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Joseph and Hyrum Death Masks Among Artifacts to be Kept in Renovated Museum Exhibit (+ Photos)

Thirty years after its opening, the Church History Museum on Temple Square in Salt Lake City will close on 6 October 2014, for one year to complete major interior renovations. The museum will be open through Sunday, 5 October, and will reopen in the fall of 2015 with a newly designed floor plan and exhibits.

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Principal Says Miracles Saved 6 Students Injured in Violent Stabbing

In a locker room at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, a 16-year-old boy violently stabbed five other students before stabbing himself on November 15. Five of the students have already been released from the hospital, something the school's principal credits to a number of miracles.

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VidAngel Founder Responds After Judge Orders Company to Remove Films from Major Movie Studios

By Katie Lambert

On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Andre Birotte Jr. granted a temporary injunction against the popular video-filtering company VidAngel.

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CBS Comments on Romney’s Likelihood of Becoming Secretary of State

"Mitt Romney is now a frontrunner," in the contest for secretary of state, at least according to CBS News anchors and headlines. In an interview with Susan Page, USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief, Page said Trump was "moving into a position to seriously consider" Romney for the job. But what makes them say Mitt Romney is "now the top contender for secretary of state"?

Mormon Newsroom Shares How the Face of the Church is Changing

The face of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is changing. Once consisting mostly of people from northern Europe and concentrated in the state of Utah, the Church’s membership has grown across the world since the mid-1900s. Today that face reflects every race and culture and has more color, more diversity, than ever before.

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7 Things Good Gospel Teachers Never Do

For the most part, people come to class looking to be edified. Unfortunately, teachers sometimes do things that make it hard for that to happen in their classes.

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Letter: New Young Women presidency expresses gratitude, hopes

An important event held each year for the young women in every ward of the Church is called New Beginnings. We, as a newly called Young Women general presidency, have been enjoying our own personal “new beginning” this past month after we were sustained in April general conference. We are grateful for the marvelous outpouring of support and love we have felt from members around the world. What a great honor and privilege it is for us to be called to serve the young women of the Church in these exciting times. With the recent announcement of the lowered age for young missionaries, the worldwide introduction of the new Come, Follow Me youth curriculum, and the emphasis on the youth being involved in doing family history research, we feel blessed to be a part of this hastening of the Lord’s work (see D&C 88:73).

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LDS Gymnast Who Jeopardized Career to Serve a Mission Now Vying for the Olympics

"It was difficult," returned missionary Jackson Payne said. "I went into my mission not knowing if I would ever do [gymnastics] again. It was terrifying. It was scary, but at the same time, my religion is very important to me. I knew that if I put my trust into that decision it would work out."

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New Video Shows What It's Like to Be a Black Student at BYU

What is it like to be in the one percent minority at BYU? A new video gives an insightful look into what it's like being black at BYU.

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How Does an LDS Mission Work?

For those Mormons who go through it, the missionary experience is transformative and often defining. New missionaries leave Salt Lake full of optimistic zeal. Heavy scripture study and memorization give them confidence that they can explain and defend the gospel. Intensive, total-immersion language training makes them certain that they can communicate in their new language and eventually speak with the “voice of angels.”