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What Your Thumb Can Tell You About Your Family History

There’s a new way for you to check your ancestry — look at your thumb.

Brigham Young's winter home offers glimpse into life of the 'American Moses'

It is coincidental that the exterior wood trim of pioneer leader Brigham Young's winter home is painted in pleasing shades of green and red — colors we associate with Christmas, a time of year when the great Mormon colonizer took up residence in St. George in his later years.

From the Church

American Red Cross Honors Latter-day Saint Charities

By The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Latter-day Saint Charities, the humanitarian arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the recipient of the 2020 American Red Cross Partnership Award.

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White House to Honor LDS Artist as a "Champion of Change"

Among the 10 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders the White House will recognize as "Champions of Change" this week is Latter-day Saint Selu Alofipo.

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First African American Sustained as General Authority in the Church

By LDS Living

During the Saturday afternoon session of general conference, President Dallin H. Oaks announced the calls of 10 General Authority Seventies and 55 Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2019 general conference.

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Mitt Romney Warns Americans About Dangers of 2016 Presidential Election

By Jeff Hampton

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, arguably the most prominent Mormon in politics today, addressed a crowd of college students and reporters at the University of Utah on Thursday morning in a speech that could shape the future of the upcoming presidential election.

Mormon Woman Unearths Forgotten Native American Cemetery

A dusty, barren field in the shadow of a busy Arizona interstate was for decades a place where children played freely, teenagers spooked themselves on Halloween and locals dumped trash, seemingly unaware of the history beneath them.

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What Constitutes as Cheating Online? How Mormons See Adultery Differently Than the Rest of America

By LDS Living

As part of their annual series Ten Today, where they look at how the ten commandments are relevant in today's society, Deseret News created a poll to learn how Americans feel about cheating and adultery in a time with new technology in the mix. The survey consists of responses from 1,000 Americans plus an oversample of 250 Mormons.

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How 7 Famous Mormons Share Their Faith on Social Media

By Danielle B. Wagner

From Billboard-charting artists and New York Times best-selling authors to sports legends and political and business giants, there's no doubt Mormons are making an impact on the world.