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On Mitt Romney Mormon Insult, Republicans Miss Mark

A handful of Republican candidates were asked during last night presidential debate about Rick Perry backer Reverend Robert Jeffress‘ recent comments that Mormonism, Mitt Romney’s faith, is a cult. “Should voters pay attention to a candidate’s religion?” asked debate host Anderson Cooper.

Gallup chief: God is alive and well in America

Despite a deep drop in the number of Americans who identify with a particular faith, the country could be on the cusp of a religious renaissance, says Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of The Gallup Poll. Grounded in more than a million Gallup interviews, Newport’s new book, “God is Alive and Well,” argues that the aging of the baby boomers, the influx of Hispanic immigrants and the links between religion and health could portend a bright future for faith in America.

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New Testament Lesson 11: He Spake Many Things unto Them in Parables

By Ted L. Gibbons

Matthew 13

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"God Is Real": How One Family’s Faith Is Helping Them Through the Unthinkable

By Daedan Olander

From the name—“It’s just a bump in the road”—to the now 31 posts and counting, Kim and Ryan Dahlberg’s website is a typical blog spot about a sobering, atypical topic. After all, few people have battled with stage 4 metastatic melanoma, a disease which, in Ryan’s case, has resulted in 130 tumors growing throughout his body over the last year.

10 Things You Didn't Know about Church History

By Gerrit Dirkmaat, editor of The Joseph Smith Papers: Documents, Volume 1, July 1828–June 1831

1. Not all of Joseph Smith’s revelations were published in the Doctrine & Covenants.

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5 Tips for LDS Mid-Singles: How to Find a Love That Lasts

By Amy Stevens Seal

As a professional matchmaker, I have been privileged to hear thousands of heartbreaking, beautiful, and amazing dating stories from singles in the 31–45 age range, otherwise known as mid-singles. Some are divorced, others widowed, and many have not yet been married.

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What ‘prophetess’ means in scripture and why it matters for women today

By Camille Fronk Olson

Between the time the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness and the Savior's birth, the Bible refers to several women as prophetesses, a term that can be troubling to those who restrict the meaning of prophet to a man whom God authorizes to declare doctrine, relay His will to His people, and lead them back to Him.

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Latter-day Saint dad Eric Weddle headed to Super Bowl just weeks after being coaxed out of NFL retirement

By Jake Frandsen

After this dad of four spent two seasons away from the gridiron, he was unexpectedly called out of retirement for just a few games last month. Now he’s headed to the Super Bowl.

43: “I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy” (Jeremiah 30–52, Lamentations)

We all have experienced wounds of some sort. These can be physical wounds, like those that come from falling off a bike, or emotional wounds, like those that occur when your feelings are hurt. Jeremiah and his people saw many kinds of wounds in their day, and the prophet lamented over them in his writing. But these scriptures are about more than mourning—Jeremiah 30–52 and the book of Lamentations also express sympathy for those with wounds of their own while promising that all will be healed through Christ.

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New Testament Lesson 37: "Jesus Christ: The Author and Finisher of Our Faith"

By Ted L. Gibbons

Hebrews