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New York Post: Are Mormons the Happiest People in America?

As Americans, our "pursuit of happiness" is actually causing extreme anxiety. At least according to British journalist and documentarian Ruth Whippman, who spent years traveling the country researching happiness.

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LDS Gymnast Who Jeopardized Career to Serve a Mission Now Vying for the Olympics

"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."

Two very different kinds of Mormons

Matthew Bowman is a Ph.D candidate in American religious history at Georgetown University and associate editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. He blogs about Mormon history at The Juvenile Instructor.

Christians Are Better

In Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, Rick Perry was asked whether he would repudiate the anti-Mormon comments of Robert Jeffress, the Baptist pastor who introduced Perry at the Oct. 7 Values Voter Summit. “I have said I didn't agree with that individual's statement,” said Perry. But Mitt Romney pressed the point: Romney is right. The problem with Jeffress isn’t what he said about Mormonism. It’s what he said about religion as a voting issue. That statement was made onstage at the Values Voter Summit right before Perry spoke. And Perry has never clearly addressed it.

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LDS Convert from Iran Shares How the Church & the U.S. Changed Her Life

"When we came to America as refugees, in 1986, the very first people who embraced us were Latter-day Saints who were open-minded and open-hearted. We were from a terrorist country then, but the church didn't care," Iranian Mehrsa Baradaran says. "I understand that America took a risk on us. I was that little Muslim kid from a terrorist country 'yearning to breathe free,' and you took me in."

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Returned Missionary Credits Basketball Success to His Mission in 'SLAM' Feature

Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Bachynski’s access to basketball in the heart of hockey country was limited.

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President Monson Shares One Thing We All Seriously Need in Our Lives Today

By LDS Living

How can we be a beacon of light to the world that is continually deepening in darkness and sin? How can we overcome the affliction of offense within ourselves and in others? Let us understand how to lift and love others by learning from the counsel of our beloved prophet, President Monson:

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Mormon Lands on Donald Trump's Short List for U.S. Supreme Court

By LDS Living

Donald Trump is arguably the most controversial and polarizing political figure in recent American history, but it's likely that many Mormons will agree with one of his potential nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Christmas Season Showcase & Art Sale

By International Art Association

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.

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U.S. Diplomats Meet with RM Jailed in Venezuela

By Danielle B. Wagner

Representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas met with 24-year-old Josh Holt on July 12. Holt, a returned missionary, is one of 12 U.S. citizens currently jailed in Venezuela.