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'Stop mocking the Mormons,' says opera star Bryn Terfel who has been 'embraced' by the faith

The Mormons’ adherence to chastity and clean-cut family values has been mocked in a hit musical. But the leading opera singer Bryn Terfel has called for greater tolerance towards the faith after revealing how a musical journey to Salt Lake City resulted in a spiritual awakening. The second-fasted growing religion in American, Mormonism continues to attract hostility over its opposition to gay marriage and suspicion over some of the faith’s beliefs. The Book of Mormon musical mocked the do-gooding naivety of its young missionary protagonists.

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What We’re Missing About Women In The Scriptures

One of the most sacred of subjects in the scriptures is women of faith. It’s easy to see that there aren’t as many examples of faithful women in the scriptures as are there are of faithful men. That is definitely not to say there have been more faithful men than faithful women throughout history. We might take for granted how many women there are in the scriptures and in church history who can help us understand how to be a faithful follower of Christ.

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5 Faith-Inspiring Quotes From Maya Angelou

We Sistas are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Dr. Maya Angelou. Through her work and activism she taught us to value ourselves, contribute in our communities, and that nothing is impossible with God on our side. Maya Angelou, gone from this world but greeted by all the Angels as she dances into the next! Enjoy these five faith inspiring quotes from Maya Angelou.

New Testament Lesson 31: And So Were the Churches Established in the Faith

By Ted L. Gibbons

Acts 15:36-18:22; 1 and 2 Thessalonians

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FHE: The Third Article of Faith

By LDS Living

13 Weeks of FHE

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Forbes Features Lindsey Stirling, She Talks About Faith, Music (Video)

Forbes recently featured Lindsey Stirling in their latest episode of "Ready To Roll," where she shared her rise to stardom and how her faith influences her music.

Fact-checking, Social Sharing Two Ways Tech Is Changing Millennial Faith

Millennials are on their own level when it comes to following religion through technology. According to a recent study by Barna, a research organization, people aged 18 to 29 “stand apart in their unsurpassed digital savvy” and are using social and digital media to practice and engage with the religion.

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Are You Exhausted By Faith?

“Does faith have to be this exhausting?”

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Coping with Attacks of the LDS Faith

One of the challenges in defending one’s faith is coping with critics who use the “Big List” technique in their attack. This involves throwing out numerous arguments to create the impression of an overwhelming barrage that decimates the faith in question (see the related post, “If Only 10% of These Charges Are True…“). The Big List is loaded with barbed questions that weren’t written in search of a real answer. If there is a good defense to the arguments raised at first, never mind, there are many more to be launched in different directions.

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An Uncanny Answer to My Prayer That Taught Me Angels Really Are Watching Over Us

By Rhonda Lauritzen

Uncanny, I think when the archivist hands the old photographs to me, a jackpot of images related to the Ogden Stockyards. These 60-year-old albums illuminate exactly what I need to see. The special collections director says, “These literally just came in, so new they haven’t even been indexed yet. I knew you would be excited.” When I ask their origin, she says, “The estate of Alice Petersen just donated them.” Alice Petersen died in 2015, but the collection arrives exactly when they can help tell the stockyard story.