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'The Little Lord Jesus, No Crying He Makes'--Not Quite

The first verse of the popular late-19th-century Christmas carol “Away in a Manger” (often mistakenly attributed to Martin Luther) ends peacefully with “the little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.” Unfortunately, though, “The cattle are lowing; the poor baby wakes, but little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.” Richard Mouw, the prominent Calvinist theologian who just completed two decades as president of California’s Fuller Theological Seminary, spoke recently at the LDS Institute of Religion adjacent to Utah Valley University. He pronounced the carol’s portrayal of an uncrying infant Jesus “heresy.”

Famous Latter-day Saints

Here’s One Mormon Who Will Be Playing in the Super Bowl (& How His Mom Helped Him Get There)

By Phillip Price

Kyle Van Noy, a Mormon and outside linebacker for the New England Patriots, will be playing in this Sunday’s Super Bowl LI. In aninterview with KSL a few years ago, Van Noy shared how his mother influenced him to achieve greatness in his football career.

Latter-day Saint Life

"It Is Enough": One LDS Mom Shares How the Little Things Matter the Most in Motherhood

By Rachel Trotter

It’s almost Mother’s Day and chances are you might just feel like you don’t make the mark as a mom. But I’m here to tell you, the little things matter and you are making the mark a lot more than you think.

Latter-day Saint Life

Religion Professors Address "Why People Are Staying" in the LDS Church

“Open your eyes,” BYU professor Brad Wilcox testified, "and you will see Christ shaping you, changing you, perfecting you.”

From the Church

First Presidency Sends Letter Urging Members to Seek Candidates Who Best Embody Gospel Principles

By LDS Living

The First Presidency often issues a letter to be read in sacrament meetings during election season. But with a particularly heated presidential election this year, the prophet and apostles' counsel seems more necessary than ever.

Books Share Insights to President Monson, President Eyring

This fall, new books share the teachings of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson and President Boyd K. Packer, president of the Quorum of the Twelve.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: The parable of BYU-Hawaii

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve told BYU-Hawaii’s graduating students that they must get over their insecurities and look to the future with faith. Elder Holland spoke to more than 200 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 17, in commencement exercises held in the Cannon Activities Center on the university’s campus in Laie, Hawaii. “First of all, it is incumbent upon us as students, as Latter-day Saints, and as children of God to see the divine potential in ourselves, to believe in ourselves to know that with God’s help there is quite literally nothing in righteousness that we cannot become,” Elder Holland said. “That is the parable of this school’s history and it ought to be the parable of your history.”

Latter-day Saint Life

8 Beliefs Mormons Share with Other Christians

My five-year-old son has spent a month memorizing the 6th Article of Faith.

Dave Says: No Option but Education

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Latter-day Saint Life

First Presidency Calls 8 New Mission Presidents to Philippines, Sweden, and More

From the Philippines to Sweden and Argentina to the Republic of Congo, eight new mission presidents have been called to serve in missions around the world.