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LDS Teenager Makes the Cut on 'The Voice', Shares Faith

Tanner Linford, a 17-year-old student at Davis High School, is living proof of his own advice: “If, at first, you don’t succeed… keep trying.”

Is this really a 'Mormon moment'?

In my line of work, I get to read what a lot of people say about my church. Every day, news media reports mentioning The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or “Mormons” cross my desk, many from remote parts of the world. Since the advent of the Internet the number has increased exponentially, especially in the US.

Okla. senior puts faith before football

And one by one, the calls would stop.

Romney’s run evokes pride, fear in Mormons

Tourists stroll among the faithful, their conversations competing with the birds and fountains. Old couples walk hand in hand amid a steady stream of brides and grooms emerging from the massive granite temple.Temple Square, the world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, emanates harmony. But fresh anxieties pulse just below the surface.

LDS Climber Relies on Faith to Conquer 248 Mountains

For most people, “Climb Every Mountain” is a popular song from the classic musical "Sound of Music." But for Nile Sorenson of Yorba Linda, California, it’s a way of life.

Non-LDS faith wants high school land for its own seminary

Students at the new high school under construction in Draper could get a unique opportunity — release time seminary taught by Summum, a Salt Lake City-based religion that practices meditation and mummification. On Monday, Canyons School District received a letter from Su Menu, president of Summum, inquiring about purchasing land adjacent to the planned schoolhouse, which has been designated as a “seminary” on an architectural site plan. The $55-million high school is scheduled to open in fall 2013.

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Watch: Faith-Filled and Gorgeous Covers of "You Raise Me Up" and "I Can Only Imagine"

By LDS Living

If you are looking for some uplifting and stunning music, check out these new a cappella songs by BYU's Noteworthy and UVU's VoiceLine that were filmed with the gorgeous backdrop of southern Utah wilderness.

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LDS Author Wins Prestigious Award, Credits Her Faith

"My Father in Heaven gave me the talent," author Martine Leavitt said. "He gave me an ability to somehow carve out the time. He gives me the ideas. Sometimes He gives me the words. I'll be showing up to this award indebted to Him."

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5 Ways Other Religions Have Made Me a Better Latter-day Saint

As I reflect on the many ways my own life has been enriched through associating with people of different religious faiths, I see clearly that much of what I know about how to be a devoted Latter-day Saint comes from lessons I have learned from those outside my faith. I have been strengthened in unique ways by the virtues and values reflected in the lives of the followers of many religious faiths. Here are five simple ways other religions have touched my life and helped make me a more committed Latter-day Saint:

Elder Holland and Evangelical Leader Ravi Zacharias Unite in Message of Faith

"Tonight is another night for us to meet … not as warring factions, but as friends," said the Rev. Gregory Johnson, president of Standing Together. "We have significant theological differences. We don't undermine that, but tonight is an opportunity to hear from a great Christian leader to hear about a topic we all care about — freedom of religion."