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The Incredible Sacrifice of One Woman Helping Refugees in Kurdistan: Saving Lives by Making Bread

MR says: Watch how the Church is making hundreds of special dresses for those of the Yazidi faith, helping them feel more at home in the refugee camps in Kurdistan.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Famous Mormon DJ Kaskade Gets Featured on Latest Studio C Video

Check out the latest clip from Studio C, one that features world famous DJ and faithful Latter-day Saint Kaskade.

Lesson Helps

July 2013 Home Teaching Message: The World Needs Pioneers Today

For many, the pioneer trek of 1847 didn’t begin at Nauvoo, Kirtland, Far West, or New York but rather in distant England, Scotland, Scandinavia, or Germany. Tiny children could not fully comprehend the dynamic faith that motivated their parents to leave behind family, friends, comfort, and security.

Latter-day Saint Life

The Unexpected Way My Relationship with God Changed on My Mission

The last few months of my mission changed my relationship to God in a very unexpected way. That’s when it seemed to me God decided to go home early while I finished my full two years. I noticed God’s absence most during personal prayer. What formerly seemed like a welcome opportunity to express gratitude and ask for assistance, or like an intimate confession or reunion, became to me like speaking alone to a bare ceiling.

From the Church

Seoul Korea Temple President passes away

By Church News

President Chiwon Kim, Seoul Korea Temple president, died on Oct. 29. He was 71.

Jewish Rabbi: Our friends, the Mormons

With large families, a deep love of Israel and the Jewish people, simultaneous dedication to our faith and engagement with the broader world, dietary restrictions and modest dress, and being misunderstood (even by our coreligionists), Orthodox Jews surprisingly have much in common with one of the fastest growing religions in the United States – the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS), colloquially known as the Mormons. I would like to share reflections on last week’s meetings, coordinated by the Orthodox Union’s Advocacy Center, with the church and its political leadership in Salt Lake City, Utah.

First Presidency Honors George H.W. Bush, Releases Statement

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the following statement Saturday after the death of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush:

Mormons: Not necessarily who you think they are

A substantial accumulation of polling data over the years has given us a pretty clear picture of current public perceptions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Among the most consistent, top-of-mind impressions is that of a Utah church with a heavily Caucasian membership. Naturally, Utah will always be associated with the church, as its global headquarters and the place which provided refuge way back in the mid-1800s when a less friendly America forced the fledgling faith to uproot from Illinois and Missouri and move West. Today, Utah and the surrounding states of the intermountain West still claim the heaviest concentrations of Latter-day Saints, and provide substantial support to the church’s missionary efforts and other church programs.

Fire That Destroyed St. George Stake Center Intentionally Set, Officials Say

A new stake center for the St. George East Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was heavily damaged by fire early Saturday.