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Former Deseret News opinion editor applauds The Atlantic for its treatment of the Church in article published Wednesday
There are three types of articles written about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to Hal Boyd, the former opinion editor for the Deseret News, who is now an associate professor of family law and policy at BYU: First, there is the article written by the non-Latter-day Saint journalist who looks at the faith warily. Second, pieces written by former or lapsed members of the Church. And third, “the genre in which active Church members examine their faith.”
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Latter-day Saint to become first female weight lifter to compete for Tonga at the Olympics
By Haley Lundberg
Kuinini “Nini” Manumua started weightlifting when she was just 13 years old. Now, she will make history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first woman ever to represent Tonga in the sport of weightlifting.
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LDS, World Renowned Scientist: I See No Contradictions Between the Gospel & Science
The idea for this article came from another article appearing in Southwest: The Magazine, entitled "Flying Foxes, Caribbean Monkeys, a Tiny Laboratory in a Wyoming Cabin, and a Young Mormon Missionary Who Became a Samoan Chief Before Pursuing one of Life's Greatest Medical Mysteries," by Jay Heinrichs.
See The Countries the First Presidency & The Twelve Visited in 2014
LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Dec 20 - 26)
By LDS Living
The First Presidency and Quorum of the 12 travel the world meeting with members and doing good. Find out all the neat places they visited and things they did in 2014!
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By LDS Living
Lunch and Learn Series with Deseret Book Artists and Authors
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What 2 Engineers Discovered After Using Statistical Analysis to Determine Whether the Book of Mormon Was Fiction
By Daniel Peterson
Michael Coe, Yale University’s Charles J. MacCurdy professor emeritus of anthropology, is an eminent scholar of ancient Mesoamerica and the author of a widely read book, The Maya, that is now in its ninth edition.
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Steven Harper: The dilemma at the heart of Joseph Smith’s First Vision
By Steven C. Harper
A recent article compares Joseph’s experience to some early American conversion narratives and concludes that Joseph’s accounts lack the angst and the typical “transformations of the heart.”
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When 4 Chaplains from Different Faiths Gave Their Lives for Others
By Kristine Frederickson, for LDS Living
In 1943, a World War II American transport ship, the SS Dorchester, was struck midship by a torpedo fired from a German submarine. Over 900 people — many young soldiers far from home for the first time in their lives — were on board. In the dead of night chaos ensued as the ship quickly began to sink and individuals rushed to find life jackets and lifeboats. Over 600 died that night while some 230 were rescued.
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7 Gospel Words with Powerful Meanings in Sign Language That Might Change How You Think of Them
By Jannalee Sandau
Members of the Church come from a variety of places and speak a variety of languages, but one group of Latter-day Saints are especially unique because of their signed language. The first deaf branch of the Church was established in Ogden, Utah, in 1917 under President Joseph F. Smith. And the LDS deaf community has only grown since then. In fact, temple sessions, general conference, and many church pageants in the United States now offer American Sign Language interpretation in addition to other widely-spoken languages, like Spanish.
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Hidden Joseph Smith LEGO Portrait, Giraffes on Temple Square + Other Bizarre Latter-day Saint Connections to Video Games
By Danielle B. Wagner
What do Fallout, World of Warcraft, The Last of Us, Need for Speed, and the LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean have in common?