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LDS institute accommodates time conflict of U game and LDS general conference

This Saturday comes with a dilemma for a lot of LDS University of Utah fans. The football game has been scheduled for 5 p.m., but the LDS priesthood session starts at 6 p.m. The LDS Institute at the U. is now trying be accommodating.

Mormon and Jewish leaders tour Brigham City Utah Temple together

A delegation from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) met with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) recently.The visit included discussions on religious freedom and secularism in addition to taking a tour of the newly completed Brigham City Utah Temple. The group also visited other Church sites including the Family History Library, Welfare Square, Humanitarian Center and Temple Square.

Why do Mormons seem so happy? (part 2 – more responses)

Following are some more responses to a recent question from one of our readers, Len. She asked: I’m Jewish, and I know this might seem like a weird question, but I can’t stop thinking about it: Why do all of the Mormons that I know seem so happy? So genuinely, positively happy? Why do their personal lives seem so fulfilled? Even the Mormon missionaries that I see on the street seem so warm and kind and are always smiling. I really don’t understand how they can be that way 24/7. Is it just an act? Or is it real? I know that Mormons struggle too (everyone has bad days), but I’m really puzzled to see an entire group of people emanating joy, success, and happiness. Here are some more responses (and thanks to those who have shared their thoughts in comments).

Latter-day Saint Life

The Teenager Who Put an End to Bullying and Changed My Life

By Jason F. Wright

Here are just a few of the things I enjoyed as a child more than riding the bus.

Paradise Camp Fire Hits Latter-day Saint Families Hard, Destroys Church Meetinghouses

Bishop Robert Harrison was commuting from his Paradise, California, home Thursday morning when a spiritual urge he couldn’t ignore hit hard.

BYU Athletic Director and Super Bowl winner Tom Holmoe tells about his Mormon conversion

During his seven-year NFL career in San Francisco, Tom Holmoe played on three Super Bowl championship teams and later earned a fourth ring as an assistant coach with the 49ers. He was also a member of the BYU squad that pulled off an incredible comeback victory against Southern Methodist University in the 1980 Holiday Bowl. As thrilling, dramatic and blissful as those accomplishments were, they just don’t compare to another life-changing event that transpired in 1988: Holmoe’s decision to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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"Sports Illustrated" Gives BYU's Athletic Director "Best Costume" Award in Amazing Tweet

By LDS Living

When it comes to Halloween costumes, BYU's athletic director Tom Holmoe doesn't hold back—and that fact is capturing national attention.

Latter-day Saint Life

First Presidency Calls 8 New Mission Presidents to Serve in Nigeria, Brazil, Australia + More

From Utah to Brazil and Nigeria to Australia, the First Presidency has called eight new mission presidents and their wives to serve in missions around the world.

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A List of the 140+ Returned Missionaries Playing FBS College Football This Year

By Trent Toone

The players mentioned present a small sampling of more than 140 returned Latter-day Saint missionaries on Football Bowl Subdivision rosters for the 2018 season.

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10 Things We Know About the Urim and Thummim

By Jay A. Parry and Larry E. Morris

The Urim and Thummim consists of two seer stones or interpreters used by selected prophets throughout the ages. In ancient Israel the stones were part of the breastplate worn by the high priest of the Aaronic Priesthood. According to lds.org, the Urim and Thummim is “an instrument prepared of God to assist man in obtaining revelation from the Lord and in translating languages.” The website also states that the name Urim and Thummim is Hebrew for “lights and perfections” and that “there is more than one Urim and Thummim, but we are informed that Joseph Smith had the one used by the brother of Jared” (See D&C 17:1).