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Imagine leaving home for two years and traveling to a different state or country, having little or no contact with friends and family.
Paralympic sprinter Jason Smyth is going to the 2012 London Games with mixed emotions. The legally blind runner will happily defend his world records and the two gold medals he won in the 100- and 200-meter Paralympic events at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Five years ago Sunday, Thomas S. Monson became the 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The last six months have brought the celebration of President Monson's 85th birthday and his announcement during General Conference in October that changed the faith's missionary program. On Feb. 3rd, 2008, Thomas Spencer Monson was ordained 16th Prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Growing up in Colombia, Margarita García always considered herself a woman of faith. But no matter how many religions she explored, she couldn’t find the right one.
All the BYU choirs and the BYU orchestra collaborated with the Church to help #LighttheWorld with a music video that reminds people of the love and charity that makes Christmas the best time of year. Watch as BYU Combined Choirs sing this beautiful arrangement of "Wishes and Candles."
He says people have come up to him saying "I was raised in the Church, too," as if it is a thing of the past. To this he says, "I was raised in it, and there's still a fire burning in there."
Margaret Young, a Brigham Young University English professor and one of the authors of “Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons,” gave a lecture Wednesday titled “Faith, Hope, Charity and Telling Our Stories: How we Unite in Our Communal Journey.” Her lecture included a handful of stories from the lives of Elijah Able, Jane Elizabeth Manning James, Eliza Partridge Lyman, Green Flake and others, all black members of the early Church.
Some Mormons may think that lowering the age of the LDS Church’s female missionaries to 19 from 21 is no big deal. Andrea Radke-Moss, who teaches at Brigham Young University-Idaho, is not one of them. To Radke-Moss, who teaches history, the move is nothing short of revolutionary — especially given how far the Utah-based faith has come in its approach to "sister missionaries."
Latter-day Saint teen Brickelle Bro has learned early in life to recognize the things beyond and within one's control.A 15-year-old from Castle Pines, Colo., Brickelle was born without feet. It's a condition she would certainly like to change — but it's beyond her control. But that lifelong physical challenge has not kept her from realizing her potential (those matters within her control) as a faithful Mia Maid, a dutiful student and even as a world class athlete.