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FHE: The Mission of Joseph Smith

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Song: "Praise to the Man" (Hymns , 27)

23: How We Move Forward

After a year of asking and waiting, Donald finally got permission from his mom to join the church when he was 15. Being a part of this new church family felt like the right next step for this Jamaican immigrant living in Florida, but he soon learned that while the restored gospel was perfect, the people weren’t. In this story, Donald shares the moments that left him wondering about his place in the body of Christ and what helped him to chose faith and forgiveness.

Why We Need to Begin Thinking of Defending Mormonism in the Future

By Adam S. Miller

As a scholar, I study philosophy. As a disciple of Christ, I study how to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). As a disciple-scholar, my work is to practice philosophy as an unceasing form of prayer.

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Watch: LDS Woman Who Wrote the First FHE Manual Shares Her Testimony of Eternal Love After 55 Years a Widow

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Beverly Cutler, who has been a widow for 55 years, shares her eternal love story in a segment of Splitting the Sky, a YouTube documentary series that aims to share authentic stories of faithful women. Watch this inspiring and adorable video about the everlasting nature of family and true love.

Prominent Latter-day Saints speak out to clear up misconceptions

Prominent Mormons continue to speak in the national media about the LDS Church in the midst of the "Mormon moment." In a National Public Radio report titled "The Oft-Misunderstood Faith of Modern Mormons," broadcast on Wednesday, Rebecca Roberts, host of "The Talk of the Nation," interviewed Michael Purdy, the media relations director for the church, and Joanna Brooks, a self-proclaimed liberal feminist Mormon and writer whose articles have been featured in the Huffington Post, the Washington Post and the New York Times, among others. Roberts also took calls from a couple of listeners.

From the Church

Church statement on the honor code and compassion

The suspension of BYU basketball player Brandon Davies has caused a torrent of news coverage across the country debating the merits of the University’s honor code. The majority of news reports have been favorable toward BYU’s decision to adhere to its standards, despite the impact to a “dream basketball season.” Michael Otterson, managing director of the Church’s Public Affairs Department gives an interesting viewpoint on the matter in the On Faith blog of the Washington Post:

How an Icy Mountain Road Taught Me the Best Answer to Prayer Is often ‘No’

Like many Americans of all faiths and backgrounds, I like to pray often. You probably do, too. We pray at church, over meals, at bedtime, before road trips and when life presents a need that only heaven can meet.

Globe looks at Mormonism as a business model

Referring to Mormons as "the original organization men," Boston Globe columnist James Carroll looks at LDS history and doctrine today on the Globe's website and concludes that "outsiders attempting to understand the surprising arrival of the Latter-day Saints can do worse than to think of it as a business model — made perfectly, it turns out, for the 21st century. Made in America. "The faith has found a way to make God and a genius for commerce work together," Carroll writes. "The reasons begin not in business but in theology."

Kevin Rolfe: A Never-Ending Love Story

Kevin Rolfe knows that his wife, Lindsey, may have been hesitant to get her hopes up about their relationship. After all, who would choose to marry someone who was likely dying of cancer? But Kevin wanted to be the one who battled cancer with Lindsey—he chose to be that person. On this week’s episode, Kevin shares the many things that have gotten him through since Lindsey’s passing: A stepson, loving family and friends, and the hope of a resurrection that will allow him to see Lindsey again.