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The LDS Race Car Driver Who Set More Records Than Any Other Racer

David Abbot "Ab" Jenkins, also known as the father of salt flat racing, has proven to be one of the most influential race car drivers in history—and not just because he shattered several records and set several more.

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"Medium": Are Latter-day Saints Having a Public Conversation Everyone Else Should Be Having?

"By putting this piece out there, Mormons are demonstrating a willingness to have an open, uncomfortable conversation that some churches in America’s Christian community have been meticulously avoiding," Matthew Faraci writes about the new film Jane and Emma, which focuses on the relationship between Emma Smith and one of the first black converts to the Church, Jane Elizabeth Manning James.

Latter-day Saint Life

What I Hope We'll Teach Our Daughters (and Sons) About the Priesthood (Part 1)

By Wendy Ulrich

The following is a segment of an address originally given by Latter-day Saint Wendy Ulrich, Ph.D., at the FAIR Mormon conference and reposted with permission:

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How the "Saints and Sinners" Race Changes the Lives of Missionaries and Runners in Unexpected Ways

By Katie Lambert

Are you a saint or a sinner?

Latter-day Saint Life

BYUtv's "Relative Race" Reunites Family Members with a Flip Phone, Maps, and DNA

Using ancestry.com, four couples are racing to trace their family history to find their long-lost ancestors.

LDS General Authorities on 'Finishing the Race'

During the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, John Stephen Akhwari placed last in the marathon, yet major sports magazines named him as one of two “top international Olympians” that year. While losing the race, Mr. Akhwari won the admiration of untold thousands because he embodied the spirit of a true Olympian as he finished despite setbacks. Track and field athletes that year faced a common challenge when they arrived in Mexico City: its altitude. At 7,350 feet, it was the highest elevation at which any Summer Olympics had been held. From Mbulu, Tanzania, where the altitude is -3.85 feet, Mr. Akhwari suffered leg cramps early in the race. Yet he continued to run.

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The story of these early Black Latter-day Saints coming to Utah is not your traditional pioneer tale

By Trent Toone

It’s not the traditional pioneer story.

Saints and Sinners Relay to Raise Money for Missionaries

By Arianna Rees

Regular and first-time runners can race for a good cause in the upcoming 3rd annual Saints and Sinners Half Marathon and Team Marathon on September 27th. The race, which will wind its way downhill from Boulder City, Nevada into Lake Mead National Park, was created to raise funds for youth who are planning on serving missions, but might not have sufficient funds to pay for them. One hundred percent of each registration fee goes to those missionaries in need.

Mormon father-son team sets out to win third leg of 'The Amazing Race' with one on crutches

Salt Lake father-son team Dave and Connor O’Leary successfully raced through airports, a river in a jet boat, muddy trails on ATVs and navigating winding roads in New Zealand while Dave was on crutches with a leg injury in an emotional episode of the third leg of “e Amazing Race” on Sunday. While their ability to continue is still in question, no one was eliminated by the end of Sunday’s episode, and viewers were left with a “To Be Continued.”

From the Church

Church Releases New Essays About Heavenly Mother & Women and the Priesthood

The Church recently released two new Gospel Topics Essays that address the reality of our Heavenly Mother as well as the role of women within the Church.