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The Best of a Bizarre Mormon Hashtag, #ThugMormon

A radio host, Mike Welch, recently tweeted about BYU's football team, calling them a bunch of #ThugMormons. Since then, the phrase has taken over Twitter by storm.

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NFL Super Bowl Champ Tom Brady Says "Our Bodies Are Temples"

By Danielle B. Wagner

Some Mormon Instagram users might have been surprised to see NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who is one of only two players to ever win five Super Bowls, share the message, "Our bodies are our temples and you get out of it what you put into it."

Emily Belle Freeman talks while sitting on a chair.

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We all feel inadequate. Pres. Freeman teaches what Christ would have us do next

By Abi Falin Horspool

President Freeman shared a verse that brings comfort when you feel like you’re not enough.

41: “The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion” (Isaiah 58–66)

Hopefully, the following sentence makes you feel a little sad: this week will conclude our study of Isaiah. When we started on this journey four weeks ago, our goal was to be able to see the great worth of Isaiah’s words and delight in them. Have you experienced that sense of delight yet? Do you feel less timid and more excited about this precious part of scripture? If you do, wonderful. If you haven’t felt that way yet, don’t worry–this week’s lesson in Isaiah 58-66, is sure to do the trick. So let’s dive into our discussion about fasting, repentance, and how God always has our back.

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Watch: Primary Children Sing Sweetest Song "He Lives and He Loves Me"

By LDS Living

This beautiful original song created by Monica Scott and Anji Branch, "He Lives and He Loves Me," testifies of the power of Christ's resurrection through the voices of children. "For I am a child of God, child of a King who knows me. I remember in pray my faith draws me near. He lives and He loves me."

Andy Warhol's 'Sidekick' and Unlikely Mormon Ultra Violet Dies at 78

French-born Isabelle Collin Dufresne, aka Andy Warhol’s sidekick Ultra Violet, was among the most unlikely Mormon converts ever.

Modest fashion on the rise

When you meet modest-fashion maven Jen Loch, who has tens of thousands following her online magazine and store, you might expect another cute, wide-eyed Mormon blogger who has taken her faith, values, innocence and, of course, fashion sense onto the Internet.

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Random Acts of Kindness: My Encounters With Mormons

Let me make it clear at the start that I am not (and never have been) a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So I am writing as an outsider. That being said, I have had several encounters with Saints over the past two decades, and I would venture to say that every one of them has been positive. So, yes, I write as an outsider, but as a friend.

Religion writer Stephen Mansfield on the 'Mormon moment'

Stephen Mansfield is the best-selling author of “The Faith of George W. Bush” and “The Faith of Barack Obama,” books which plumbed the theological underpinnings of the last two presidents. Now he has written “The Mormonizing of America,” a book scheduled for release next week that looks at the theology and influence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – the religion of the Republican presumptive nominee for president. We asked Mansfield some questions about his book, the LDS religion and its most famous political adherent, Mitt Romney.

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LDS Mom Dies in Skiing Accident, Friends Remember Her Strong Faith, Love

By Phillip Price

While skiing with her 10-year-old son Saturday, 34-year-old Kressyda Ming struck a tree at Purgatory Resort in Colorado and died shortly after a Flight for Life helicopter arrived on the scene. She is survived by her husband Cameron and their five children.