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Returned Missionary and "Nerdy Ninja" to Compete on "American Ninja Warrior"

What an inspiring story. Be sure to watch for Taylor Bouton on American Ninja Warrior.

The Impacts of Colorism (with Dr. David-James Gonzales)

What does sunshine have to do with family history? Well, besides helping our plants and vegetables grow, sunshine has a profound effect on our bodies. One of those effects is melanin production. Melanin is a dark pigment in our hair, skin, and iris of the eye that protects us from the sun’s radiation. Tragically, throughout history some have used melanin to create caste systems that determine social status, ultimately affecting our family history. In this episode, Dr. David-James Gonzales discusses how these caste systems and resulting colorism began and the impact they still have on us as we seek to learn more about ourselves and our ancestors.

Mary Ellen Edmunds

Mary Ellen Edmunds received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Brigham Young University and taught nursing there for several years. She has served as a missionary in Taiwan, Hong Kong, twice in the Philippines, and in Indonesia, and she directed a child health project in Nigeria, West Africa. She was a director of training at the Missionary Training Center and served as a member of the Relief Society general board.

Marcos Orozcos

Marcos Orozcos is Chicano, an American of Mexican descent, and was born in Santa Monica, California, and raised in west Los Angeles near the ocean. Marcos is an “ex-gang-banger” and lived what he would describe as a very difficult life that included death, abuse, and poverty. Growing up, Marcos believed in prayer and always prayed for others but never for himself. Born and raised Catholic, Marcos never had any intentions of every leaving his faith, but God had other plans that steered his life in a completely different direction.

Pioneer Day Native American celebration special for LDS participants

Shirley Reeder got a call once from her child's school teacher, wondering if her son had really been to all the states he said he'd visited. The boy was right, Reeder told the woman. In the summer months, Reeder and her husband and children spend the bulk of their weekends traveling for Native American celebrations, or powwows, throughout the West.

Video: LDS Native American Photographer Will Help You See God's Creations Differently

Growing up as an American Indian (Navajo) , Mylo respects nature. Now, as a landscape photographer, that respect helps him capture the beauty of the Great Creator's handiwork.

LDS Church donates land to American Cancer Society in Salt Lake

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is donating land so temporary housing can be built to help families of cancer patients. The building space on 400 East and 100 South is being donated to the American Cancer Society so they can tear down a 60-year-old church building to build a residential building. The building will be called the “Hope Lodge.”

Alex Boye Becomes an American Citizen, Sings National Anthem

Latter-day Saint Life

How Would Americans Feel About a Mormon Presidential Candidate? New Poll Reveals

How do Americans feel about a Mormon running for president? And how does that compare with years past?

FamilySearch Donates $1.5 Million to New American Revolution Museum

Construction is beginning on the new Museum of the American Revolution (MoAR) in the historic heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, due in part to a gift from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The $1.5 million donation from the Church was presented to H. F. (Gerry) Lenfest, chairman of the museum, on Thursday, 24 April 2014, by Dennis C. Brimhall, president and CEO of FamilySearch International, which is affiliated with the Church.