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Nothing but Net: Latter-day Saint Pro Soccer Player's Incredible Trick Shot Goes Viral

If pro soccer player Ashley Hatch challenges you to a game of H.O.R.S.E., just walk away. You can't win. When the other player can make buckets with their feet, they're pretty much guaranteed the victory.

Sponsored: BYU’s Performing Groups Take the Stage at Salt Lake City for One Incredible Festival

By BYU Winterfest

Brigham Young University invites you to experience Winterfest 2019, where six of the university’s most prestigious groups will perform in Salt Lake City. Over the course of several weeks, beginning January 25th and through March 8th, BYU performing groups will dazzle audiences with performances showcasing a variety of artistic tastes. BYU Winterfest 2019 provides entertainment for audiences of all ages and will be held in the LDS Conference Center Theater as part of the Temple Square Performances.

Race Issues Tackled in Latest Saints & Soldiers Film

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

When film producer Adam Abel and director Ryan Little came up with the idea to make a short film about Mormons during WWII, they had no idea that it would turn into a beloved film franchise—with three films, no less.

Notorious American Train Robber Butch Cassidy, a Mormon?

By Kelsey Berteaux

A Mormon outlaw? It seems like it should be an oxymoron. Latter-day Saints take pride in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, and virtuous, and in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law. Cassidy may have struggled with that last bit, but small things in his mild manner like a commitment not to drink alcohol or gamble ring familiar to practicing Mormons. He may have left the Church, but the influence of his Mormon upbringing never completely left him.

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Nov. 16-22)

By LDS Living

1. The 150th Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Sponsored: WWII Prisoner of War survived due to the power of faith and family—75 years later, his son tells his story

By The Book Break

On December 7, 1941, Don Evans and his BYU roommates were in a somber mood after listening to the radio news broadcast that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. That attack set in motion an unforeseeable chain of events that would forever change Don’s life. Ahead lay trials that would have broken most men.

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How I Share the Gospel as a Google Maps Local Guide

By Kelsey Berteaux

I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a church I’d like to visit. Scott Wright wrote this review in early 2019 as part of a Google Maps program called “local guides.” These guides are trusted members of the Google Maps community who add local roads, take photos, and write reviews in their area. Most do it for free because they like helping others.

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The Heartwarming Story Behind One of the Most Beloved LDS Christmas Hymns

By Katie Lambert

As Christmas carols are playing full-force, there is one found in the Latter-day Saint hymnbook that has an especially tender story behind it.

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5 Gospel Lessons from the “I Have a Dream” Speech

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

1. God is no respecter of persons.

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When and why did we start using middle initials in Church leaders’ names?

By Jake Frandsen

Have you ever wondered why Church leaders’ names tend to contain so many initials?