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3 Fascinating things about Kolob every Latter-day Saint should know

Kolob. We sing about it in one of our favorite hymns. We’ve named canyons and mountains and wards and stakes after it. But do we really know what Kolob is and what it’s like?

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Why James the Mormon Says He Hates Being James the Mormon and Why He Almost Quit His Music

By Katie Lambert

James the Mormon is no small name among Mormons.

9 Mouth-Watering Summer Recipes You’ve Never Tried Before

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Appetizers Our Sweet Basil Kitchen Cookbook

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Video Closeup: Engineering feat puts Provo Tabernacle on 'stilts'

For the past several months, Provo, Utah, residents have had a unique sight in their midst: the nearly seven-million-pound exterior of a 112-year-old building standing on 40-foot-high steel stilts. More than just an unusual construction site, this scene is the beginning of an extensive process to preserve the exterior of the Provo Tabernacle, a community landmark gutted by fire in December 2010. As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced in October 2011, the building is being converted into a Mormon temple.

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Watch: Disney's Maui Comes to Life, Spins Fire in New "Moana" Video Filmed at the Polynesian Cultural Center

By LDS Living

Following up on their incredibly popular video that brought the Disney magic of Moana to real life, Working with Lemons created a new music video filmed at the Church's Polynesian Cultural Center—this one starring the demi-god Maui as he sings the song "You're Welcome."

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"She's Gifted": LDS 15-Year-Old Turns 3 Chairs on "The Voice," Wears Young Women Medallion on National TV

By Katie Lambert

Stepping onto The Voice stage and staring at the back of four red chairs, Hanna Eyre smiled as the lights faded and the music started.

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After LDS Mom and 2 Children Shot in the Street, Neighborhood Rallies Around Family

On Tuesday, a man attacked LDS mother Memorez Rackley and her two sons, shooting all three as well as the 8-year-old daughter of a woman who stopped to help Rackley. Rackley and her 6-year-old son, Jase, died in the attack.

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If Harry Potter Was a Mormon: MormonProbs at Hogwarts

Recently, Mormons on Twitter have been using the hashtag #MormonHarryPotter. It’s #mormonprobs meets the wizarding world. Read some of our favorite tweets below:

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Elder Oaks Comments on Kentucky Clerk Controversy, Gives 3 Ways to Avoid Culture Wars

MR says: For more from Elder Oaks on achieving balance and accommodation amidst cultural wars, read or view his full speechhere.

Children help children through humanitarian aid donations

When a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered a tsunami in March 2011 that caused an estimated $309 billion USD in damage in Japan, an unlikely consequence was that it affected children on both sides of the Pacific Ocean—but in different ways. In Seattle, Washington, USA, students in Camille Churchill’s kindergarten-through-sixth-grade class at White Center Heights Elementary School were “shocked” and moved to compassion when they saw before-and-after pictures of the tsunami’s aftermath, Ms. Churchill said.