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It seems like general conference surprises are increasing at an alarming rate. Here are a few past general conference moments no one saw coming.

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How Elder Soares Impacted a Nonmember Who Felt She Should Enter an LDS Meetinghouse to Find More Happiness

Just before the 40th anniversary of the priesthood revelation, Elder Neil L. Andersen and Elder Ulisses Soares visited Latter-day Saints in West Africa. “The Church is growing and becoming a great people of faith and righteousness because of the good people there,” Elder Andersen said. Learn more about how the Church in Africa has grown to 300,000 members in 40 years.

1.4 million Evangelicals plan to 'Vote for Jesus,' not a Mormon

Over the election season, we have been following internet evangelist Bill Keller's "Vote for Jesus" campaign where Christians pledge to write in Jesus Christ for president on November 6. Earlier this week, we reported that over 1 million had signed a pledge signalling their commitment to "Vote for Jesus" because, in Keller's words, this year's Republican and Democratic presidential choices are like "satan flipping a two-headed coin with his head on both sides." It appears that not all Christians are happy about the Jesus for president campaign.

Race, religion collide in presidential campaign

How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against another condemned as un-Christian. Yet here it is: Barack Obama versus Mitt Romney, an African-American and a white Mormon, representatives of two groups and that have endured oppression to carve out a place in the United States.

Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop comes to aid of woman being attacked

A Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop helped a neighbor woman escape a Tuesday morning attack by a man who had been stalking her. Kent Hendrix woke up Tuesday to his teenage son pounding on his bedroom door and telling him somebody was being mugged in front of their house. The 47-year-old father of six rushed out the door and grabbed the weapon closest to him — a 29-inch high carbon steel Samurai sword.

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Jenny Oaks Baker's Latest Music Video Captures Spirit of a Renaissance Fair

This stunning music and cinematography will transport you to the colorful world of a Renaissance fair. Check it out.

James Taylor: Singing with Mormon Tabernacle Choir 'Worth the Wait'

The collaboration between James Taylor and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir — two iconic figures of American music — was many years in the making, Taylor revealed at a press conference Friday afternoon at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. “It just took us a long time to find the date, and this was worth the wait,” said Taylor, who has been practicing with the choir and the Utah Symphony since he arrived in town Wednesday afternoon. “The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a national treasure and a great gift to the world.”

Missionary Throws First Pitch at Orioles Game

When Elder Anthony “Bo” Burrup began his two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was putting baseball on hold.

Church Honors Its Word and Pulls Plans for Chapel Near Montana Temple

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has withdrawn its proposal to build a new meetinghouse near its temple on the West End of Billings.

Groups team up to reach out to homeless LGBT Mormon youth

There are no exact figures on the number of homeless youth in Utah who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and who are also Mormon. But two organizations estimate the figure could be upward of 200 adolescents — many of whom need help to build a life off the streets after parents shunned them for coming out.