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15 Ways to be Grateful from the Prophet and Apostles

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the month of November is filled with gratitude. This can be seen on social media outlets, where users frequently participate in #30daysofgratitude on Facebook and Twitter, among others.

From the Church

LDS Church Posts New Article About History of Polygamy

The LDS Church continued enhancing the Gospel Topics pages on its website on Monday, posting one titled "Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah." The essay addresses plural marriage among Latter-day Saints between 1847 and 1890, when the practice was discontinued after church leaders issued what is known as the Manifesto. The new Gospel Topics page includes 25 footnotes, several citing research done by outside historians. It also has links to additional information.

Thoughts on the CT Shooting: God was with them

I need to lament. When atrocities like what happened yesterday at Sandy Hook Elementary take place, I begin to wonder why God didn’t protect those little ones, why He doesn’t protect all of the little ones. I know that He can’t show Himself and risk destroying our need for faith and free agency, but couldn’t He have, just this once, broken His non-interventionist rule and done something small like busted the taillight on the kid’s car, making him get pulled over by the police on the way to the school? Something small that wouldn’t have aroused any suspicion of divine intervention? He created the universe and everything in it, certainly he could have taken out a taillight or flattened a tire.

Jewish Writer Shares Why Everyone Should See 'Meet the Mormons'

[A] dispute [between two top political journalists] highlighted how difficult it has been for many Americans to come to grips with Mormonism and its practitioners. If even Jews like Klein—members of another minority faith historically maligned for its unusual beliefs and rituals—have trouble understanding and accepting Mormons, one can imagine how hard it has been for the rest of the country. It’s exactly this sort of discomfort that Meet the Mormons, a 78-minute documentary produced by the LDS Church that is currently playing across America, seeks to allay.

Lesson Helps

September 2014 Sharing Time Helps & Ideas

Monthly Theme: Living the Gospel Blesses My Family

Latter-day Saint Life

How Celebrating Passover Has Transformed My Easter Celebration

I first became acquainted with the Jewish Passover feast on a study-abroad semester at the BYU Jerusalem Center. We had a Jewish rabbi take us through an abbreviated Seder meal which is a central part of the Passover celebration. I was enchanted. I felt some pangs of righteous “holy envy” for the rich symbolism of this ancient feast practiced by faithful Jews for thousands of years.

Trump Considering Mormon for Top Department of Defense Position

For more about Chris Stewart's faith, his three world records as an Air Force pilot, and his political career, check out "The Mormon Congressman Who Set 3 World Records and Writes NYT Best-Selling Books."

Lesson Helps

November 2014 LDS Primary Sharing Time Helps and Ideas

Monthly Theme: Living the Teachings of Jesus Christ Strengthens Me and My Family.

Washington Post: High-profile Mormons in media advance understanding of LDS Church

When Mitt Romney ran for president three years ago, calls from reporters came pouring into the public affairs office at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The reporters' questions made it clear that they didn't know much about Romney's faith, church officials said.

Mormons bid farewell to Sister Frances J. Monson, who left a 'legacy of love'

The life and legacy of Frances J. Monson — "a legacy of humility, service, faithfulness and love," according to her daughter, Ann M. Dibb — was celebrated during funeral services Thursday in the Salt Lake Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Monson's husband, LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson, was seated with his family on red chairs that formed the Tabernacle's front row, just a few feet from his beloved wife's flower-bedecked casket and close to Dibb, her brothers Thomas and Clark and their respective spouses.