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Why My Race Is a Gift from God: Perspectives from an African American Latter-day Saint

*Editor's Note: This is a republication of an article written in 2011, prior to the release of the Church's essay "Race and the Priesthood" in 2013.

Latter-day Saint Life

10 Quotes from Church Leaders That Will Inspire You to Vote—Even in This Election

By Kaitlyn Rowbotham

Members of the Church all over the world are invited to be active participants in their community by voting in elections and being civically engaged. The 12th article of faith says, "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law." As we approach Election Day, here are 12 quotes from general authorities about voting.

Latter-day Saint Life

How a Conversation with an Albino Teen Completely Changed My View of Empathy and Loving Others

By Miranda Richards

I was still in the middle of the street, heart spasming a little from the fact that a car had nearly run me over—literally. Not in a ha-ha-did-you-see-that kind of way. I had been in the middle of a crosswalk when a teenage driver turning left gunned it to race through the intersection before an oncoming car, not realizing I was also in the intersection. The worst part was, when I jumped out of the way to avoid becoming road kill, he happened to swerve in the same direction, coming even closer to maiming if not killing me.

Latter-day Saint Life

U.S. District Judge: Why Mormons Must Fight to Protect Our God-Given Liberties and Freedom

By Ted Stewart

America is known as the “land of the free.” And perhaps the most precious of the liberties that we enjoy as Americans is the gift of religious freedom. The specific protection of the right of religious conscience and practice is among those liberties that are uniquely protected in the United States. The safeguards afforded religion under the First Amendment to the Constitution is a radical departure from the norm in world history.

Latter-day Saint Life

3 Prophets Who Have Been on "Time" + What Was Said About Them

By Katie Lambert

From Albert Einstein to John Wayne to Steve Jobs, Time magazine has featured some of the most influential people in American history—including a few prophets.

Podcasts

What helped this Latter-day Saint woman keep her faith after 3 of her adopted children were abruptly taken back

In this week's episode of This Is the Gospel, Holly and her husband explain that they never imagined they would adopt multiple children during their lifetime. But after seeing the devastation of the Romanian Revolution, Holly and her husband felt the Spirit directing them to adopt children who were hard to place or neglected. And after feeling confirmation from the Spirit to adopt three girls from Africa in 2006, Holly felt that their family was about to grow yet again—until a devastating turn of events caused Holly to question her faith and trust in the Spirit.

Stories of Faith

‘Your path is your path’: Spanish journalist testifies of divine guidance

By Abby Larkins

A professor told Irene that serving a mission could limit her career, but Irene chose to trust in the Lord.

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Christofferson Applauds Journalists as "Ambassadors of Freedom"

"We honor your efforts to give voice to the voiceless, to shine light on the difficulties of our world and to bestow dignity on the human experience," Elder Christofferson said. "May God bless you and protect you as you go forward as ambassadors of freedom and human rights."

Former FBI Agents Honor the Mormon Who Took Down Baby Face Nelson

What do notorious gangsters John Dillinger and Lester Gillis (a.k.a. “Baby Face Nelson”) have to do with the LDS Church? Simple: they were tracked and ultimately killed thanks to the action of a Mormon government agent—Samuel Cowley.

From the Church

Elder Oaks Answers: What Can Individuals Do to Protect Their Religious Freedoms?

Elder Dallin H. Oaks' ongoing tour of Argentina has included a call for religious freedom at a time of rising secularism across the globe.