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4 Things Sportswriters Get Wrong About What LDS Athletes Actually Do on Their Missions

I know Mormons are a little different. I don't expect every person everywhere to understand a religion and its culture so well to be experts in everything they say or write.

Love Your Lineage

Viral Article: I Didn't Marry My Soul Mate

The night I met him, we stayed up all night just talking. We laughed so hard I was afraid I would wet my pants in front of him. He was 23 and I was 21. It was beyond natural being with this person who was in so many ways just like me, but different enough that I loved learning from him. It was instant that connection. The next time we were together I knew it wouldn’t be the last. Never did something seem so obvious to me than this: he was my soul mate.

Reader Letter: Complainers About LDS Influence in Utah Can't Have It Both Ways

I am always bothered by letters to the editor that complain about the influence of the LDS Church in Utah with respect to Utah laws, politics and culture. I find it humorous that so many of my fellow Utahns are bothered by this since I don’t really believe LDS influence in Utah to be out of proportion to the LDS population in Utah.

Countdown to conference: 'Ponder the New Proclamation' with this free daily study guide

By Lindsey Williams

One of the many ways April general conference was "unforgettable" was the introduction of “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World.”

Latter-day Saint Life

Do I Need Forced Interactions?

A friend of mine put this on her Instagram feed yesterday. These sorts of things get posted all the time on social media; all these statements saying that we just don’t have space in our lives for people whom we don’t like. Or who tax us in some way. While I totally get where these statements are coming from—nobody wants to be sucked dry by negativity—I’ve been thinking about this lately and I can’t say that I agree. The more I think about it, actually, the angrier I feel.

Latter-day Saint Life

Muslim Mother Shares What She Learned from Mormons About Raising Children in Faith

By Asma Uddin

"I realize that so much of what I envy about Mormonism is its ability to extract itself from its surroundings and focus inwardly. The Church has faced and continues to face challenges from without, but it keeps its adherents firmly centered on substantive beliefs translated into concrete, impactful actions," Asma Uddin writes for faithcounts.com.

Are You Suffering from Grapefruit Syndrome in Your Marriage?

Dear Readers: Last night I wrote a Valentine's Day post for my EC, and left it to post this morning. During the night I had second thoughts, and have decided that I probably shouldn't post it for several reasons:

3rd Annual International Hug a Convert Day: Robert T.'s Story

Converted on the Internet before it was cool

Latter-day Saint Life

Proposal Stories of Members of the First Presidency

By Katie Lambert

How did President Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, and Dieter F. Uchtdorf meet their one true love? What dates did they go on? How did they handle meeting their in-laws for the first time?