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Mormons Lend Meetinghouse to Jewish Congregation for One Year

When the Shir-Ha-Ma’alot Jewish congregation was in need of a place to worship, this LDS stake had the solution.

President Uchtdorf: The 4 Key Relationships That Will Simplify Your Life

One of the characteristics of modern life seems to be that we are moving at an ever-increasing rate, regardless of turbulence or obstacles.

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Making the Conference Center Organ

John Longhurst spent 30 years as a Tabernacle Organist. In addition to performing on Temple Square and on tour with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Longhurst was part of the group that decided what type of organ would be built in the Conference Center. He discussed the details in a Deseret News article. An excerpt is below:

Missionary Leaves Unique Legacy after Death

Matthew Palmer was described by his family as a gifted pianist, a young man with a huge smile, and someone who devoted his life to serving others. "Ever since Matthew was born, he would be what you’d call a good kid … He was kind and sweet and ambitious, good-natured and happy," life-long neighbor Marilyn Workman said. Palmer, 19, who had dreams of studying in the medical field at the University of Utah, always knew he wanted to serve a mission for the LDS Church. Just 10 months into his mission in Madagascar, he died from a condition his family described as similar to a brain aneurysm.

Family of RM Jailed in Venezuela Say His Health Is Failing Him

Despite support from politicians in the United States and the support of Church members and lawyers in Venezuela, Josh Holt is still in prison, and his health is failing.

Mitt’s first Mormon moment

When I am afraid, like that time I was the only passenger in a prop plane circling Logan in a thunderstorm, I tend to pray the ‘Hail Mary’ like my life depends on it. (“You can fly with me any time,’’ the pilot said when the airport reopened and we finally landed, because I hadn’t uttered a sound. You have the BVM to thank, pal.) Could be that Mitt Romney looks to his faith under duress, too. Which seems to be how he came to have his first “Mormon moment” on the campaign trail on Monday.

Sermon Highlights From Sunday's Conferences (+photos)

With a plea for church members to “show increased kindness toward one another” and to “ever be found doing the work of the Lord,” President Thomas S. Monson brought the 183rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to a close Sunday afternoon.

We stand with Mormons as Christ’s witnesses, says Utah’s Catholic bishop

Mormons and Catholics don’t see eye to eye on theology, but they stand "shoulder to shoulder as witnesses of Jesus Christ" in the public square, Utah’s Catholic bishop told nearly 2,000 mostly LDS students Tuesday. The Rev. John C. Wester, speaking at an LDS Institute of Religion devotional at Utah Valley University, pointed to his presence on the Orem campus as a "wonderful sign of the ongoing collaboration between our faiths" and another "important step in interfaith relations."

Vai's View: No one is immune from the dangers of drug addiction

My wife and I were at a girls camp fundraiser dinner for the young women in our LDS ward Saturday night when one of my daughter's friends blurted out, "Oh my gosh, Whitney Houston died!" She got the news on her smartphone. Houston's passing over the weekend, with bottles of prescription drugs allegedly found in her hotel room, was followed by news Wednesday of a drug bust at Texas Christian University that involved 17 students, including four members of the football team.

Gainesville Sun: Young Mormon Missionaries Gain Much from Service

After two knocks and no answer, Elder Paul Goodrich and Elder Cameron Wilde — both clad in white button-downs, dress pants and nametags — stepped off a stranger's doorstep and walked toward the house across the street.Noticing a woman sitting on a porch nearby, Goodrich and his fellow Mormon missionary headed over to say hello.