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Aussie Mormon mother gets ahead on her motor bike

Most picture Mormon missionaries in suits, spurning tea and coffee. But as the ''stormin' Mormon'' Mitt Romney makes a bid for the White House, there is renewed interest in the faith, which has been linked with polygamy and proselytising. Darrylin Galanos defies stereotypes. She lives in Ivanhoe with her husband and three children, studies social work at Melbourne University, votes for the Greens, and rides a Triumph motorbike. And like thousands of Australians she is part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS).

Wife of LDS apostle reaching out to people of Japan

For the wife of an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the devastation in Japan feels personal. "They have such respect for Americans and they are such friends to us that I feel that I personally have an obligation to do anything I can to help them," said Kristen Oaks.

Valentine's Video: Expressions of Love

I think this is my favorite Mormon Message of all time. One minute I was laughing, then the next minute, without warning, I started to cry. Includes a particularly touching part of Elder Scott's most recent general conference address, "The Eternal Blessings of Marriage." (This was posted a couple of years ago, but we just can't ignore it on Valentine's Day!)

Temple is the center of the LDS universe

In memory of Matthew Brown "It is doubtful whether Joseph sensed the truly staggering implications of his endowment system," Fawn Brodie wrote in her imaginative 1945 biography of Joseph Smith. "Upon his church now rested the burden of freeing the billions of spirits who had never heard the law of the Lord. Nauvoo had become the center not only of the world, but of the universe. But Joseph laid no great emphasis on the temple ordinances."

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President Monson Shares One Thing the Youth Should Always Do

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We face a unique variety of temptations and challenges in the latter days, and many lie in wait with just a touch of a button.

More Mormon missionaries means fewer college students

Jorgen Sumsion spent the fall semester studying biostatistics at Brigham Young University, but he's not enrolled this semester.Sumsion is still in Provo, but the 18-year-old is at the Missionary Training Center preparing for a Mormon mission in Taiwan. He plans to continue his studies at BYU -- after he returns from his two-year mission.

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Things Mormons Would Only Find in Utah

From hilarious and real signs posted in restaurant parking lots to motorcycle jackets featuring the Angel Moroni, check out these great pictures of things Latter-day Saints could really only find in Utah!

Quiz: How much do you know about the changing face of Mormon missionary work?

Almost 10 months after President Thomas S. Monson announced the lower age requirement for missionary service for young men and young women, both the numbers and the face of missionary work have changed. Thousands sent in applications to serve, and the church made adjustments to facilities and processes to accommodate the increase.

NY Times: Mormons take a step toward mainstream acceptance

As a Mormon boy, Daniel C. Peterson grew up hearing stories about the persecution of his ancestors, beginning with his great-great-great-great-grandfather, who was chased out of Missouri, then Illinois, before he died trekking across the Great Plains to reach this rugged land.As a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles, he was stunned to discover fellow students talking about his religion behind his back. He said he “felt like a curiosity” when they asked, “Are you really a Mormon?”

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4 RMs Compete on Filipino Reality TV Show

Four men who learned to speak Tagalog while serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently used their language skills to compete on a Filipino singing competition show.