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How Americans View Mormonism

We spent an hour with Gary Lawrence last night. He was gracious enough to come up to visit our stake in Camarillo from his home in Orange County. Dr. Lawrence is an American opinion pollster who also happens to be a Latter-day Saint. He has been travelling around the church sharing the results of a poll he conducted in the spring of 2007 on American’s perception of Latter-day Saints in the United States. He published a book in 2008 with the findings of his poll, How Americans View Mormonism: Seven Steps to Improve Our Image. Dr. Lawrence received a PhD in communications psychology from Stanford University in 1972. He said that of over twenty doctoral candidates in his group, he was the only LDS, Republican, conservative hawk among them. So he knows a little about being in the minority.

From the Church

Church Donates $1.5M to American Red Cross, Recognized as "First-Ever Mission Leader"

“The mission of the American Red Cross cannot be fulfilled without consistent and generous partners. We are grateful for the continued collaboration with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to make a difference in the communities we serve,” said Heidi Ruster Chief Executive Officer/Utah and Nevada Region of the American Red Cross.

From the Church

Church Donates Roughly $2.5 Million to New Museum of the American Revolution Near LDS Temple

FamilySearch sponsored a discovery center in the brand new Museum of the American Revolution, and the exhibit will open this fall. The discovery center will help visitors immerse themselves in the Revolutionary War with interactive displays, and it even might help them discover ancestors they had during that time period.

SPONSORED: An American Heritage Education

Great education comes from caring, expert teachers and inspiring curriculum. American Heritage Home and Distance Education – an LDS-oriented, accredited, K-12 program – delivers on this. The program is distinguished from many other programs in three important ways:

Famous Latter-day Saints

David Archuleta Amazes BYU Students with Surprise Performance (Video)

During BYU's Homecoming opening ceremonies, students were shocked when David Archuleta took the stage to sing his first hit single "Crush" and "Glorious," which was featured in the Church's movie Meet the Mormons.

Yahosh Bonner

Yahosh Bonner was born the fifth of eight children in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yahosh comes from an accomplished musical heritage. He currently is a cohost on BYUtv’s Family Rules. He also is the Athletic Director at American Heritage School. In addition, he is a recording performing artist. Yahosh has shared the stage with Gladys Knight, Steven Sharp Nelson from The Piano Guys, Alex Boyé, and many others. Yahosh's love of music is rooted in his faith. He looks forward to sharing the gift of music “to bring the spirit into every performance." Recently, he stared in the movie called Green Flake, which is an award-winning film to hit the stores soon! Yahosh currently runs his own YouTube channel and encourages all hip hop, R&B, and music lovers to subscribe.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Athlete Sets Record, Heads to "American Ninja Warrior" National Finals

While many Latter-day Saints have competed on American Ninja Warrior, one just set a new show record!

Mormon Media Observer: Crisis of the American family

While it is true that the news coverage of the epic health care debate in the Supreme Court represents one of the most important news stories in recent years, one story with implications for the future of the American republic, a potentially bigger news story, went largely ignored. The traditional American family continues to break.

Survey: Many Americans see lack of interest in religion troubling

Almost half of all Americans say recent growth in the number of non-religious people is a bad thing for society, according to a new survey that also found even those who are not affiliated with a religion see the trend as troubling.

Poll: 46% of Americans believe in creationism

A new Gallup poll shows 46 percent of Americans believe in creationism, or that God created human beings in their present form. Pollsters asked participants which of three options for human creation best matched their views on the origin and development of human beings.