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LDS Rapper Spreads Gospel with Viral Rap Videos

MR says: When most people think of ways to share the gospel, rap is not the first idea that pops into their head. But that's how "James the Mormon" has been sharing his beliefs with the world.

Latter-day Saint Life

Eliminate Racism, Sexism, Nationalism, LDS Leader Says Sunday Afternoon

"We need to embrace God’s children compassionately and eliminate any prejudice, including racism, sexism, and nationalism," Elder Ballard said at the Sunday afternoon session of general conference this weekend.

Food Storage Recipe: Wheat Berry Salads

By Emergency Essentials

My favorite method, which just happens to be perfect when you don’t have electricity, cooking fuels, or time to spend over the stove (like in emergency situations), is to let the berries soak overnight in a thermos of hot water. Bring your water to a boil and add it to the thermos. But, if you don’t want to wait overnight, bring water to a boil, add grain, boil until the berries are soft. Depending on what type of grain you’re using, it could take 30 to 60 minutes to soften. You could also use your crockpot.

Fun

4 Crucial Things to Look For in a Book of Mormon Replica

By Richard Lloyd Dewey, author of the new biography "Joseph Smith and the Latter-day Saints"

Being a stickler for historical accuracy, I have taken a particular fascination with the 1830 first edition Book of Mormon. My findings? The original 1830 edition was downright beautiful.

Fun

Watch: These 2 future college basketball players are bringing slam dunks to missionary work

By Lindsey Williams

Elder Isaac Johnson and Elder Trey Stewart both wear a black missionary name tag. Before their missions, they both sported American Fork High School basketball jerseys. After their two years of missionary service end, they’ll both don college basketball jerseys for University of Oregon and Brigham Young University respectively.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why the Church created a special African American congregation over 50 years ago

By Haley Lundberg

In October 1971, Elders Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, and Boyd K. Packer, under the direction of the First Presidency, established an official congregation of Latter-day Saints unlike any other the Church had ever seen or has seen since.

Latter-day Saint Life

Is food the Latter-day Saint vice?

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

My name’s Jenny. I’m a Latter-day Saint. And I’m a chocoholic.

31: A Worthwhile Pursuit

Stories in this episode: Vai Sikahema was a small boy in Tonga when his family sold everything they had to go to the temple in New Zealand to be sealed—and decades later, that experience helps him be the right person at the right time in a meeting that could very well decide the fate of another temple. When Keala Sikahema decides to put the temple at the center of her family life, she sees its power emanating in ways she didn't expect.

Latter-day Saint Life

Mortars and Miracles: Faith-Filled Stories of Mormons in the Military

By LDS Living

Shortly after arriving in Vietnam as an Air Force pilot, Larry Chesley looked around at the other airmen in his unit, his eyes stopping on a young man. “And the Spirit said, ‘He’s not coming home.’ And I dismissed it and I looked around the room and my eyes stopped on another man, and the Spirit said, ‘He’s not coming home.’

Podcasts

Former ESPN analyst Chad Ford shares how giving his father a priesthood blessing changed his heart

Fans of ESPN likely recognize Chad Ford’s face or at the very least his name. For years, Ford was an NBA Draft expert for the television network, but what many didn’t know was while simultaneously working in many people’s dream career, Ford was pursuing his true passion teaching conflict resolution and peacebuilding at BYU–Hawaii. In his new book, Dangerous Love, Ford teaches principles he has taught about the transformative effects of changing the way we view conflict. He teaches that we can either approach conflict with love or fear and illustrates how the path we choose can make all the difference.