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The Unexpected Call at 4 a.m. That Led the "Tattooed Mormon" to Join the Church

Al Fox (now Al Fox Carraway) wasn’t looking for religion. In fact, when the missionaries tracted in to her while she was living in New York, she told them she would let them teach her only if they brought her a steak dinner, sure they wouldn’t follow through and she wouldn’t have to see them again.

Washington Post: What baptism for the dead means to Mormons

Toward the end of May, 1970, I stood waist high in water in a baptismal font of a temple in Hamilton, New Zealand, while the name of my deceased father was read aloud. Moments later, on his behalf, I was buried in the biblically mandated full-immersion baptism that is so powerfully symbolic of rebirth and entry into the kingdom of God. That first visit to a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --and my first experience of what Mormons call “baptism for the dead”--was one of the most intensely significant religious experiences of my life.

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Gary Johnson Clarifies & Shares What He Really Thinks About Mormons

Gary Johnson recently wrote an exclusive article for the Deseret News, during which he clarified and gave more context for some of his comments about Mormons. He shares, "In response to a question thrown at me while walking down a street (in the rain), I expressed my reservations [about religious liberty being twisted as a tool to discriminate] rather emphatically—and cited the experience of Mormons as a case-in-point where religious persecution resulted in violent episodes right here in America.

3,500 Attend Arizona YSA Conference

TEMPE, Ariz. — Speakers told more than 3,500 young single adult members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in Tempe, Ariz., on Jan. 10 that they must have faith, seek knowledge and claim the blessings of their covenants.

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"Wall Street Journal" Features Studio C for Clean Comedy

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From The Conan Show and now the Wall Street Journal, BYUtv's Studio C's unique style and clean comedy has been gaining some traction.

Missionary Miraculously Recovering from Major Accident

A young man who shattered his face and tore up his body in a deadly car accident on his LDS mission is making a remarkable recovery.

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President Uchtdorf Shares What Brings "Peace in This World & Eternal Life in the World to Come"

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We are so blessed to have 153 temples throughout the world that fill our lives with light and bring us near our Heavenly Father. After the dedication of the Fort Collins Colorado Temple, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Elder Dale G. Renlund shared beautiful insights about temples on Facebook.

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Chinese-Speaking Missionaries Come to the Rescue After Fire in Boston's Chinatown

From making cakes for a displaced expectant mother to providing crucial translation, shelter, and supplies, the Church members and missionaries in Boston have come to the rescue for those who lost their homes in a fire in Boston.

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What Recovering from Addiction Taught Me About the Book of Mormon

What a beautiful testimony from someone who has come to know the power of the Atonement and the Book of Mormon so intimately: "In recovery, I eventually had a living experience with this reality that changed my mindset and my heart forever. As I kept studying the Gospel in the light of these twelve true principles, I was restored to the sanity of knowing–truly knowing–that I am a beloved child of Heavenly Parents who want me, and who are, even now, in the process of training me, preparing me to inherit all that They have and–even more exciting to me–to become all that They are."

Awesome Interactive Temple Infographic

I’ve written before about Brian Olson’s LDS Temple Models in 3D and about his 3-D Rendering of the Provo City Center Temple.