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Leap of faith: Skeptics aside, Mormonism is on the rise

If Nathan Hale, a lifelong Mormon, received a blessing every time someone came up to him with, “My pastor said that Mormons ...” (Fill in the blank: are polygamists, don't really believe in Jesus, aren't really Christians.)

NPR: At ballot, black Mormon couple weighs faith, race

With two African-American candidates and two Mormon candidates vying for the presidency, black Mormons find themselves at the political intersection of race and religion. Host Michel Martin speaks with two black members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Don Harwell and his wife, Jerri, who have different political viewpoints.

Washington Post: Mormons speak for the faith

It's ironic that a discussion of the public's comfort-level with Mormons should be pegged to a question about politicians, since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is meticulously neutral in partisan politics.

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Hilary Weeks Music Video Addresses Infertility & How to Keep Faith When You Reach Your Limits

By LDS Living

"Whatever you might be struggling with I hope this reminds you to stay strong, hold on to hope and have faith in the middle," Hilary Weeks posted on her Facebook page.

Video revives debate over Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith

Mitt Romney has largely avoided discussing the details of his Mormon faith throughout this year’s presidential race, speaking in general terms about his church-related values and charitable deeds. But the revival this week of a testy 2007 interview caught on video offers a reminder of the struggles Romney has confronted as a politician wary of being defined, or confined, by his faith. The video, which has become an Internet sensation in the closing days of his campaign to unseat President Obama, shows Romney sparring off-air with an Iowa radio talk show host over the tenets and beliefs of Mormonism — including a discussion of abortion and the second coming of Jesus Christ — and scolding the interviewer for bringing it up.

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Elizabeth Smart Shares the One Compelling Detail that Helped Her Escape

Faith Counts, a multi-faith initiative that represents more than 100 million Americans, is celebrating the release of a new video. The compelling YouTube video that features kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart is the 14th video produced by the group.

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How LDS Leaders Used Major League Baseball to Unite Faiths After Baltimore Riots

MR says: Following the death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody, riots broke out in Baltimore, Maryland. Hundreds were arrested and hundreds of businesses were damaged. In order to help repair the damage and rift left in the city, one LDS leader decided to use baseball as a way to bring faith communities together.

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Former BYU Professor Shares Evidence the "Lectures on Faith" May Not Have Been Written by Joseph Smith

By Katie Lambert

Noel B. Reynolds had been teaching political science at BYU for 20 years when a group approached him and asked him to review a book designed to promote Lectures on Faith.

Ether 6–11: Tutor

When the Jaredites arrived at the promised land, they rushed onto dry ground and thanked the Lord for the “multitude of his tender mercies” (Ether 6:12). How many times are we that overwhelmed by the grace and guidance of God in our lives? And how hard can it be to even recognize those tender mercies? Ether 6–11 is full of tender mercies that some of the people saw, and others missed because of their pride. So, let’s use this week to find gratitude for all the little things from God in our lives.

Muslim student finds Mormon BYU faith-affirming

Like many students at Brigham Young University-Idaho, Schada Alkamari felt spiritually drawn to the religious university. But the Moroccan citizen didn’t enroll to immerse herself in the Mormon faith. She came to BYU-Idaho, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to reaffirm her own religious beliefs.