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A day after Phil's retirement party, he had to beg for his job back.

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How the True Story of Valentine's Day Supports Everything Mormons Believe

". . . Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children" ("The Family: A Proclamation to the World"). We are all part of an eternal family, and we know our purpose in this life is to create families of our own, connect with our past ancestors, and continue to connect God's eternal family through sacred temple ordinances.

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Donny Osmond Shares What Mormons Believe About Halloween with His Fans

By Katie Lambert

Halloween celebrations can vary greatly from person-to-person and religion-to-religion. Some people prefer not to celebrate it, and others prefer to celebrate the day with gusto.

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Five Ways to Detect and Avoid Doctrinal Deception

On the final day of BYU Campus Education Week, Robert L. Millett, an author and BYU professor, gave a presentation outlining five points Latter-day Saints can use to avoid doctrinal deception in the Church. He said that red flags should go off in members’ heads when they encounter things that are not doctrinally sound.

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BYU–Idaho Makes History, Names Its First Female Vice President

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For the first time since its founding in 1888, BYU-Idaho has chosen a woman as vice president of the university.

Slate maps out population of Mormons in America

Utah, where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is headquartered, is the state everyone associates with Mormonism. But Mormons didn’t arrive in the Beehive state until 1847, nearly 20 years after Joseph Smith, a native of Vermont, began attracting followers to his fledgling religious movement, which he founded in western New York State.