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You Never Know: Why the New Mormon Message Might Not Mean What You Think It Means

My first day in business school I learned about opportunity cost. It blew my mind. (I was young.)

Fire in LDS Conference Center leaves thousands of gallons of water in main auditorium

A small fire in a mechanical room in the LDS Conference Center led to water damage and flooding in the main auditorium Monday night. At 8:15 p.m., a fire triggered the sprinkler system in the mechanical room, which sits almost directly above the pulpit. Two sprinklers in the room put out the fire before firefighters arrived.

Vandals tear up LDS church, tens of thousands in damage

Cedar City Police are asking the public to provide information related to vandalism over the weekend at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse at 2015 N. Wedgewood Lane. The vandalism caused tens of thousands of dollars with of damage at some point Saturday afternoon. Jimmy Roden, public information officer for the Cedar City Police Department, said the estimated cost of damages caused when the church was ransacked would warrant second-degree felony criminal mischief charges.

Construction on Provo Tabernacle gets off the ground

PROVO — The bricks are still scarred from fire two years ago, but the Provo Tabernacle is on track to become the LDS Church's second temple in Provo.

LDS bishop ordered to stand trial for witness tampering, failure to report abuse charges

A judge has ordered an LDS Church bishop to stand trial on charges of witness tampering and failure to report abuse. But the defense attorney for Bishop Gordon Moon called the judge's order "a far cry from a ringing endorsement of the prosecution's case."

LDS Jabari Parker Thriving in First Year at Duke (+Video)

Jabari Parker's college basketball career is off to a solid start. Six games into the season, Parker, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is leading the No. 6 Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding, with 23.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-8 freshman forward has also helped the team to a 5-1 record, with the one loss coming to No. 2-ranked Kansas.

From the Church

Church Begins Using 3rd New Temple Film

A year after the LDS Church began using a new film for temple instruction for the first time in 20 years, and six months after introducing a second, a third new film is in rotation.

Mormon at Boston Marathon bombing: 'We walked out there and there was just chaos'

South Ogden painting contractor Manny Cypers said Monday he was tired but happy after completing his first Boston Marathon in just over three hours when he met his wife and friends at a hotel near the finish line. Then they stepped outside into a nightmare.

Hawaii's Largest Faiths Oppose Same-sex Marriage Bill

Hawaii's largest religious denominations have come together in opposition to a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Aloha State. With a special session of the state Legislature two weeks away, local leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, the faith-based Hawaii Family Forum and Hawaii Family Advocates, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have independently coalesced around the position that lawmakers should not pass proposed legislation to legalize gay marriage.

An unlikely Mormon: Former basketball star shares conversion story

To hear Mitch Smith tell the story, he never should have played basketball at the University of Utah — much less become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For starters, Smith received no shortage of scholarship offers. In fact, more than 50 college basketball coaches entered the Smith home to pitch Mitch on their respective schools.