As was once aptly put, praise to the man’s best friend.

Papua New Guinea is a country rife with rich variety. Over 600 islands make up just 10 percent of the country’s land. Thousands of species abound in the rain forests, highlands, and islands, with more species of birds in this country the size of California than in all of Europe combined. Divided by a diverse geography, each tribe has a unique culture, and over 830 languages are spoken by the 6.2 million inhabitants of the land. The Huli wigmen are known for their vain men who spend their days preening and growing their hair out at wig school before they can associate with women. The Baining fire dancers have a close communion between the spirits and fire, walking through flames to bring good spirits or calm bad ones. But in the cities, life edges closer and closer to modern society while others look on from the fringes of the ghettos, called settlements. Witchcraft, animism, black magic, and ancestor worship are still rampant, but Christianity is the predominant religion, practiced by 96 percent of the population.

Playing basketball in the Ivy League's is hard enough. But, try doing that fresh off a mission while surrounded by dozens of new missionary opportunities.

If you had told me when my children were small that they would all pick the same year to get married, I would have told you that you were crazy.

After Latter-day Saints Chris and Michelle Olsen and their dog Monte were in a severe car accident that took Michelle's life, Monte ran away from the scene of the accident, scared by the sudden impact that sent the car flipping several times. But now, Monte has been found and returned home.

Some interesting findings from Pew Research:

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Vandals defaced the construction site of the Meridian Idaho Temple late Friday night or early Saturday morning.

Cauliflower crust? Zucchini crust? Berries as a topping? Egg on a pizza? Sounds pretty crazy, right? But take a chance on some of these new takes on pizza and I bet you'll find some that blow your mind.

I love dip recipes. There's some sort of harmony in that they're all served in a bowl with some sort of other food that gets dunked into them, but there's so much variety that you can consume a full-course meal in dip form. To satisfy my dip craving, I set out to round up the best of them all. Some of these are twists on old classics, but some are new and exciting recipes you may not have seen before.