During WWII, one American bomber pilot single-handedly saved the lives of 90 men by listening to the promptings of the Spirit. That pilot was my grandfather, Ronald S Beckstrom.

There's a reason why the Mormons fielded two top candidates in a single presidential election cycle and there's a reason why the comparatively small church is surging to prominence worldwide. Primarily, it's the fact that they inculcate within their teenagers the idea of mandatory service. From age nineteen to twenty-one, young Mormon men are encouraged to serve on a mission which they themselves largely subsidize by working in their teen years. Many Mormon women also do a mission beginning at 21 for about eighteen months. And what does a mission do? It teaches them altruism and selflessness, not to mention going beyond a natural shyness and learning to approach complete strangers about their beliefs. The approximately 52,000 Mormon missionaries are not allowed to call home other than Christmas and Mother's Day and communicate with loved ones with a single weekly email.

"It was difficult," returned missionary Jackson Payne said. "I went into my mission not knowing if I would ever do [gymnastics] again. It was terrifying. It was scary, but at the same time, my religion is very important to me. I knew that if I put my trust into that decision it would work out."

What is it like to be in the one percent minority at BYU? A new video gives an insightful look into what it's like being black at BYU.

Until a few years ago, Elder Dairong Li didn't believe there was a life after this one. “We just believe life is life. You live and then you go," he shared with triblive.com. But that all changed when Li and his mother met with Mormon missionaries.

In an exclusive article written for the Deseret News, Hillary Clinton shared her beliefs in religious freedom and how that relates to LDS Church history.

A stone inscribed with ancient Hebrew script has been recovered by the Smithsonian Institution during an official archaeological dig.

On July 2, Max Goddard, 15, was involved in an explosion in his garage that left him with third-degree burns on 30 percent of his body. Now the community has rallied around the young man from Alpine.

Organized in 1967, the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation honors members of the community who have either participated or contributed to athletics in Utah. Each inductee receives a plaque, displayed in the Energy Solutions Arena. Recently, the USHFF honored a Church leader, Brother Devin G. Durrant, for his basketball career.

The Inspirational Art Association is excited to announce it's seventh annual Christmas Season Showcase & Art Sale at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building Dec 1st-3rd.