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Mormons in sports: John Beck and the high school tuba player

Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck got his opportunity to start a game this past Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Beck, a 30-year-old former BYU star, was the subject of a feature article Thursday in The Washington Post. Beck appeared on track to get the starting job at the beginning of the season but was relegated to backup behind Rex Grossman. Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall said the team is behind Beck.

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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Connections to Basketball

Basketball…and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir? Wait, what? Many people might not realize it, but the Choir has a history with the NBA that dates back to when they first performed the national anthem at a Utah Jazz game in 2001. With the NBA season tipping off tonight, we thought we’d take a moment to share some of the Choir’s basketball history.

Elder Zwick counsels leaders 'to let the Spirit guide them'

When the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ visited the Nephites and instructed them, the 12 disciples whom the Lord had chosen knelt and prayed to the Father in the name of Jesus for "that which they most desired" (see 3 Nephi 19:9). Elder W. Craig Zwick finds it striking that of all the things they could have prayed for on that occasion, "they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them."

From the Church

Leadership Changes Announced at October 2017 General Conference

President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency announced the following changes to Church leadership at the Saturday afternoon session of the 187th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

From the Church

New LDS site focuses on overcoming pornography through Atonement

To help fight the growing tide of pornography that threatens to capture the souls of mankind, the Church recently released an anti-pornography website that focuses on the power of Christ’s Atonement. It is located at overcomingpornography.org. The site is an enhancement to information and resources previously provided on the combatingpornography.org site. “The name itself, Overcoming Pornography through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, communicates the central message and focus of this effort,” said Elder Craig A. Cardon of the Seventy.

From the Church

Elder Holland dedicates and blesses Central African Republic

On a heavily forested hillside overlooking the capital city of Bangui, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve offered a prayer of dedication and blessing upon the country and people of Central African Republic. The prayer was offered Monday, Oct. 29, on Gbazabangui hillside overlooking the Ubangui River — a major tributary of the Congo River — a few degrees north of the equator that is the original site of the Bangui people.

Elijah Abel: Black Mormon Pioneer

[Wednesday marked] the 33rd anniversary of the restoration of the priesthood to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of African decent. On June 8, 1978 LDS church leaders announced that the priesthood would be extended to Mormon men of every race. Those who were there for that remarkable day have said that they can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news.

Study shows how prayer, meditation affect brain activity

Human beings have been praying and meditating for millennia. For most, it was a way to commune with a spiritual figure or balance oneself. The benefits and effects were self observed. Now, science is weighing in on how prayer and mediation impact the human brain. The new study from the Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine was recently featured on the Science Channel's "Through the Wormhole." In this article from the Huffington Post, Jahnabi Barooah explains the brain scans of participants, and how prayer can increase activity in certain areas of the brain.

Latter-day Saint Life

Mesa Easter pageant to return this spring with new set, script, music

After a three-year hiatus, this Mesa tradition will be back this spring with a new set, new script, and new music.

Latter-day Saint Life

Beards: What the Church has actually said

By Lindsey Miller

The beard debate has continued for decades, but aside from missionary standards and the BYU beard policy, little has been officially said on the topic.