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Mormons' Top 5 Favorite Patriotic Hymns of All Time

In 2016, we ran a poll to discover what patriotic songs in the hymn book resonate with Mormons.

3 Myths in Mormon Culture That Make Us Miserable

It’s no secret that there are some very specific myths in Mormon culture. These can range from our family size (15 kids and counting!) to our vocabulary (“oh, my heck!”), and even to our food (green jello, anyone?). While certainly not all (or even most) Mormons embody these stereotypes, most of us can have a good laugh at them from time to time.

Mormon card spices up Salt Lake City race

Every four years, the outcome of Salt Lake City’s west-side City Council race seems as predictable as a clock: plain-spoken incumbent Van Turner wins the District 2 seat over outspoken activist Michael Clara. This year, the dynamic is different. Kyle LaMalfa, a third, fresh-faced candidate, has guaranteed a Sept. 13 primary. And the normally well-mannered contest has taken an ugly twist — marred by an anonymous mailer that plays the Mormon card and injects partisanship into the officially nonpartisan race.

Lesson Helps

Young Women Lesson 11: Growing and Maturing in Self-Reliance, Part 1

Manual 1; Excerpt from "Becoming Self-Reliant—Spiritually and Physically," by M. Russell Ballard

Fun

Watch: LDS Couple Creates Fabulous "Frozen" and "Tangled" Disney Mashup

Scott and Ryceejo Shattuck are not new to a cappella Disney mashups—their Hercules and Moana mashup has received over two million views. But this time the couple decided to tackle Disney's Tangled and Frozen by combining "For the First Time in Forever" with "When Will My Life Begin." About this video, Scott says, "As we were arranging, even we couldn't believe how much we found these two characters had in common. And it was so fun to re-imagine Anna as a male character for me to play."

Latter-day Saint Life

Elder Christofferson Applauds Journalists as "Ambassadors of Freedom"

"We honor your efforts to give voice to the voiceless, to shine light on the difficulties of our world and to bestow dignity on the human experience," Elder Christofferson said. "May God bless you and protect you as you go forward as ambassadors of freedom and human rights."

Lesson Helps

September 2015 Home Teaching Message: "Families and Prayer"

By LDS Living

Once, as I sat by my father’s bedside through the night, he talked about his childhood. He spoke of the love of his parents in difficult times and of the love of his Heavenly Father and the Savior. I knew he was dying of cancer, so it did not surprise me that at times he mixed up his feelings for his Heavenly Father with the love and kindness of his earthly father. My father had often said that when he prayed, he thought he could see in his mind the smile of Heavenly Father.

Latter-day Saint Life

President Monson: I Heard What You Said to Us

MR says: We are all love and pray for our prophet, and it's natural to show our concern for him. But we must also remember to listen to the words he shared and the counsel he has sacrificed to give us--counsel that can change our lives. For like King Benjamin, President Monson can say, "my whole frame doth tremble exceedingly while attempting to speak unto you; but the Lod God doth support me and hath suffered me that I should speak unto you" (Mosiah 2:30).

Videos

6 Powerful Bible Videos of the Parables of Jesus

By LDS Living

In the past several years, the Church has released many videos depicting different scenes in the Bible. Today they are still great teaching tools, family home evening activities, and Sunday School resources.

Famous Latter-day Saints

CBS Comments on Romney’s Likelihood of Becoming Secretary of State

"Mitt Romney is now a frontrunner," in the contest for secretary of state, at least according to CBS News anchors and headlines. In an interview with Susan Page, USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief, Page said Trump was "moving into a position to seriously consider" Romney for the job. But what makes them say Mitt Romney is "now the top contender for secretary of state"?