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4-Time Olympic Medalist Shares How Faith in Christ Got Her Through Her Darkest Moments

Coming in second is not an easy place for anyone to be in. Coming close but not quite living up to expectations—it's a feeling we are all familiar with and something gymnast Shawn Johnson had to grapple with in front of the entire world as she competed in the 2008 Bejing Olympic Games.

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BYU's Response After 25 LGBT Groups Criticize BYU in Letter to Big 12

With the Big 12 looking to expand their conference, BYU has been a high contender on the list. But on Monday, 25 LGBT groups and a gay athlete who had never competed at BYU suggested LGBT athletes, coaches, and fans might face discrimination at a competition in Provo. Here's BYU's response.

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3 Questions Married People Need to Stop Asking LDS Singles

I discovered that we all dread a similar situation. When we find ourselves at the teenager’s table instead of with our married younger siblings because that might make the adult table uneven. When we hover at the edges of family photos, without someone else to balance us out. When we are with family, at ward and stake gatherings, or even just with married friends, inevitably the conversation will turn to spouses, children, homes and family concerns and upon realizing that we have little to add to these discussions, it is only a matter of time before someone asks us one of The Questions.

A BYU professor's band, French cows and YouTube

Scattered around a lush, green field, chewing contently in the shadow of the French Alps, they were the happiest cows Steve Call had ever seen. Spontaneously, the Brigham Young University music professor grabbed his tuba, walked to the edge of the field and began to play, “When The Saints Go Marching In.” Among the small gathering, Call’s son Bruce hit the record button on his camera.

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9 Must-See Films That Will Leave You in Awe of the Pioneers

By LDS Living

Trek: The Movie

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WWII 'Candy Bomber' Newest Revealed 'Meet the Mormons' Character

Post by Deseret Book.

Charlton Heston as Nephi? Arnold Friberg's 'Lost' Book of Mormon Sketches To Go on Display

When artist Arnold Friberg passed away in 2010, his family began to clean out his studio in Salt Lake City. In a lifetime of painting, Friberg had painted “The Prayer at Valley Forge,” portraits for the Queen of England and a Book of Mormon series. Knowing how prolific of an artist Friberg had been, family expected to find some sketches.

Slate on how Mormons went from beard-wearing radicals to clean-cut conformists

By LDS Living

Slate published a story today called Saturday’s Warriors: How Mormons went from beard-wearing radicals to clean-cut conformiststhat caught our attention. While it's an interesting rundown of how LDS culture has evolved from essentially bearded polygamists to clean-shaven business men, the tone of the article is somewhat negative towards the Church.

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5 Vital Ways to Protect Your Marriage

By Gary and Joy Lundberg

The words of President Gordon B. Hinckley ring in our ears and tug at our hearts as we contemplate the battle the adversary is waging against married couples today. He said, “The family is falling apart all over the world. The old ties that bound together father and mother and children are breaking everywhere. We must face this in our own midst. There are too many broken homes among our own. . . . Can we not do better? Of course we can” (“Look to the Future,” Ensign, Nov. 1997, 69).

Missionaries Safe After Harrowing Experience in Nepal

Elder Jim Valentine had gone to the church a little early to meet with some members. His wife, Sister Chris Valentine, stayed at their apartment on the seventh floor of an apartment building. They are serving in Kathmandu, Nepal.