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Q&A: Sheri Dew on receiving spiritual witnesses of prophets

Sheri Dew shares what she has learned from her interactions with prophets and apostles. “You can’t work with prophets, seers, and revelators very long without seeing the fact that they’re directed,” she says. “I have seen it countless times.”

Children of many faiths unite in song

People of different faiths are rehearsing for the annual Interfaith Musical Tribute in the Salt Lake Tabernacle this Sunday. Members of a children's choir will open and close the evening with their idea of unity through song. "We are all children of faith, united, hearts are the same," the children, ages 4 to 16, sing as part of a new song, "Children of Faith."

ABC's 'Bachelorette' star talks with Mormon finalist about faith

Emily Maynard, star of "The Bachelorette," said she did have a talk about religion with one of the finalists who is a Mormon. "I talked about faith and that's a huge part of my life. There's no way I can fall in love and potentially get engaged without having that conversation," said Maynard, who has been open about her Christian faith, to the LA Times on Monday.

Fires of Faith

The Make Time Challenge with Marie Eckersley

President Nelson invited us to make time for the Lord in our everyday lives. He said, "He will lead and guide you in your personal life if you will make time for Him in your life—each and every day." We all want those promised blessings, but with such busy lives, it sometimes feels overwhelming to make time. What if we don't have to do more or be more to make it happen? Our community is participating in a "make time" challenge, and this episode dives into how Kathryn and guest Maria Eckersley took this challenge, how they were able to make the simple changes work in their everyday schedules, and what they learned in the process.

NPR: Mormon Democrats on drawing on faith for politics

For the first time, a Mormon is leading the GOP ticket. The vast majority of Mormons identify as Republican or conservative, according to Pew Research Center. But some Mormon Democrats say their numbers are growing. Host Michel Martin speaks with a roundtable of Mormons who find inspiration in their faith for liberal political positions.

Mormonism: A Christ-Centered, Global Faith

'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.

Latter-day Saint Life

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.