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Mormon musician finds faith on path to fame

Amy Gerhartz isn’t really a new artist—you just haven’t heard of her yet. Back in 2006, a blogger claimed that Amy Gerthartz was a gem who was “making everyone in NYC feel stupid for not having heard of her earlier.” Gerhartz’s music has been described as everything from country to rock to soul, but to herself, she’s just a singer/songwriter without the limits imposed by a specific genre. “I really like the term singer/songwriter because of the fact that it allows me to be able to touch on a bunch of different categories. I love writing all different types of music,” Gerhartz says. “If I wrote the same thing every day, I’d drive myself crazy.”

When we try to one-up the Lord’s standards: Culture vs. commandments

By LDS Living Staff

Sometimes in an attempt to prove our faithfulness to the gospel, Latter-day Saints create standards that require even more than what the Lord is asking of us. So before we expend too much energy trying to live these "higher" standards, we should ask ourselves, "Are we living the cultural gospel or the Lord's gospel?"

Latter-day Saint Life

It matters: Things to remember when your child doesn’t seem to be listening

By Christi Davis

It is our privilege and responsibility as parents to plant and to tend the seeds of faith and goodness. But if we become impatient, if we try to force growth or maturity before its time, we may end up hindering the beautiful, natural process of growth.

Latter-day Saints Unite in Aftermath of Puerto Rico Earthquake Which Leaves Thousands Displaced

By Danielle Christensen

The Caribbean Area Presidency released a statement asking Latter-day Saints to come together in faith following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, January 7.

A Response to Commentators Who Criticized Conference

By Lindsey Williams

Following April 2020 general conference, commentators shared opinions that the conference failed to address how the religion would provide aid for COVID-19 relief efforts.

From the Church

Why the Church is backing an anti-discrimination bill in Arizona

By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The following statement was made after the bill’s announcement and expresses the Church’s view of the proposed legislation in Arizona.

Latter-day Saint Life

Watch: Andy Reid says the scriptures are his favorite trilogy

By Emily Linder

This isn’t the first time an aspect of Reid’s faith has come up in sports interviews.

Fun

Why "The Other Side of Heaven 2" Is Worth Seeing in Theaters

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT

A couple of weeks ago Trina Boice reviewed The Other Side of Heaven 2, giving it her recommendation. Having just seen the film I’d like to add a second witness, if you will, that the film is entertaining, profoundly moving, and has the visuals to demand a big-screen viewing in the theater.

Famous Latter-day Saints

The Woman Who Gave Elvis Presley and the Queen a Book of Mormon

By LDS Living Staff

Nine children with 34 gold and platinum records, hit television shows, over 102 million records sold worldwide, and an international following in the UK torival that of the Beatles' success in the United States. Not to mention anon-profit foundationthat has raised more than $5 billion for 170 children's hospitals across the nation.

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Holland: 4 Things God Wants Us to Remember in Times of Trouble and Darkness

By Jeffrey R. Holland

There's no doubt that the world is being plunged into dark, troubling, and chaotic times. With shootings, terrorist attacks, death, crime, negativity, and political uncertainty the focus of the media, it can feel at times as though there is no place to turn to find hope, that there is no place to find peace.