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10 Common Words That Mean Something Different to Mormons

Mormon jargon can be confusing with specially defined words and acronyms. Here’s a list of 10 common words that have a different meaning to Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Latter-day Saint Life

3 Common Fears That Have Eternal Consequences

“Fear is a normal part of life,” Bishop Stevenson [explained]. He said that while he could rattle off a long, varied list of fears human beings have, he would focus on three types of fears that have more eternal significance. These are fear of starting a family, fear of failure, and fear of ridicule for the beliefs of the Church.

Story Behind Missionary Reality TV Show, 'The District'

Elder J. Tyler Christensen saw his opportunity and didn’t hesitate.

Panel at Notre Dame Discusses Role of Religion in Romney campaign

Mitt Romney’s Mormonism was a significant reason why his campaign for the presidency struggled against incumbent President Barack Obama, but it was far from the main factor in his eventual defeat in the 2012 election, according to a panel of experts in a discussion on politics and religion at the University of Notre Dame.

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Miracles from Lorenzo Snow's Life of Service to God

Before joining the Church, Lorenzo Snow had a lifelong dream to join the military. After his conversion to the Church, he was extremely diligent in the Lord’s army serving several missions around the world. His sister Eliza R. Snow said that his conversion led to a change in his ambitions and “opened up a new world before him.” She observed. “Instead of military reknown, he now enter[ed] the arena for championship with the armies of heaven.”

'Mormonism, Islam and the Question of Other Religions'

As a product, on one level, of the early 19th century United States, the Prophet Joseph Smith "shared the idealism and passion for freedom and human rights that were the motivating principles" of the American Revolution, said Daniel C. Peterson Aug. 5 in the closing presentation of the FAIR Conference. FAIR, the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Apologetics, is a volunteer organization that seeks to counter criticisms against Mormonism, though it is not affiliated with and does not speak for the Church.

A Mormon reporter on the Romney bus

On the night of the South Carolina Republican primary in January, I sat near the front of a dark campaign press bus and listened to reporters talk about Mitt Romney's underwear. Earlier in the day, one of them had happened upon the candidate and his wife doing laundry in the basement of our Columbia, South Carolina, hotel, and a small cluster of colleagues had now gathered to listen to him relate the anecdote, lapping up every mundane detail of this rare interaction with the closed-off couple.

Letter from Brad Pitt's mom supporting Romney draws national attention

Will Mitt Romney's Mormonism be a liability in the upcoming election? Jane Pitt, mother of actor Brad Pitt, does not believe it should. Pitt recently made national headlines with a letter to the editor of the Springfield, Mo. News-Leader in which she referred to President Barack Obama as a "liberal who supports the killing of unborn babies and same-sex marriage" and encouraged fellow Christians not to vote against Romney just because he is a Mormon.

LDS Living's Top 10 for 2011: No. 5

By LDS Living

This year has been quite the "Mormon moment" with politicians, musicals, ad campaigns, athletes – you name it – and many of LDS Living's stories have followed these people and topics.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 Resources to Help You Climb Your Personal Mt. Everest

On this day, in the year 1983, Larry Nielson was the first American to complete a task that less than ninety people have achieved. That mission was to climb Mount Everest without using any supplemental oxygen. A neat fact about Nielson is that he is also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From his monumental experience of climbing the tallest mountain on the Earth, he penned this quote: “You don’t conquer it, you survive it.”