Robert F. Kennedy once observed, "Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired." Unfortunately, the appreciation of that diversity is lacking in important and populous parts of the world, which naturally will lead to greater intolerance. Even the United States is not immune. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released a study this week showing that nearly one-third of the world's population — 2.2 billion people — lives in nations where either government is imposing greater restrictions on religious freedom or where "social hostilities" against religions are on the rise. Those two things, government restrictions and social hostilities, were measured separately. Hostilities often fall under the category of hate crimes committed through "mob or sectarian violence, harassment over attire for religious reasons and other religion-related intimidation or abuse." The study covers a period from mid-2006 to mid-2009.

God never leaves us or turns from us, so how do we bridge the emotional and spiritual gaps that we create that distance ourselves from Him? As women, we all struggle with so many types of pain: death, loneliness, infertility, marriage trouble, wandering children, our own testimonies, mental health… the list goes on. We are promised that God's love will always be there, all we have to do is turn to Him. We can also bring that love into others' lives by trying to be more like the Savior.

From talking about it's simple origins to the incredibly moving experience of hearing it performed all over the world, author Janice Kapp Perry shares the story behind her song "We'll Bring the World His Truth: Army of Helaman."

The first year Dr. Robert Ferrell spoke at BYU Education Week, he was surprised to find his classroom was packed.

When we are confronted with a big decision in our lives—many times the first thing we do is pray for an answer. When we receive personal revelation or confirmation on the matter, we can move forward knowing Heavenly Father is supporting us.

Image from history.lds.org A new 2015 lecture series sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin starting this Thursday, February 12. The series, which focuses on "Pioneers in Every Land," will begin with an address by Elder James J. Hamula, of the First Quorum of the Seventy and President of the Pacific Area.

Last week I needed a few things from Deseret Book, and after making my purchases I wandered over to see if any books I wanted to purchase had made it to the clearance rack yet. Instead, I caught my breath as I spotted a framed piece of art sitting there on sale. Even at fifty-percent off it was really beyond my budget. These days my money needs to go to babysitting, food, grad school tuition, new underwear, a mortgage. I don’t have space in my spreadsheet for framed artwork. But something spoke to my soul and told me I needed that on the wall in my house. Annie Henrie is our featured artist in our most recent, and last, edition of Segullah in print.

The full 2-hour Christmas special from “The Chosen” will air on BYUtv on Sunday, December 19th.

Steve Young got his start in football at BYU, back in the glory days of LaVell Edwards and Jim McMahon. In those days, Young wasn't the MVP-award-winning NFL star he is today. He was just a self-conscious 18-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, feeling out of place and struggling to adjust to life away from his family.

As a little girl, Brooke Williams had a brain tumor that doctors told her would prevent her from having children. But when she and her husband Calvin went to the hospital with a scary medical emergency, they found out she was eight months pregnant. "It’s crazy, it's a miracle,” Calvin said.