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When My Parents Didn't Want Me to Serve a Mission: My Difficult Decision Between Honoring My Parents and Serving

As a child, I counted down the days until I would turn 12 and graduate from Primary. The worst part of Primary for me was the singing. I hated to sing. The only exception to this rule was when we sang: “I Hope They Call Me on a Mission.” I always knew I would be a missionary—only a few simple things stood in my way. I never imagined one of those barriers would be my parents.

Latter-day Saint Life

Kindergartener's Prayer Goes Viral

By Danielle B. Wagner

In Sante Fe, Texas, kindergartener Royce Thompson was rushing into school, late for class. Suddenly, Royce stopped, and his mother, Heather Nelson, kept prodding him to go inside with the rest of the kids hurrying past him.

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"I'm Going to Finish This": NBC Features LDS Ironman Mom in New Documentary

By Katie Lambert

Six miles left and Heather Jenson could barely breathe.

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LDS Pro Basketball Star Out-Dunks LeBron James with 129 Slam Dunks (Video)

By LDS Living

When Jabari Parker was selected 2nd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2014 NBA draft, he was expected to make an immediate impact on his struggling team. Though he got off to a strong start, Parker's rookie season was cut short by a devastating ACL tear.

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New York Times Makes a Case for Why Mitt Romney Would Make the Best Secretary of State

Recently, The New York Times made a case of why Mitt Romney would make the best Secretary of State compared with the other candidates currently on President-elect Donald Trump's list. Here's just a snippet of what they had to say:

From American Idol to Mormon Missionary

At a concert in Salt Lake City last week, pop star David Archuleta of American Idol fame made an unexpected and emotional announcement. After a couple of years of skirting questions about it, he revealed that he will indeed serve a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, though he hasn't made public where he will be sent.

Mormon Media Observer: It always comes back to Joseph Smith

It might come as a shock to MSNBC commentator Lawrence O'Donell, but many Latter-day Saints might well see O'Donell's mean-spirited remarks late last week about the Prophet Joseph Smith as evidence, ironically, that Joseph was a prophet. In "The History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet," published in the late 1830s, Joseph wrote that Angel Moroni appeared to him and said "that God had a work for me to do; and that my name should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken of among all people."

{A&E} Thoughts on Elder Holland's <i>Created for Greater Things</i>

By Ashley Jones

I think it was about four years ago while I was in the MTC when I solidified my testimony of the importance of the twelve apostles. One in particular made a huge difference in my life: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. He spoke to the missionaries in the MTC and gave his moving “Missionary Work and the Atonement” talk. My favorite quote from this speech is:

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How Faith & Keeping the Sabbath Holy Led to This Amazing Weekly Miracle

MR says: Check out this small but amazing story of how keeping the Sabbath holy brought a host of unexpected, weekly miracles to Saints in 1946.

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Vocal Point Teams Up with Boys Chorus in Epic Music Video of Hercules' "Go the Distance"

By LDS Living

Get ready for another Vocal Point music video that just might blow your mind and bring some tears to your eyes. Teaming up with the All-American Boys Chorus to cover "Go the Distance" from Disney's Hercules, this video was filmed on Dana Point beach in Southern California.