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Mormons have irrational beliefs? Who doesn't?

Commentators on both the right and left and both secular and religious note with disdain that Mormons (Latter Day Saints, as Mormons refer to themselves) have irrational practices and beliefs. The former, we are told, includes the wearing of sacred undergarments and the latter includes posthumous baptisms and the claims by the prophet of Mormonism to have found and deciphered engraved golden plates in New York State. I read and hear these dismissals of Mormonism with some amusement -- because everyone who makes these charges holds beliefs and/or practices that outsiders consider just as irrational.

Teachings of George Albert Smith Lesson 3: Our Testimony of Jesus Christ

Excerpt from "'The Light and Life of the World,'" by Dallin H. Oaks

Latter-day Saint Life

Max Hall's Journey from Addiction to Recovery: Former BYU QB Uses His Story to Help Others

“My advice to you guys is, when your buddy says, ‘Hey, let’s go smoke a joint,’ . . . yeah, it seems real cool at the time; I’ve been there," Max Hall shares. "But please don’t get caught up in that stuff. I can personally tell you it will ruin your life. Maybe not everybody, but if you have an addictive personality like me, it will. Just don’t do it because you just don’t know.”

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General Conference: An Opportunity to Learn and Share

From the Church

Church Announces 6 New Stakes, Calls 38 New Stake Presidents

From Taiwan to Idaho and Switzerland to Kiribati, the Church announced six new stakes and called 38 new stake presidents.

Latter-day Saint Life

Human Remains Accidentally Discovered in Iowa Likely from Several Mormon Pioneers

By LDS Living Staff

While digging at a construction site at Council Bluffs, Iowa, workers have discovered something that could shed light on our pioneer heritage.

LDS Church in Montana Vandalized

Law enforcement is looking for suspects who vandalized the Frenchtown church building for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Frenchtown Frontage Road.

Fun

Photo: Sister Marriott on a Hoverboard & How that Relates to the Gospel

Some people have criticized Church leaders in the past, claiming they do not relate to or connect with the youth of the Church today. Those critics obviously don't follow LDS leaders on Facebook.

The Fastest Way to Say Thank You

By Pixingo (Sponsored)

Gratitude is on everyone’s mind this month. Now there’s an easy—and free—way to express it.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Mom Stuns Crowd with Incredible Ironman Win, Likely to Move on to World Championships

By Katie Lambert

Jocelyn McCauley says she wasn't thinking about anything when she crossed the finish line of the Ironman New Zealand 2017 race, finishing first place in the women's division.