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LDS Congresswoman, Operation Underground Railroad Founder Meet with President of Haiti to Address Human Trafficking

On Monday, May 29, LDS Congresswoman Mia Love (R-Utah) and Timothy Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad, a nonprofit organization that rescues victims of sex slavery throughout the world, met with the newly elected President Jovenel Moïse of the Republic of Haiti to discuss solutions to the human trafficking crisis.

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The Remarkable Way the Premier of Russia Received a Book of Mormon During the Cold War

By LDS Living

During the Cold War, Ezra Taft Benson—then U.S. Agriculture Secretary—hosted Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and his family during their visit to Washington D.C. in 1959. With tensions high and hostility continuous between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, President Benson did not welcome the opportunity.

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Why This Non-Mormon Artist Is Supporting a Mormon Christmas Campaign

By Katie Lambert

For the past two years, the Church's #LightTheWorld campaign has brought people together. For example, this year The Piano Guys brought together artists for their first-ever live #LightTheWorld concert.

LDS girl a finalist in Google Doodle competition

By Katie Barlow

Leah Smith, an LDS seven-year-old from Holladay, Utah, was selected as a regional finalist for the Doodle4Google competition and will be competing with other finalists this week in New York City.

This mission leader was a part of the NASA team putting a rover on Mars, but she missed its launch to serve the Lord

By Morgan Pearson

Sister Amos missed perhaps one of the most significant moments of her career at NASA when her team put a rover on Mars because of her desire to serve with her husband in the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission.

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First Presidency Announces Worldwide Celebration for the Priesthood Revelation's 40th Anniversary

By LDS Living

On June 1, 2018, a worldwide celebration will be held celebrating the 40 year anniversary of the 1978 revelation that extended the priesthood to all worthy male members of the Church. The First Presidency announced the celebration on April 9, which will be held in Salt Lake City.

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What the Church has said about myths, false doctrines surrounding race and the priesthood

Over time, Church leaders and members advanced many theories to explain the priesthood and temple restrictions. None of these explanations is accepted today as the official doctrine of the Church.

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Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Berlin Wall Coming Down

November 9, 1989, the day the Berlin wall came down,holds a special place in the hearts of people all over the world. And it is a day that Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf celebrates each and every day, as a piece of the Berlin Wall sits in his office, according to a Facebook postfrom the member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on Saturday. It is a day to remember something he calls a “great miracle.” This year, November 9 marks the 30thanniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down.

Unable to Gather in Meetinghouses, Conference Was Broadcast Nationally for the First Time Ever in These Countries

By Lindsey Williams

Watching April 2020 general conference at home may have felt normal for many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but for others watching conference at home was not only unusual—it was the first time they had ever been able to do so.