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Becoming friends with the Savior with Lizzy Jensen

Have you ever wanted to feel a deeper friendship with Jesus Christ? To not only know about Him, but to really know Him? Today's episode explores the idea that knowing the Savior and really understanding who He is takes more than being familiar with the facts about His life. And when we truly come to know Jesus Christ as not just a figure, but a friend, we are changed.

Raising Children in Faith - A New 'Mormon Message'

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Faith Helps Mormons in Super Bowl Keep Perspective

In the high-stakes world of NFL football, focus is a premium attribute, one sought by coaches, players and personnel alike.

Romney, an active man of faith

Reporting from Belmont, Mass.— In a closely-knit Mormon congregation, Ronnie Catalano was a problem Mitt Romney wanted to solve.

Defending the Faith: The gospel truly brings joyful news

One of the most memorable experiences of my mission in Switzerland came when the aunt of the Basel Ward mission leader died. Though not a member of the LDS Church, she had asked her nephew to speak at her funeral. A young returned missionary, he arranged for a quartet of elders to sing at the service, held in the cemetery chapel. I never served in Basel, but I was included in the quartet. That's why I was there.

Disappointed LDS ‘American Idol’ Contestant Chooses Faith

My family has watched Fox’s "American Idol" for years. Both my teenage daughters love to sing and every year we all find a couple of contestants to cheer for and rally around. Despite a slide in recent years, the longtime ratings juggernaut remains a top 20 program and has outlived most of its reality show siblings.

JFK and Mitt: The media’s double standard on faith

During the 1960 presidential campaign, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy was attacked for his Catholic faith, then viewed by many as subversive and un-American. Anti-Mormon bigots are now targeting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his Mormon beliefs, which are now viewed by many “progressives” as a “transparent and recent fraud.” But in those 50 years, the role of the media has changed significantly. A June 2012 study performed by American National Election Studies (ANES) found that 43 percent of liberals would be “less likely” to vote for a Mormon candidate for religious reasons. An essential point, given how often news outlets highlight Romney’s religion.

Sports Illustrated features big-time recruit's Mormon faith

A highly recruited junior from Chicago is the subject of a Sports Illustrated article that addresses his Mormon faith, while a Kentucky baseball player has decided to put his career on hold to serve a mission. Jabari Parker, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound junior at Chicago’s Simeon High, is one of the top basketball prospects in the country.

U2's Bono talks about his Christian faith in interview with Focus on the Family

Bono, the lead singer of the rock band U2, talked openly about his faith in an interview with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family. “When people say [Jesus was a] ‘good teacher,’ ‘prophet,’ ‘really nice guy’ … this is not how Jesus thought of himself,” Bono said.

Mormon Rock Star: Imagine Dragons's Wayne Sermon Talks about Faith

Even though Imagine Dragons have been playing music for a little over four years, the band's meteoric rise to the top of the charts seems to have occurred over a much shorter time. Hailing from Las Vegas, the band consists of four Mormons who unapologetically play infectious, radio-friendly alternative rock.