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Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley Lesson 1: "The Restoration of the Gospel—The Dawning of a Brighter Day"

It is fitting that this year’s Sunday School lessons are based on Church history and this year’s Relief Society and Priesthood lessons begin with the topic of the restoration of the gospel. The events of the Restoration were close to Gordon B. Hinckley’s heart. He visited the Church historical sites every chance he got.

Latter-day Saint Life

What Happened After One Sister Shared the Only Place She Did Not Want to Serve a Mission

By Barbara Morgan Gardner

President Oaks instructed that “all priesthood authority in the Church functions under the direction of the one who holds the appropriate priesthood keys.”

Emma Lou Thayne's 'Mormon Moment'

Current talk in the media sometimes calls this "The Mormon Moment." A hit musical on Broadway, "The Book of Mormon," has won multiple Tony awards. Posters in busses and on billboards nationwide show pictures of a great variety of people declaring, "I am a Mormon." Mormons are making headlines -- again. Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, and Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah and ambassador to China, have been running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Though Jon has left the race, his less identifiable Mormonism was as much a part of his persona as Mitt's more tithe-paying traditional look. But this is far from the first time Mormonism and its beliefs have been in the national news. And one of the prime objections of the public to a Mormon in office is "polygamy."

CNN: Mormon influence in Nevada fading, but still a factor

In 1986, with control of the United States Senate up for grabs, The Economist dispatched a reporter to Nevada, an important battleground that year, to survey the race between then-Rep. Harry Reid and his Republican opponent, James Santini. "Mr. Reid's performance in Las Vegas could well turn on the Mormon vote," the correspondent noted, spotlighting Reid's religion. "Though only some 12% of Nevadans are Mormons, they punch more than their weight. Less than half the state's eligible voters bother to register, but Mormons almost always do, which gives them about a quarter of the likely turnout."

Romney's Mormonism may not be an issue

For Mitt Romney to make a successful run for president in 2012, he will most likely not have to defend his Mormon religion.

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Sheri Dew & Noelle Pikus-Pace Compete in Minute to Win It Challenge

The competition heated up in round one of a 3-part MINUTE TO WIN IT challenge between TOFW Presenters Sheri Dew and Noelle Pikus-Pace at our event in Boise, ID! Rumor has it Sheri has called for a rematch at the Time Out For Women event in Salt Lake City, November 21-22, 2104. BUY TICKETS HERE

Mormons using the Web to control their own image

Try this. Type “church,” “Old Testament” or even “friend” into Google, and the Web site of the LDS church, the Mormons, pops up near the top of the list. In the age of the Internet, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has found a way to dominate what is arguably today’s most important information source: the search engine.

Pastor of U.S.’s largest Christian church says he could vote for a Mormon

The senior pastor of America’s largest Christian church said Tuesday that he not only would have no problem voting for a Mormon presidential candidate, like Republican Mitt Romney, he also would not rule out the possibility of some day voting for a Jewish or even Muslim candidate for the nation’s highest office.

America Is Making Religious Diversity Work, Journalist Says

In a country that is remarkable for both its religious diversity and devotion — a situation rife with potential volatility — one of America’s leading faith journalists is impressed that America seems to be making it work. Laurie Goodstein, national religion correspondent for the New York Times, told a near capacity crowd in Utah Valley University’s Ragan Theater Wednesday that America’s unique and remarkable religious diversity “is not a threat, but actually can be an asset to our country.”