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SPONSORED: Former RS president chronicles journey away from faith ... and back again

A former Relief Society president and bishop's daughter from pioneer stock, Susan N. Swann never imagined she'd leave the Mormon Church. But then she found herself divorced, penniless -- and losing her faith.

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Hilary Weeks Music Video Addresses Infertility & How to Keep Faith When You Reach Your Limits

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"Whatever you might be struggling with I hope this reminds you to stay strong, hold on to hope and have faith in the middle," Hilary Weeks posted on her Facebook page.

How love and faith can grow, even when one spouse stops believing

For years, Matt Duff was an über-Mormon. At 17, he ran away from home and moved in with the only black LDS family in his New England town. Two weeks shy of his 18th birthday, he joined the Utah-based church. By 19, he was on a Mormon mission in Denver, and two years later he enrolled at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he met his future wife, Kylee, a multigenerational Mormon with a winning smile and a guileless faith. The two married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

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.

Mormon rock star Brandon Flowers talks about LDS faith on tour

Although he said he does not want to come across as preachy, rock star Brandon Flowers is open to talking about his LDS faith. “I was raised in the church and there’s still a fire burning inside me, Flowers said in an interview with the Scottish Sun. “I definitely don’t ever want to be preachy. But less and less young people are religious. The thing is, I see so many positive things about religion, so I’m happy to talk about it.”

Mormon who led Salt Lake City makeover steps aside

H. David Burton, longtime presiding bishop of the LDS Church and the genial public face of the faith’s decadelong effort to build a mammoth urban community of residences, offices and shops in downtown Salt Lake City, was released Saturday from the ecclesiastical post he has held since 1996. The announcement — by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the faith’s governing First Presidency, during the 182nd Annual General Conference — came just nine days after the church and Taubman Centers Inc. opened the retail component of City Creek Center, across the street from Temple Square and LDS Church headquarters.

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Brandon Flowers Discusses Faith in New NPR Interview

By Jeff Hampton

Lead singer for The Killers and Latter-day Saint Brandon Flowers recently discussed his faith in an interview with NPR’s David Greene.

Obama admires Romney for taking Mormon faith ‘very seriously’

Policy differences aside, President Obama says he admires Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for his family life, personal discipline and outward practice of his Mormon faith. “He strikes me as somebody who is very disciplined. And I think that that is a quality that obviously contributed to his success as a private equity guy,” Obama said in an interview with TIME magazine ahead of the Democratic National Convention next week.

Curiosity and faith fueled Henry Eyring

Imagine you're a Mormon scientist invited to an apostle's office to discuss disagreements in science and religion. It happened in 1955 when world-famous chemist Henry Eyring met with Elder Joseph Fielding Smith, who later became the 10th president of the LDS Church. They talked for about an hour and gentlemanly agreed to disagree, according to the biography "Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring."

Stephanie Nielson's memoir 'Heaven Is Here' describes faith, trials

Stephanie Nielson wanted nothing more in life than to be a wife and a mother with a home full of faith. Nielson, who blogs at nieniedialogues.blogspot.com, had her happy life, with four children, her husband, Christian, and the daily adventures of life. She skied, taught yoga and was an avid runner.