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When President Jimmy Carter Offered a Prayer in the Tabernacle

Utah has hosted a variety of presidents from President Ulysses S. Grant to President John F. Kennedy. But there is one president in particular who made a lasting impression on the people of Utah for sharing his faith values while serving our country.

VidAngel Asks for Viewers' Help After New Lawsuit Development

By Danielle B. Wagner

After VidAngel stopped streaming movies last week, the company requested an emergency stay from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals—a request that was denied.

Latter-day Saint Life

Are You a Sunday Only Mormon? Take the Quiz

In a recent Deseret News article, William Monahan put forth 10 interesting and probing questions that every Latter-day Saint should ask themselves about how they keep the Sabbath.

From the Church

Recap of worldwide missionary fireside: Missionaries to use Internet to find investigators, will give chapel tours

With the worldwide LDS missionary force surging due to the recent reduction in age for missionary service, church leaders on Sunday spoke via satellite to a global gathering of missionaries and local church officers and members, presenting innovative approaches to missionary work, including the use of the Internet by full-time missionaries in their work and the opening of local meetinghouses to guided tours. Emanating from the Marriott Center on the campus of Brigham Young University, the Worldwide Leadership Broadcast featured pre-recorded messages from President Thomas S. Monson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and President Boyd K. Packer of the church’s Quorum of the Twelve, as well as live and pre-recorded presentations from other members of that quorum.

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS-Sponsored Boy Scout Troop to Travel to Japan, Myanmar Refugee Camps

MR says: When a Salt Lake stake sponsored a refugee boy scout troop, they had no idea their work would take these boys to Japan and Myanmar.

Watch Out 'Book of Mormon' Musical, There's Another Book of Mormon Play in Town

MR says: That's right! There's another Book of Mormon Musical opening is Salt Lake--this one written by a Latter-day Saint.

From the Church

Photos from inside the newly renovated St. George Utah Temple

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

The pioneer-era house of the Lord has been closed for extensive renovation since November 2019.

Lesson Helps

Week Eight: 9 Lessons for FHE on "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"

By Erin Jones

Get the entire FHE lesson series on "The Family: A Proclamation to the World."

Famous Latter-day Saints

Jimmer Fredette Shares the Call from Elder Ballard That Changed His Life

Before Jimmer Fredette became nicknamed the "Lonely God" and could score 73 points in a single game in the Chinese Basketball Association, he was frustrated and struggling in the NBA. That's when a call from an apostle changed his perspective.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Elizabeth Smart Abductor Wanda Barzee to Be Released from Prison Sept. 19

On June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart woke to a strange voice in her room saying, "I have a knife at your neck. Don't make a sound. Get up and come with me." What ensued was nine months of rape and abuse at the hands of her captors, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. About these months, Smart said, "There wasn't a single day I didn't pray. . . It was the hardest time of my life, without a doubt, but at the same time, it was one of the most spiritual times of my life because I felt my Savior's presence so strongly in my life."