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Mormon Media Observer: Reporters still neglect story of the Mormon trek

While journalists have told tens of thousands of news stories involving members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — often referred to as "Mormons" — this last year, one quiet story continues to be neglected in the mainstream press. In so doing, readers don't always understand us. The story they often miss is the story of the handcart pioneers. I was thinking of that this week because I recently took my turn as a "Pa" on a Pioneer Trek, a special re-creation of the Mormon pioneers' journey designed for LDS youth.

Latter-day Saint Life

Family of LDS Burn Victim Gives Incredible Surprise to Other Burn Victims

After a fiery crash burned over 65 percent of her body, 15-year-old Baylee Hoaldridge struggled for four months before succumbing to her injuries. But her battle has inspired thousands the world over, and it still continues to uplift other burn victims, thanks to Baylee's family.

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13-Year-Old Makes It to Final Round on Food Network's "Chopped Junior"

By LDS Living Staff

Christian Olsen is just 13 years old, yet he already knows how to make culinary masterpieces that professional chefs called "restaurant quality."

SPONSORED: Refreshing Drinks

By Emergency Essentials

Although our stored or purified water may be entirely safe to drink, and definitely necessary for our health and well-being, it may not taste as appetizing as we would desire, especially for children. For this reason, we encourage the use of milk, chocolate and fruit-flavored drinks to please the palate as well as to meet some nutritional needs. A wide selection of flavors and products is available through our Creamy Select™, fortified fruit, powdered milks, MRE and hot chocolate drinks.

Just Off the Square: Fall 2011 General Conference

By LDS Living

Make sure you watch to the end to hear how New York Times bestselling author Jason Wright spends his conference weekend!

Latter-day Saint Life

On Choice & Homosexual Feelings: My Experience As an Active Gay Mormon

Nearly every time I tell someone that I am an active gay Mormon, they hug me. Something about my declaration for some reason inspires them to console me. Mind you, I’m can’t be sure which part of my statement they’re comforting me about: the fact that I’m attracted to men or the fact that I’m Mormon as well. Too often, people look at these two labels, these unstoppable yet opposed forces that seem doomed to butt heads with one another until the end of time. And people worry about anyone who happens to be caught in between the two. Perhaps rightly so. With an ever-growing rally of cries to be “true to yourself” and to live a supposed authentic homosexual life, the pressure can be enough to bring even the strongest members of the Church to crumble, hopeless and defeated.

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LDS YouTube Stars Create 'Kid History' Board Game

Thanks to UV360 for pointing out this fun game!

Mormon volunteers from Calif. chip in a Helping Hand

South Bay members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with nearly 75,000 other church members throughout California on April 30 during the third annual Mormon Helping Hands, a statewide day of service.

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1-Day Love and Learn Marriage Retreat Getaway Special

"Top Five" Mormon books in the Wall Street Journal

In Saturday’s Wall Street Journal, Samuel Brown, professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Utah, friend of the JI, and author of the recently-released In Heaven as It Is on Earth: Joseph Smith and the Early Mormon Conquest of Death (Oxford University Press, 2012), penned a short annotated list of “the five best” books on Mormonism, which included the following: