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Mormon Movie Guy Review: What Parents Need to Know About "Rampage" Before Seeing It with Their Family

Author’s note: I review movies for artistry, content, and moral messages. I give each film a letter grade for artistry; this is not necessarily a moral endorsement of the film. I break down content as best as I can to help readers make their own decisions. I share moral messages in case parents (and others) want to use cinema as a springboard for Gospel discussion.

Famous Latter-day Saints

What the NY Times, a Congressman, & Mayor Had to Say About Joseph Smith

By Danielle B. Wagner

As Latter-day Saints, we all know that Joseph Smith was a remarkable man, not because of his education, wealth, or status, but because he was a humble servant of the Lord who continued faithful despite persecution, mistakes, and struggles knowing how to lead Christ's Church on earth. He trusted in God, and that made him extraordinary. We know--or at least are working towards a testimony--that Joseph Smith was a prophet called of God.

New Mormon boy band searching for two more members

By LDS Living

Tyler Castleton has co-written songs for superstar Martina McBride, legendary music icon Gladys Knight, entertainer Marie Osmond and the Jets. He’s composed scores for National Geographic, Animal Planet and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He was the mind behind Jericho Road, the popular Latter-day Saint boy band that has made its fame through religious music.

If I Sit Still For Very Long, I Fall Asleep!

By Robert Jones

Believe it or not, this is one of our diagnostic questions we ask our patients. It goes something like this, “Sarah, let say it’s a Sunday afternoon and you sit down on the couch to read a good book. How long can you keep reading until you start nodding off?” The answer, so many times, is, “Oh, maybe 5 minutes, at the longest. That’s why I just don’t read that much anymore. I just can’t concentrate.” That is one of the cardinal signs of a person with a thyroid problem.  

Latter-day Saint Life

What One Latter-day Saint Experienced in the Temple the Same Day of the Columbine Shooting

By LDS Living

Editor's note: The following story is about the Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999, and unavoidably discusses the events that occurred that day. Please read with discretion.

From the Church

Emeritus General Authority Elder James O. Mason Passes Away

Elder James O. Mason, 89 — the former head of the U.S. Public Health Service who also served for five years as a General Authority Seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019.

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What the Prophet Joseph Told a US President Is the Most Unique Feature of the Church

By Robert L. Millet

In December 1839 the Prophet Joseph Smith and Elias Higbee traveled to Washington D.C., to seek redress from the government for the losses suffered by the persecuted and beleaguered Latter-day Saints. In their meeting with President Martin Van Buren, Joseph recorded that the president “interrogated us wherein we differed in our religion from the other religions of the day.” If you had been in the room and had been asked to respond to President Van Buren’s question, how would you have answered?

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How a Small Chapel in a Run-Down Neighborhood Helped Open Missionary Work in a Country Half a World Away

By John H. Groberg

The following is an excerpt from Elder John H. Groberg’s book Fire of Faith, which details his experiences as he served as a mission president and later as a general authority.

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How My Work as a Doctor Transformed My Understanding of This Frequently Used Scripture Phrase

By Scott Haines, MD and Taylor Halverson, PhD

In the scriptures, blindness is a metaphor for disbelief and vision is figuratively or literally a description of receiving revelation. The Doctrine and Covenants teaches that the "eyes are a representation of light and knowledge" (D&C 77:44).

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How the death of his son helped a Latter-day Saint find his long-lost family in Vietnam

By Jannalee Sandau

As an 11-year-old living in Vietnam, Don Skanchy made the decision to run away. He had no idea that that single decision would lead him a half a world away and back or if he would ever see his family again.