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The Top 10 States with the Most Eagle Scouts

Scouting Magazine recently published its list of how many Eagle Scouts each state produced in 2015. Number one on the list for the seventh straight year in a row was Utah.

Lesson Helps

FHE: Potential

By Shauna Gibby

Conference Talk:

Jon Huntsman Sr. says voters just need to get to know his son

The biggest problem with Jon Huntsman Jr.'s presidential bid is that the public hasn't gotten to know yet just how perfect he'd be for the job. At least according to his proud father.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Photos: 20 Mormon Leaders and Celebrities Who Have Thrown the "First Pitch"

From Sister Linda K. Burton, Relief Society general president, to former NFL quarterback Steve Young, several members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have taken the mound to throw ceremonial first pitches for baseball games.

Latter-day Saint Life

Largest Service Project in History of the Church

MR says: With 10,000 Church members and participants from all around the world, this event is set to be the largest service project in Church history.

Latter-day Saint Life

How One of the Most Common Phrases in the Book of Mormon Is Also the Most Meaningful

By Taylor Halverson

Mark Twain famously quipped that if Joseph Smith would have left out the phrase “it came to pass,” the Book of Mormon would have only been a short pamphlet (Roughing It, Hartford, CT: American Publishing Co., 1901, p. 133).

Latter-day Saint Life

LDS Trio Make Star Wars Fans' Dreams Come True with Epic Lightsaber Company

By LDS Living

Shon Whitney, Blake Heringer, and Jeff Johnson are Star Wars fans. Yeah, them and everyone else, right?

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Joseph Smith's Use of Seer Stones Make More Sense Than You Thought

By Jannalee Rosner, based on "Joseph Smith's Seer Stones" by Michael Hubbard Mackay and Nicholas J. Frederick

In Doctrine and Covenants section 124:125, it says “I give unto you my servant Joseph to be a presiding elder over all my church, to be a translator, a revelator, a seer, and prophet.”

The case for organized religion

While critics of organized religion may point to hypocrisy, the bad examples of some are not reasons to reject faith in God or his church. While it is true that some have twisted God’s word to suit their personal agendas or to justify cruelty to their fellow man, God’s church remains a beacon amidst the groping fog of the "carnal mind" (Romans 8:7).

Latter-day Saint Life

Angel Moroni Statue Returns to Spire of Bountiful Utah Temple

By Katie Lambert

Thanks to Deseret News for making us aware of this story.