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Orson Scott Card Tells Scientology Magazine: 'I Have Faith'

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When the Salt Lake Tabernacle had an arrow painted on its roof

Latter-day Saints are familiar with the Tabernacle’s iconic domed roof. But did you know that it didn’t always look that way?

Sponsored: How Noelle Pikus-Pace went from last to first in just one year

By Noelle Pikus-Pace, advertiser

As a 19-year-old rookie on the U.S. world cup skeleton team, I wondered what it would take to reach the Olympic podium. Ranked last in the U.S standings, I was incredibly far from my goal. Was it even possible? I felt stuck and directionless. What could possibly bridge that gap and lead me to success?

‘Of course, Black lives matter’: President Oaks speaks on ‘Racism and Other Challenges’ at BYU devotional

By Lindsey Williams

Speaking at the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University, President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, renewed Church leaders’ pleas to Latter-day Saints to “root out racism.”

What Is It Like Filming the Book of Mormon Videos? Watch This Behind-the-Scenes Video

By Danielle Christensen

A new behind-the-scenes video highlights the filming of season three of the Book of Mormon videos, from King Benjamin to Alma the Younger.

From the Church

First Look at New Temples in Guatemala and Japan

By The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released exterior renderings showing the planned design of two temples previously announced in 2019 by Church President Russell M. Nelson.

Remembering Elder F. Enzio Busche and his viral BYU speech that inspired hundreds of thousands

By Emily Linder

Elder F. Enzio Busche, an emeritus General Authority Seventy died Thursday morning, May 28, at the age of 90.

Prophets Old and New

Heidi Swinton, Virginia Pearce Cowley, and Sheri Dew have spent years studying the lives and words of ancient and Latter-day prophets, but they also have many firsthand experiences interacting with living prophets, seers, and revelators. In this episode, the three close friends sit down together to share their thoughts of what makes a prophet, and how Joseph is like—or not like—other prophets. 

Latter-day Saint widow who lost her husband in Afghanistan answers the question ‘Is the sacrifice of the fallen worth it?’

Jennie Taylor knows something of the sacrifices that have been made over the past 20 years in Afghanistan. Her husband, Major Brent Taylor, was shot and killed by an Afghan commando during a training in 2018.

What does data suggest about a correlation between suicidality and religiosity in Utah?

Many have suggested that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plays a role in Utah’s higher-than-average suicide rates. But what does the data show?