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6 New General Authority Seventies Announced During Conference, Learn More About Them

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the calls of six General Authority Seventies and 36 Area Seventies. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, made the announcements during the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2017 general conference.

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LDS Athlete Barely Misses Olympic Games After Controversial Track Race

By Jeff Hampton

Shaquille Walker has been a star since the second he stepped on campus at BYU. The middle distance runner came to college a two-time Georgia state champion in the 800 meter (half-mile) run, then proceeded to really excel—breaking school and national records and earning All-American Honors. Sadly for BYU fans, Walker recently announced he would forego his senior season and join a professional running team.

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Romper: Has Evan McMullin Always Been Mormon? The Candidate Seems Devoted to His Faith

Learn more about how Evan McMullin stands up for his Mormon faith and what would need to happen for McMullin to actually win the presidency.

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Chinese-Speaking Missionaries Come to the Rescue After Fire in Boston's Chinatown

From making cakes for a displaced expectant mother to providing crucial translation, shelter, and supplies, the Church members and missionaries in Boston have come to the rescue for those who lost their homes in a fire in Boston.

Awesome Interactive Temple Infographic

I’ve written before about Brian Olson’s LDS Temple Models in 3D and about his 3-D Rendering of the Provo City Center Temple.

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20 Halloween movies that won't give your kids nightmares

By LDS Living

The last thing you need after a late night of trick-or-treating and a sugar overdose is an extra body in your bed. Try these family-friendly movies that will give you a night of fun without the fright.

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"Meet the Mormons" Star Honored with Prestigious Award, Twice

By Katie Lambert

Ken Niumatalolo, Meet the Mormons star and the "all-time winningest" head football coach in the U.S. Naval Academy's history, according to navysports.com, received a prestigious award for the second consecutive time in his career.

LDS Response to the Relocation of Joseph’s and Hyrum’s Graves, 1928

When the bodies of Joseph and Hyrum Smith were returned to Nauvoo following their martyrdom in Carthage, Illinois, a public funeral was held with a burial in the city cemetery. Known to only a very few, very trusted people was the fact that the caskets buried in the cemetery held only bags of sand or stone. The bodies had been removed from those caskets for secret burial. As published in the Deseret News in 1857:

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9 Reasons Why Christmas Is the Best Time to Be a Missionary

Sharing the gospel can sometimes feel forced or awkward—but Christmas is a special time of year when it becomes easier for us to focus on our faith.

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The Miracle That Happens When God Makes You Wait

Jesus could have come and healed Lazarus when he was still alive.