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"Hamilton" Actor, Mormon, and "So You Think You Can Dance" Contestant Opens Up About LDS Faith

"Hamilton" actor and former contestant on "So You Think You Can Dance" Thayne Jasperson recently opened up to the Deseret News about his faith and doubts as a Latter-day Saint.

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"Doubt Is a Part of Being Human the Way That Breathing Is": Adam Miller Shares His Belief and Doubt in Powerful Video

"I think [doubt] is just a normal part of being a human being, the way that breathing is part of being a human being," author and philosophy professor Adam Miller says in a new video on faith and doubt. "It's life's way of signaling that you need something."

Panelists discuss leaving and returning to the LDS Church at FAIR conference

Religious scholars and historians gathered at the annual Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research conference on Aug. 1-2, giving presentations ranging from Book of Mormon geography to Joseph Smith's role in the Second Great Awakening to the original context of the First Vision. Additionally, faith and doubt were common themes at the conference, which addresses issues "that are sometimes challenging to testimonies and faith," according to the FAIR website.

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Elder and Sister Renlund Share Why Questions Are Essential to Faith + Insights for Those Who Feel Like They're Drowning in Doubt

Elder Renlund and his wife, Sister Ruth L. Renlund, spoke in tandem during the devotional Sunday night which originated from the Brigham Young University–Hawaii campus in Laie, Hawaii, and was broadcast via satellite for young adult members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around the world.

12 LDS Books You Should Read Right Now

From biographies to fiction to self-help to children’s books, LDS authors have flooded the market with reflections of their faith. With hundreds of titles published each year, it’s no easy feat to keep up with the best in LDS literature. Here are 12 favorites from the last year to put on your to-read list.

Jared Halverson: Giving People the Benefit of their Doubts

While pursuing a doctoral degree from Vanderbilt Divinity School where his studies have been focused on anti-religious rhetoric, Jared Halverson has simultaneously sought to help students who wrestle with questions and doubts about the restored gospel. And while many say that divinity school tends to weaken faith, he says he has only become more convinced of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Sister Carol F. McConkie: 3 Ways Parents and Leaders Can Help Young Women Develop "Unwavering Faith"

"Young women today will face the winds of temptation, false doctrines, and the philosophies of men. But our young women are daughters of God and they have a work to do," Sister McMonkie says.

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Which Mormons Doubt the Most? 6 Unexpected Pew Findings (+One That's No Surprise)

Benjamin Knoll, a political scientist at Centre College, shared some interesting insights at the Sunstone symposium, ones that he gained for delving more deeply into Pew data from 2011. Jana Riess from Religion News Service shares some highlights from these findings.

Why Your Testimony Doesn't (and Shouldn't) Sound Like Everyone Else's

By Patrick Q. Mason

Testimonies of the gospel are as diverse as the people who hold them. Everyone experiences the conversion process differently, and everyone has different experiences that build their testimonies.

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Is Doubt or Certainty More Destructive to Faith? How to Understand Doubt's Role in Our Spiritual Growth

By Terryl Givens, Faith Counts

The following has been republished with permission from faithmatters.org.