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Jenny Oaks Baker with President Dallin H. Oaks and Sister Kristen M. Oaks
Stories of Faith
What Pres. Oaks said to his daughter that shaped her faith and life decisions
By Maddie Tolk
This fatherly advice has been a guiding light for Jenny Oaks Baker long past high school, helping her navigate crucial life decisions.
Why One Mormon Man Left Hollywood to Be a High School Teacher
Every now and then it still happens. Someone will stare at Scott Ditty, a local high school coach and teacher, and ask, “Do I know you? You look familiar.” In another lifetime, Ditty was a professional actor. He made a brief career with small movie and TV roles and commercials until he decided he could better live his Mormon faith and do more good by teaching and coaching youth. These days you can find him at Alta High School, where he plays many roles: defensive coordinator of the football team, head track coach, powerlifting instructor and film studies teacher. The latter is one of the most popular classes at Alta. Students get to watch movies in class and then discuss them with a guy who was in them.
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Latter-day Saints celebrate inclusion, unity, and Black History Month in Texas
By Church News
Around 900 people attended in person, and more than 1,000 members watched virtually in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nevada, and Arizona.
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Latter-day Saint Life
New Pew Study Shows Mormonism Among Most Devout and Spiritual Religions in US
A recent Pew studyshows that while most Americans are becoming less religious, the number of Mormons who find religion an important, regular part of their life is holding strong. In fact, the study, which shows the evolution of religious attitudes by comparing data from 2007 and 2014, shows a slight increase (from 83 to 84) in the percentage of Mormons who see religion as a very important aspect of their life, making Mormonism among the top three religions with the most invested members of those studied.
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Jennifer Reeder
Jenny Reeder is passionate about her work in women's history at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Some of her faves are Emma Smith, Eliza R. Snow, Amanda Barnes Smith, Zina Young, Jane Neyman, Drusilla Hendricks... never mind. There are way too many. She is the favorite aunt to 13 nephews and nieces, loves to quilt, read, watch movies, and travel, and used to run marathons but now is just content to be alive. Her new book about Emma Smith, First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith, is available on deseretbook.com.
New Mormon Message: Courage - Learning from Esther and Three Modern Women
New Mormon Message: Overcoming Pornography Addiction
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From the Church
Church Opens New Mission in Utah
For LDS faithful in Cache Valley, these are momentous times as the Utah Logan LDS Mission begins a new chapter in area church history. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced in January the formation of the Utah Logan Mission. Logan was formerly in the Ogden mission.
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Latter-day Saint Life
A hidden lesson in the story of the woman with the issue of blood
By Lindsey Williams
Editor's note: Our weekly Friday column, “Found in the Footnotes,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Elder Gerrit W. Gong greets Latter-day Saints at a devotional in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on August 18, 2026.
Follow the Prophets
The simple daily action Elder Gong calls ‘a kind of prayer’
By Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
During a devotional in the Solomon Islands, Elder Gerrit W. Gong shared a message of faith, hope, and discipleship in Jesus Christ.