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Carrie Skarda: Creating Space for Mindfulness and Meditation as Latter-day Saints

The Sacrament, temple worship, and prayer are all aspects of Latter-day Saint doctrine. But have you ever considered that they are also exercises in mindfulness? On this week’s episode, we discuss everything from what it means to set an intention focused on Jesus Christ to what the story of Joseph Smith teaches us about being still long enough for answers to unfold.

Fun

17 Clever LDS Tweets and Memes to Make You Chuckle

Social media—it's a great place to share our faith, our beliefs, and our . . . unique culture. Here are just a few clever examples of those who are not afraid to share a little about what it means to be Mormon online.

August LDS Living Book Club: What does it mean to be 'all in' the gospel?

What does it mean to be “all in” the gospel of Jesus Christ in the latter days?

Latter-day Saint Life

Celebrating 100 Years of FHE: The Best of Family Home Evening

By LDS Living

On April 27, 1915, President Joseph F. Smith and the First Presidency urged members to create a “home evening,” where family members could gather together and learn gospel principles, read the scriptures, sing hymns, and learning about their duties to their families, the Church, society and the nation.

Help for Life Challenges

When death or tragedy strike the faithful, Amulek’s story gives a unique sense of hope

By John Hilton III

I’ve realized Amulek is poignant inspiration to anyone feeling like their life is falling apart even though they chose to do what was right.

Famous Latter-day Saints

6 Famous Latter-day Saints in Pro Baseball & the Incredible Ways They Shared Their Faith

By Danielle B. Wagner

After pitching a revered and rare perfect game in the minor leagues, Latter-day Saint Roy Castleton got called up to play in the majors in 1907, becoming the first Latter-day Saint and first Utahn player in Major League Baseball.

Famous Latter-day Saints

How a Hollywood Fashion Designer Stood for Her Faith + Helped Shape Modern Temple Garments

By Susan Easton Black and Mary Jane Woodger

Did you know Rosie Marie Reid used her fashion popularity to raise funds for the Los Angeles California Temple? When the Church was building the Los Angeles California Temple, Rose Marie wanted to help as much as she could. She designed a beautiful one-piece white swimsuit that was covered in hand-sewn sequins. And which hands sewed most of that sequins on? Relief Society sisters that Rose Marie enlisted to help. All the proceeds of this particular swimsuit went directly to help build the Los Angeles California Temple in the 1950s.

Latter-day Saint Life

How the Beard Debate at Church Can Help Us Understand Paul's Teachings on Unity

By Taylor Halverson

The following has been republished and adapted with permission from taylorhalverson.com.

Mormon temple in Carmel will be a draw

A new Mormon temple that will begin rising in Carmel this fall will draw not only the curious, but potentially thousands of faithful pilgrims across the state. Officials with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are likely to re-draw geographic boundaries that currently send about 42,000 Mormons to temples in Chicago and Louisville, Ky.

Past Mormon teachings irk Romney critics

While Mitt Romney, the leading contender for the Republican nomination for president, looks to lock up his nomination during the Super Tuesday Republican primary races, some members of the black community have concerns about Mormon literature that says "dark skinned people" are from "the seed of Cain." Yet Romney, who has said he is proud of his Mormon faith, said the doctrine in question has not been followed for years and was glad to see the change.