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The mainstreaming of Mormonism

I remember, as a missionary in Bolivia, picking up a newspaper one morning and reading the word “Mormon” on the front page. I was stunned.

Religious minorities overstated in America according to survey

The typical American underestimates how many Protestants there are in the U.S., and vastly overestimates the number of religious minorities such as Mormons, Muslims, and atheist/agnostics, according to a new study. Grey Matter Research and Consulting asked 747 U.S. adults to guess what proportion of the American population belongs to each of eight major religious groups: Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, atheist/agnostic, believe in God or a higher power but have no particular religious preference, and any other religious group.

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Watch: President Nelson Gives Apostolic Blessing, Bears Testimony in Spanish

While in Peru during his South American ministry tour, President Russell M. Nelson did something unexpected—he dismissed his interpreter to speak to Latter-day Saints in their own language. Watch their touching reactions and hear President Nelson's powerful witness as he bestows an apostolic blessing in Spanish.

USA Today: Gallup Poll shows reluctance for Mormon president

Americans appear hesitant to vote for a Mormon as president, a new poll shows, posing a challenge for Republicans Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman.

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Does College Put Students' Faith at Risk? Not for Mormons, Studies Show

Does a college education hinder or help your faith? Find out how Mormons are proving the stereotypical way of thinking wrong.

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New Survey Examines Are Mormon Women Really More Depressed?

A new survey focusing on Mormon women and depression found that women who are very active within the LDS Church experience depression less than those who are not very active, a finding which may complicate the stereotypical belief that Mormon women are more depressed than American women.

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Atheists' anti-Mormon, Catholic billboards removed due to 'hate'

The American Atheists group that posted billboards mocking Mormon and Christian beliefs to greet Democratic National Convention-goers in Charlotte next week have waved the white flag. The signs slap at the mainline Protestant Christian faith of President Obama, the Mormon faith of GOP candidate Mitt Romney and their running mates' Catholicism.

The Red Cross, LDS Church partnership blesses lives worldwide

If there's one thing I've learned from working at the American Red Cross, it's that Americans are very generous. Our lifesaving work could not be done without donations and volunteers, like those from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Our 25-year relationship has changed lives all over the world, and I'm delighted to report that we recently signed a new agreement to strengthen our partnership.

LDS Church News viewpoint: Divine role of fathers

For a couple of decades now, social scientists, journalists, and other observers of the human condition have been expressing alarm about social ills attendant to a growing notion that fathers are expendable. In an influential magazine article published in 1993, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead declared, “Divorce and out-of-wedlock childbirth are transforming the lives of American children” (“Dan Quayle Was Right,” The Atlantic, Apr. 1993).