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Mitt and other famous Mormons

Last Friday, the "Mormon issue" made headlines in the GOP presidential campaign when a Texas pastor called the faith "a cult." Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman are both practicing Mormons, but the "cult" firestorm got us wondering: Who else is Mormon? Click through our gallery of celebs, pols and power players with Mormon roots.

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10 Christmas Novels to Read this Holiday

By LDS Living

One of the best things about winter is curling up with a blanket and cup of hot chocolate while reading. These novels are the perfect stories to get you in the spirit of Christmas. From authors like Michael McLean and Richard Paul Evans, you won't want to miss these 10 sweet holiday stories.

LDS professional organizer featured in A&E’s ‘Hoarders’

By SarahJo Ciotti

Scaling cliffs and avoiding feral animals are sometimes exciting when in the great outdoors. But what if those cliffs are actually piles of stuff you have to scale just to enter your home? And those figurative feral animals are harder to avoid since your family member brings them into the house by the dozens? And though you have a bed somewhere in the house, finding it is more difficult than finding shelter in the wilderness?

Dave Says: Why Can't <i>She</i> Get Another Job?

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‘Indiana Jones,’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ star shares what he thinks about Latter-day Saints

By Danielle B. Wagner

After performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for their 2013 Christmas concert and starring in a 2016 BYUtv holiday movie, John Rhys-Davies has had more exposure to Latter-day Saints and their culture than most in the movie industry.

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How Having My Car Stolen Helped Me Find Christmas

By Meg Johnson

I cried the hardest my first Christmas in a wheelchair. I’m not saying that because this is a Christmas story or because I am trying to milk some emotions. It really was the hardest time for me that year. I had been paralyzed in a hiking accident that March and released from the hospital in June—released was the word they used, but I was, from that time on, wheelchair-bound. My legs wouldn’t move. My stomach and back muscles didn’t work. And my hands were lifeless and floppy.

Best of: LDS Living Stories of the Week, July 6-12

By LDS Living

You might have missed what went on the last week, but we've put together our list of the week's most popular stories so you don't miss a beat. For July 6 through July 12, 2013, these are LDS Living’s top hits.

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ESPN Features Jimmer Fredette and How He Is Changing Basketball in China

By Danielle B. Wagner

After becoming the 2011 National Player of the Year, Jimmer Fredette went on to have a rocky start in the NBA. But now Fredette has found his place as he's changing the game of basketball in China.

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Watch: Stephen Colbert Shocked to Hear a Mormon Is Running for President

By Danielle B. Wagner

Just last year, Mitt Romney made a cameo appearance in Stephen Colbert'sLate Show promo commercial.

Bible Video: Jesus Says 'Forgive 70 Times 7'