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What Was Placed Inside the Provo City Center Temple's Cornerstone Box?

Sunday marked a historic day for the Church when the Provo City Center Temple, the 150th temple worldwide, was dedicated.

McKay Coppins: A Latter-day Saint Biographer and a Latter-day Saint Politician

McKay Coppins began covering Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential race and because the two shared a common faith as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, other reporters often looked to McKay, a very young journalist at the time, as a source on Romney’s religion. Over a decade later, Coppins’ new biography profiles the Latter-day Saints’ life and career in the public sphere. In anticipation of the book’s release, we talk with Coppins on today’s episode about the faith that is deeply embedded into both he and Romney’s lives.

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8 Latter-day Saint Women Who Shaped Hollywood, Fashion + More by Standing for Their Faith

By Susan Easton Black and Mary Jane Woodger

Throughout history, the arts have been greatly benefited by women—including Latter-day Saint women. While there are many women whom we could recognize, here are eight who have stood firm in their beliefs as they followed their passions.

Black River Falls dedicates plaque to Mormon forefathers, Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings

One of the biggest names in choral music takes its tour to Black River Falls for the first time. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, along with hundreds from the Mormon community visited on Wednesday. They were there to dedicate a plaque to their forefathers who worked as loggers back in the 1840's.

Latter-day Saint Life

New Video Shows What It's Like to Be a Black Student at BYU

What is it like to be in the one percent minority at BYU? A new video gives an insightful look into what it's like being black at BYU.

Teachings of Howard W. Hunter Lesson 8: "Taking the Gospel to All the World"

By Kelly Merrill

This is not your standard missionary lesson. Most missionary lessons rely heavily on scriptures from the New Testament or the Doctrine and Covenants where our missionary duties as members of the Church are outlined. President Hunter’s approach to missionary work takes a whole different approach.

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October 2015 Home Teaching Message: "Finish with Your Torch Still Lit"

By LDS Living

In ancient Greece, runners competed in a relay race called a lampadedromia.1 In the race, runners held a torch in their hand and passed it on to the next runner until the final member of the team crossed the finish line.

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LDS Athlete Barely Misses Olympic Games After Controversial Track Race

By Jeff Hampton

Shaquille Walker has been a star since the second he stepped on campus at BYU. The middle distance runner came to college a two-time Georgia state champion in the 800 meter (half-mile) run, then proceeded to really excel—breaking school and national records and earning All-American Honors. Sadly for BYU fans, Walker recently announced he would forego his senior season and join a professional running team.

Glenn Beck: Electing a Mormon president would be ‘just as historic’ as electing first black president

Today on his radio show, Glenn Beck and crew read through Spike Lee’s recent interview in Vulture and was inspired by the part where Lee compared people not liking a black president to those not wanting to vote for a Mormon. Beck made a comparison of his own, arguing that electing America’s first Mormon president would be “just as historic” as when we elected our first black president in 2008. Here’s the interesting thing; he doesn’t think either is particularly historic.

Black Mormons on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

When I got the call that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart wanted to talk to black Mormons about our assumed voting dilemma the first thing I said was, "how did you get my number?" Cause where I come from you guard your phone number as much as you do your social security number. After I found out who I needed to call and talk to about sharing my digits, I said, "I'll think about it and let you know." That was three months ago and obviously I eventually said yes.