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8 Famous People Who Defended Latter-day Saints

With the Book of Mormon musical, prominent Church figures in the spotlight, and frequent mentions on TV shows and in pop culture, Latter-day Saints are used to their religion being the butt-end of a joke or the subject of heated public debates.

Jorge Cocco Santángelo: Portraying Christ in Art

Argentine artist Jorge Cocco Santángelo has long been admired for combining cubism and sacred subjects in his paintings. But Latter-day Saints may not realize that Jorge, a convert who was baptized in 1962, introduced the Church to an entirely new style and forged the path for other artists to portray the sacred in different ways. His paintings, frequently displayed in the Church History Museum and known for their rich colors and angular shapes, are often of Bible scenes or the Savior Himself. On this week's episode, Jorge discusses the responsibility he feels while painting Jesus Christ and why he hopes the style of art he has created allows observers to reflect and draw closer to Him.

49: Glass Half Full

During a week-long break from running track at Utah State University, Brittany fell in love with climbing the red rocks of southern Utah. And a moonlight repel from a 200-foot cliff with a friend was just the adventure Brittany was looking for. But that night, adventure quickly turned to tragedy, leaving Brittany with a life-changing diagnosis and leading her to a new relationship with her Savior.

33: “The Lord Is My Shepherd” (Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46)

Pray, sing, pray, sing, pray, sing—this pattern of worship may feel familiar to you as you think about church meetings, but it’s more than a repetitive practice. When we sing and pray, we are literally “pray-sing” or praising God, which is what this week’s lesson is all about. Psalms chapters 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; and 46 are a collection of songs and poetry that the Israelites used to praise God and His divine love. And as you study these chapters this week, you may find yourself doing the same thing through these inspired words.

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Mom in New "Meet the Mormons" Shares 5 Tips for When Your Spouse Doesn't Share Your Faith

By Danielle B. Wagner

When Giovanna Nezhati was contacted to be a potential candidate for Meet the Mormons, she was confused. “I thought they were looking for the perfect Mormons,” she explains. But her family was not made up of perfect Mormons. In fact, her husband was not a member of the Church.

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Why These Church General Presidencies Met with an Interfaith Bible Study Group

By Katie Lambert

About five years ago, Emily Belle Freeman and Nish Weiseth sat down to eat lunch together.

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LDS Comedian Jenna Kim Jones Talks Faith, Family, and Fun in Stand-Up Comedy

By LDS Living

Perhaps most recognizable from her role as the narrator of the popular documentary Meet the Mormons, Jenna Kim Jones is a stand-up comedian with her own podcast, #SorryNotSorry with Jenna Kim Jones. We recently chatted with her about life as a Mormon entertainer.

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How Latter-day Saint teachings and love-based discipleship can ‘remap our universe’

By Terryl Givens

“We may begin with habit, duty, fear of hell, or hope of heaven. But the only durable discipleship is rooted in the capacity to feel and reciprocate the love of Christ.”

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Jon Schmidt's Family Shares Their Faith After Search for Daughter Suspended Sunday

By LDS Living Staff

“I don’t think she’s still alive. I don’t think she’s survived,” Michelle Schmidt, mother of the missing hiker, told KOIN 6 News over the weekend. “Honestly, that brings me comfort knowing she is with her Heavenly Father, that she’s not hurting, that she’s not suffering.”

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President Uchtdorf Shares Story of Ghanan Woman Who "Paid the Price to Gain Spiritual Light"

By LDS Living

No matter who we are, everyone is susceptible to the pains of adversity. Whether it's the death of a child or neighbors who shun your beliefs, everyone has experience anguish caused by some form of opposition.