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African-American Christians waver over vote

Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president, who can't afford to lose any voters from his base in a tight race. The pastors say their congregants are asking how a true Christian could back same-sex marriage, as President Barack Obama did in May. As for Republican Mitt Romney, the first Mormon nominee from a major party, congregants are questioning the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its former ban on men of African descent in the priesthood.

Mormon Representatives Discuss Church Humanitarian Efforts at the United Nations

Representatives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed the role of the Church’s global humanitarian outreach efforts at a meeting at the United Nations in New York City on 27 February 2014. The gathering was part of the Focus on Faith series of the Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO) Relations and Advocacy Section of the U.N.’s Department of Public Information (DPI). The U.N. officially recognized the Church as an NGO several years ago.

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30-Second Church Video Will Make You Cry (in the Best of Ways)

It's still not too late to join in on the Church's unique and powerful advent calendarwhich provides 25 ways we can all serve during the 25 days leading up to Christmas.

Mormon Media Observer: Media's focus on contention affects children

My 8-year-old came home from the election a couple weeks ago, thrilled that Barack Obama won. Seeing as I am a fairly conservative guy and a Latter-day Saint, it's no surprise I voted for Mitt Romney. I mean, my doctoral dissertation was on his candidacy four years ago, so a win by the governor meant I might have something to talk about for a few years at least. I even had self-interested reasons to vote for him.

New 'converts' to airport TRAX: Mormon missionaries

Taking mass transit to catch flights at Salt Lake City International Airport has some interesting new converts: Mormon missionaries. "We are testing the FrontRunner/TRAX combination as an option to transport missionaries from the Provo MTC [Missionary Training Center] to the Salt Lake International Airport," said Scott Trotter, spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

When movies laugh at Mormons, it isn't always mean

By now you may have seen reviews of the ultra-vulgar Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon," which has been playing in previews over the past month and officially opened on the Great White Way last week. But however successful the production may prove to be, it still won't have much impact on the church. And the audience that will see it on Broadway, even if it has a long run, is relatively small.

Dave Says: Prepping for an Emergency

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

Famous Latter-day Saints

How a Black NFL Player Converted to the Church Just 4 Years After the Priesthood Ban Ended

By Alexandra Mortenson

Burgess Owens played starting position for the Oakland Raiders when they won the Super Bowl in 1981. Just a year later, good LDS teammates and the feeling that there was “something missing” led Owens to meet with the missionaries.

Latter-day Saint Life

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featured in New, Full-Length Film

Mormon Tabernacle Choir president Ron Jarrett and Candlelight Media Group filmmakers recently discussed the challenges and highlights of working together to produce the new film Singing With Angels.

Angel Moroni Placed on Indianapolis Indiana Temple (Photo Gallery)

Photo taken November 4, 2014, courtesy of Colleen Campbell