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Mortgage broker stole $4m in Mormon project scam

A woman who swindled friends, fellow churchgoers and clients out of more than $4 million on the promise of massive returns from an imaginary retirement village dubbed "Mormonville'' has been sentenced to five years and one month in jail. Catherine Anne Thompson, formerly one of Australia's top mortgage brokers, was handed the sentence by Judge Gillian Braddock in Perth's District Court today.

Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith Lesson 9: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon

By LDS Living

Get the full lesson "Witnesses of the Book of Mormon" from the Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith at LDS.org.

Latter-day Saint Life

How LDS Leaders Used Major League Baseball to Unite Faiths After Baltimore Riots

MR says: Following the death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody, riots broke out in Baltimore, Maryland. Hundreds were arrested and hundreds of businesses were damaged. In order to help repair the damage and rift left in the city, one LDS leader decided to use baseball as a way to bring faith communities together.

Latter-day Saint Life

After a Near-Death Accident 6 Days Before Their Wedding, LDS Couple Fights to Finally Build a Life Together

Just six days before their wedding, Audrey Buckley received a call that would change her entire future. Her future husband was in the hospital in a coma. “I had a lot of fears—whether or not Jared was going to remember me, what he was going to be like, if he was ever going to talk again, or if he was even going to wake up at all,” Audrey shares.

Famous Latter-day Saints

LDS 4-Year-Old Claire Ryann Sings "Beautiful Savior" in Amazing Easter Video

By LDS Living

Not only does Claire Ryann get millions of hits on her YouTube videos and land spots on shows with Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey, she also has a beautiful testimony she shares through music. Check out this incredible video of Claire Ryann singing "Beautiful Savior."

Latter-day Saint Life

8 Ways The Book of Mormon Will Change Your Life

I staggered out of the airport lugging 2 heavy pieces of baggage, a backpack strapped on both shoulders, and blood shot eyes. I had finally completed the 30 hour journey from the USA to Durban, South Africa. I squinted as I glanced up at the overbearing African sun. It’s the same one I had known on the other side of the world, but it felt much more intense. The humidity hit me almost as hard as the realization that I was in Africa for 24 months.

Fun

What You Didn't Know About Your Favorite Primary Songs

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

This hymn by Janice Kapp Perry came in first place with 709 votes. But it isn’t the first time it’s won a contest. When Sister Perry wrote it for a song contest in 1980, it won first place! It was the first counter-melody song (two separate melodies overlayed with each other) that she wrote, but it wouldn’t be the last. She went on to write other beloved songs like “A Child’s Prayer” and “We’ll Bring the World His Truth.”

Famous Latter-day Saints

LDS Coach Receives U.S. Soccer's Highest Award for Work with Women's National Team

Already a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Latter-day Saint Anson Dorrance led the U.S. women's soccer team to victory in 1991, when they won their first World Cup title. Since then, he's continued to grow the game in America.

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BYU Buildings Plan Hilarious Thanksgiving Meal on Twitter

MR says: Did you know that the BYU buildings get together every year for a special Thanksgiving feast? And did you know they are all quite hilarious? Well, in recent posts on Twitter, the buildings sure let their personalities shine! Find out what they will bring and what hilarious activities they'll be doing over the long break!

{Food Dish} Easy Truffle Recipe

By Kaela Worthen Gardner

Two weeks ago one of our interns brought in the most amazing Oreo truffles on the planet. Like, delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, rich-in-flavor-but-light-in-texture pure amazingness. This simplest of simple recipes revolutionized my world. Are you ready for it?