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Watch: Police Department Performs Hilarious Cover of Song by David Archuleta and James the Mormon

Okay, I'll admit, for the first minute of this music video, I wasn't sure whether to laugh or not.

LDS Rapper Responds to Neon Trees Singer's Controversial Song About the Church

James the Mormon, who topped the iTunes charts last week with his albumI'm not a Rapper, is back in the spotlight with a new rap he created in response to Tyler Glenn's song, "Trash." "[My song] is to anyone who has felt pain..." Curran told ABC 4 News. "No matter who you are, we're all going through something. We're all hurting, but God sees us as treasure, so let's stick together."

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Sister McConkie: Too Many Walk Away from Church Feeling Judged. We Need to Do Things Differently.

"I know people who come to church every Sunday so that they can be inspired and uplifted and who just simply walk away feeling judged and unloved—unneeded, like there is no place for them at church," Sister Carol F. McConkie, first counselor in the Young Women general presidency, says at the start of a powerful Church video released as part of a series designed to reach those who feel they don't belong at Church.

The Perseverance of Black LDS Church Members

The real heroes of the story are women such as Jane Elizabeth Manning James, a free black woman who was baptized into the LDS Church in the early 1840s and then traveled with a small group of black converts from Connecticut to Illinois in winter, the last 800 miles on foot. “We walked until our shoes were worn out, and our feet became sore and cracked open and bled until you could see the whole print of our feet with blood on the ground,” James recounted in a brief autobiography several decades later. James walked to Utah with the Mormon pioneers in 1847 and remained a devoted member of the Church until her death in 1908, outliving its first five prophets. Upon her death Church leaders recognized James as a pillar of faithfulness—after having denied her access to Mormonism’s most sacred temple rituals by virtue of her race.

SPONSORED: Choosing the Right - James Christensen’s 'Hold to the Rod'

In 2007, renowned LDS artist James Christensen created a painting titled Hold to the Rod, the Iron Rod. The painting features one of Christensen’s unique characters, in a predicament. The man has become so burdened with the belongings and items he has amassed that, while he longingly eyes the Iron Rod, he cannot reach up to hold it for fear of losing some of his possessions. Only 550 prints were originally created and sold out at the publisher for $295. Soon, however, the prints were being sold on the secondary market for as high as $4,000.

Czech Republic gives prestigious award to LDS couple

By Emily McClure

Richard and Barbara Winder, residents of South Jordan, Utah, have just become the first Utahns to receive the Czernin Palace Award. This highly prestigious award is given by the Czech Republic to a person or group that has contributed significantly to positive relations between the United States and the Czech Republic, and after more than 50 years of interaction with the Czech Republic, the Winders received the award in recognition of their efforts.

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Jamesthemormon's New Music Video Shows Just How Epic BYU Really Is

By LDS Living

Whether you're a BYU fan or not, we dare you to listen to this song by Jamesthemormon to see if you can get all the way through it without dancing, tapping your feet, or loving BYU just a little bit more.

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James the Mormon's Girlfriend Defends Those Who Criticized Her for Her "Immodest" Dress

By LDS Living

"Over the last few days, an Instagram/Twitter post from James (The Mormon) has gone viral. The post exposes a few critical comments on an open shouldered dress I wore to a New Years Eve party, a seemingly inconsequential choice of dress at the time," Lindsey shares on James the Mormon's blog. She had no idea that choice would make her the topic of conversation across several social media sites.

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"Deadline" Features Incredible Trailer for Movie About Emma Smith and Jane Manning James

By LDS Living

The first-look trailer for the upcoming movie Jane and Emma is making waves, and Deadline is taking notice.

16: "If Ye Are Not One Ye Are Not Mine" (Doctrine and Covenants 37–40)

“Pack up everything—we’re moving.” When you read those words, how do you feel? Are you excited? Or does your heart drop as you think of all the packing, cleaning, and organizing that moving entails? Maybe you feel a bit of both? Well in this week’s lesson, the early Saints are asked to do just that: pack everything up and move. While this move was challenging and full of hardship, it also came with many blessings. And as we dig into Doctrine and Covenants 37–40, we’ll learn how the Lord asks us to move spiritually and what blessings we receive as we obey.